the three relative constructions in swahili (kisanifu)
... documented in his dictionary (1939). Outside Zanzibar, type C constructions probably have existed for centuries, cf. Miehe's (1979) study of the language of the older Swahili poetry. I would like to interpret the more restricted geographical spread of type C within Swahili as an indication of its mo ...
... documented in his dictionary (1939). Outside Zanzibar, type C constructions probably have existed for centuries, cf. Miehe's (1979) study of the language of the older Swahili poetry. I would like to interpret the more restricted geographical spread of type C within Swahili as an indication of its mo ...
Part-of-Speech Tagging Guidelines for the Penn Treebank Project
... Number-number combinations should be tagged as adverbs (RB) if they have the same distribution as adverbs. EXAMPLES: They won 50{3/RB. (cf. They won handily/RB.) Hyphenated fractions one-half, three-fourths, seven-eighths, one-and-a-half, seven-and-three-eighths should be tagged as adjectives (JJ) w ...
... Number-number combinations should be tagged as adverbs (RB) if they have the same distribution as adverbs. EXAMPLES: They won 50{3/RB. (cf. They won handily/RB.) Hyphenated fractions one-half, three-fourths, seven-eighths, one-and-a-half, seven-and-three-eighths should be tagged as adjectives (JJ) w ...
Ilse Wegner
... contrast to Akkadian or Hittite there are few investigations of this language, and summary works documenting present knowledge are non-existent. The present “Introduction” shall then be interested in providing access to the grammar as reflected in present research. Many grammatical phenomena that ar ...
... contrast to Akkadian or Hittite there are few investigations of this language, and summary works documenting present knowledge are non-existent. The present “Introduction” shall then be interested in providing access to the grammar as reflected in present research. Many grammatical phenomena that ar ...
Ilse Wegner Introduction to the Hurrian Language Forward: Among
... contrast to Akkadian or Hittite there are few investigations of this language, and summary works documenting present knowledge are non-existent. The present “Introduction” shall then be interested in providing access to the grammar as reflected in present research. Many grammatical phenomena that ar ...
... contrast to Akkadian or Hittite there are few investigations of this language, and summary works documenting present knowledge are non-existent. The present “Introduction” shall then be interested in providing access to the grammar as reflected in present research. Many grammatical phenomena that ar ...
pages 213–231 - Stanford University
... correspond to the head of the complement NP and the following V (which selects for that NP). However, we see clearly that the ECC treats N+Copula as a lexical constituent, and that the copula alone cannot function as a pure V in the syntax, from the contrast in (6)a and (6)b. The facts in (6) contra ...
... correspond to the head of the complement NP and the following V (which selects for that NP). However, we see clearly that the ECC treats N+Copula as a lexical constituent, and that the copula alone cannot function as a pure V in the syntax, from the contrast in (6)a and (6)b. The facts in (6) contra ...
parts of speech
... 1. Mr. Mordia, _______ teaching is out-standing, is my class teacher. 2. They, ______ joined the national army, would prefer to die for the freedom of our country. 3. All ______ glitters is not gold. 4. Most people get _____ they deserve. 5. I know the man _____ bicycle you bought. 6. The bird _____ ...
... 1. Mr. Mordia, _______ teaching is out-standing, is my class teacher. 2. They, ______ joined the national army, would prefer to die for the freedom of our country. 3. All ______ glitters is not gold. 4. Most people get _____ they deserve. 5. I know the man _____ bicycle you bought. 6. The bird _____ ...
DEFINING TRANSITIVITY AND INTRANSITIVITY: SPLIT
... there are two-term case systems of quite different morphological and functional types. In this paper I will focus on the functional domain, although some remarks about the formal properties are necessary as well. Two-term case systems usually arise through reduction of more elaborate systems (Lehman ...
... there are two-term case systems of quite different morphological and functional types. In this paper I will focus on the functional domain, although some remarks about the formal properties are necessary as well. Two-term case systems usually arise through reduction of more elaborate systems (Lehman ...
A Brief Syntactic Typology of Philippine Languages
... marked by either a Genitive or a Locative case form, although some languages such as Ivatan have a distinct Oblique case form that is used to express this extra complement. It carries the Correspondent case relation, and is typically interpreted as indefinite or as partitive. Constructions of this s ...
... marked by either a Genitive or a Locative case form, although some languages such as Ivatan have a distinct Oblique case form that is used to express this extra complement. It carries the Correspondent case relation, and is typically interpreted as indefinite or as partitive. Constructions of this s ...
gothic word order patterns as attested in the gothic gospel of luke
... In its morphology, Gothic did not differ much from other old Germanic languages. Gothic was a synthetic language: nouns and adjective were subject to inflections; nominal parts of speech had three numbers (singular, dual and plural) and four cases; verbs indicated tense, mood, voice, person and numb ...
... In its morphology, Gothic did not differ much from other old Germanic languages. Gothic was a synthetic language: nouns and adjective were subject to inflections; nominal parts of speech had three numbers (singular, dual and plural) and four cases; verbs indicated tense, mood, voice, person and numb ...
Imperfect Aspect in English and Indonesian Verbs
... In general the imperfect aspect serves as the background of another activity in the past, present, or future time. Besides, this aspect contains the idea of progressiveness as long stated by Hairston and Ruskiewicz (1996) that a progressive form is a verb form that shows continuing activity; it take ...
... In general the imperfect aspect serves as the background of another activity in the past, present, or future time. Besides, this aspect contains the idea of progressiveness as long stated by Hairston and Ruskiewicz (1996) that a progressive form is a verb form that shows continuing activity; it take ...
Evidence of optional infinitive verbs in the spontaneous speech of
... with SLI being raised in a US language contact situation, this time with English, Bedore and Leonard (2005) show that in spontaneous production data, the children with SLI they studied produced more errors with their use of 3rd person, plural, present tense verbs than do age controls. It is possible ...
... with SLI being raised in a US language contact situation, this time with English, Bedore and Leonard (2005) show that in spontaneous production data, the children with SLI they studied produced more errors with their use of 3rd person, plural, present tense verbs than do age controls. It is possible ...
Grammar Module One
... time it reached Lyndes' Hollow, it was a quiet, well-conducted little steam, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, f ...
... time it reached Lyndes' Hollow, it was a quiet, well-conducted little steam, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, f ...
Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual VCLA Indo-European
... e.g. that of languages which only have (a) and (b), such as English, anel languages with (a), (b), and (f), such as Latin and Greek, one cannot speak of any sort of object marking on the verbo It would be intercsting to find out what other typological feature relates with the occurrcncc or non-occur ...
... e.g. that of languages which only have (a) and (b), such as English, anel languages with (a), (b), and (f), such as Latin and Greek, one cannot speak of any sort of object marking on the verbo It would be intercsting to find out what other typological feature relates with the occurrcncc or non-occur ...
Grammar Module One: Building Sentences
... time it reached Lyndes' Hollow, it was a quiet, well-conducted little steam, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, f ...
... time it reached Lyndes' Hollow, it was a quiet, well-conducted little steam, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, f ...
PEOPLE `S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
... The following examples will show that dynamic equivalence does not depend on word for word translation, but it is thought for thought translation. The first example:" give one another a hearty hand shake all round ", the equivalent meaning for this sentence is “greeting by a holy kiss.”which transla ...
... The following examples will show that dynamic equivalence does not depend on word for word translation, but it is thought for thought translation. The first example:" give one another a hearty hand shake all round ", the equivalent meaning for this sentence is “greeting by a holy kiss.”which transla ...
Constructing grammatical meaning
... iconic correlations between relative bulk and predictability/familiarity as they have been applied in the semantically based accounts of Russian (Haiman 1983, Kemmer 1993), and it also speaks to Kemmer’s typology of reflexives and middles. On the surface Czech would seem to fall into Kemmer’s (1993: ...
... iconic correlations between relative bulk and predictability/familiarity as they have been applied in the semantically based accounts of Russian (Haiman 1983, Kemmer 1993), and it also speaks to Kemmer’s typology of reflexives and middles. On the surface Czech would seem to fall into Kemmer’s (1993: ...
parts of speech power point
... Correlative Conjunctions: both…and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also, whether…or Correlative conjunctions link similar words or groups of words. However, they are always used in pairs. Either come with us, or you’ll have to ride with them. Both Carmella and Miguel will be attending this ...
... Correlative Conjunctions: both…and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also, whether…or Correlative conjunctions link similar words or groups of words. However, they are always used in pairs. Either come with us, or you’ll have to ride with them. Both Carmella and Miguel will be attending this ...
бг ¢ деажбз
... The course consists of two parts: The first part deals with basic knowledge with the aim to teach what is more or less regular in the language. Additional sections on the writing of elvish in tengwar and (not too serious) conversation chapters offer additional information (not needed to go through t ...
... The course consists of two parts: The first part deals with basic knowledge with the aim to teach what is more or less regular in the language. Additional sections on the writing of elvish in tengwar and (not too serious) conversation chapters offer additional information (not needed to go through t ...
English assignment
... couldn't etc.), although mightn't can occur in asking questions. ("Mightn't I come in if I took my muddy boots off?" as a reply to "Don't come in here! You'll get the floor dirty!") When used in the perfect aspect, "may have" is used to indicate a lack of knowledge about events in the past, and "mig ...
... couldn't etc.), although mightn't can occur in asking questions. ("Mightn't I come in if I took my muddy boots off?" as a reply to "Don't come in here! You'll get the floor dirty!") When used in the perfect aspect, "may have" is used to indicate a lack of knowledge about events in the past, and "mig ...
VERBS AND OBJECTS IN SEMANTIC AGREEMENT: MINOR
... lexical areas languages may vary in this respect, although it would also seem natural to expect, for example, that if certain animals play a considerable role in a culture, the language might have predicates for the exclusive purpose of denoting the culturally most salient activities of these animal ...
... lexical areas languages may vary in this respect, although it would also seem natural to expect, for example, that if certain animals play a considerable role in a culture, the language might have predicates for the exclusive purpose of denoting the culturally most salient activities of these animal ...
Grammar Enrichment
... this paragraph, the author, George Gaylord Simpson, describes one of the animals common to Patagonia, the southernmost part of South America, part of which lies in Argentina, part in Chile. Underline each adjective in the paragraph. (Do not include articles.) (1.) [T]he favorite child of Patagonia i ...
... this paragraph, the author, George Gaylord Simpson, describes one of the animals common to Patagonia, the southernmost part of South America, part of which lies in Argentina, part in Chile. Underline each adjective in the paragraph. (Do not include articles.) (1.) [T]he favorite child of Patagonia i ...
Verbs in spoken sentence processing Goede, Dieuwke de
... 2001, p. 100). In case of a topicalized Direct Object this account predicts priming at the location of the subcategorizer (the verb) as well as sentence-final. The DOP is based on the fact that gaps are frequently predicted at (potential) clause boundaries and is in line with previous findings to th ...
... 2001, p. 100). In case of a topicalized Direct Object this account predicts priming at the location of the subcategorizer (the verb) as well as sentence-final. The DOP is based on the fact that gaps are frequently predicted at (potential) clause boundaries and is in line with previous findings to th ...
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Grammar and
... _afutada sui_ they all, _gera lea sui na_ they have gone already. To express totality the suffixed pronoun singular third and all persons plural are added to a root _afuta_, formed from _afu_ to complete, with _ta_ noun termination: _afutanafera_ all the land, _afutana nonigu_ all my whole body. It ...
... _afutada sui_ they all, _gera lea sui na_ they have gone already. To express totality the suffixed pronoun singular third and all persons plural are added to a root _afuta_, formed from _afu_ to complete, with _ta_ noun termination: _afutanafera_ all the land, _afutana nonigu_ all my whole body. It ...
Gros Ventre Student Grammar
... AI and II Verbs (Intransitive Verbs) As you have already gathered from the examples, the different people involved in activities and descriptions, as well as how many of them there are [singular or plural] is indicated by prefixes and suffxes attached directly to the verb, and they become a part of ...
... AI and II Verbs (Intransitive Verbs) As you have already gathered from the examples, the different people involved in activities and descriptions, as well as how many of them there are [singular or plural] is indicated by prefixes and suffxes attached directly to the verb, and they become a part of ...
Working paper Reference - Archive ouverte UNIGE
... base position, in particular to a position immediately governed by the highest verb in the clause. Semitic clitics cannot avail themselves of this possibility. This would in tuen lead one to say that the difference between the two language families has to do with the Iicensing conditions on pronouns ...
... base position, in particular to a position immediately governed by the highest verb in the clause. Semitic clitics cannot avail themselves of this possibility. This would in tuen lead one to say that the difference between the two language families has to do with the Iicensing conditions on pronouns ...