Polish numerals and quantifiers: A syntactic analysis of subject‐verb
... reflected on the verb through non-virile plural agreement;2 thus, agreement has occurred successfully in (1a), as expected by Agree. In example (1b), the same noun and verb is used, the only difference being the value of the numeral (which here produces a genitive case marking on the noun). By analo ...
... reflected on the verb through non-virile plural agreement;2 thus, agreement has occurred successfully in (1a), as expected by Agree. In example (1b), the same noun and verb is used, the only difference being the value of the numeral (which here produces a genitive case marking on the noun). By analo ...
The acquisition of a unification-based generalised categorial grammar
... input from a corpus of spontaneous child-directed transcribed speech annotated with logical forms and sets the parameters based on this input. This framework is used as a basis to investigate several aspects of language acquisition. In this thesis I concentrate on the acquisition of subcategorisatio ...
... input from a corpus of spontaneous child-directed transcribed speech annotated with logical forms and sets the parameters based on this input. This framework is used as a basis to investigate several aspects of language acquisition. In this thesis I concentrate on the acquisition of subcategorisatio ...
The Empty Object Construction and Related Phenomena
... me into contact with Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, whose expertise, interest and dedication have been a source of inspiration. I am indebted to Mary Esther for introducing me to the Legon-Trondheim Linguistics project. Both the narrow and the wider group of linguists associated with this project provide ...
... me into contact with Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, whose expertise, interest and dedication have been a source of inspiration. I am indebted to Mary Esther for introducing me to the Legon-Trondheim Linguistics project. Both the narrow and the wider group of linguists associated with this project provide ...
DATIVE SUBJECTS IN LITHUANIAN AND ICELANDIC
... Ég finn ‘I find’ vs. mér finnst ‘ It seems to me’ Ég sé ‘I see” vs. mér sést yfir ‘it escapes my notice’ Ég mæli ‘I speak’ vs. Mér mælist vel (*af ástettu ráði) I:DAT delivered a good speech ...
... Ég finn ‘I find’ vs. mér finnst ‘ It seems to me’ Ég sé ‘I see” vs. mér sést yfir ‘it escapes my notice’ Ég mæli ‘I speak’ vs. Mér mælist vel (*af ástettu ráði) I:DAT delivered a good speech ...
Participles in Time. The Development of the Perfect Tense
... Swedish. The loss of BE is analysed as a change in the properties of the participial stativizer. In Present-Day Swedish, resultant state participles are formed only from verbs with an external argument, but these include also certain verbs with unaccusative behaviour. The perfect tense is argued to ...
... Swedish. The loss of BE is analysed as a change in the properties of the participial stativizer. In Present-Day Swedish, resultant state participles are formed only from verbs with an external argument, but these include also certain verbs with unaccusative behaviour. The perfect tense is argued to ...
1 xxx - Edmond
... to other sections as needed. In some sections I suggest sample prose, but of course language X may have different patterns, requiring complete or partial rewriting. Translations of example sentences are suggestions only. xxx is used as a variable for the phonological form of a morpheme, word, etc.. ...
... to other sections as needed. In some sections I suggest sample prose, but of course language X may have different patterns, requiring complete or partial rewriting. Translations of example sentences are suggestions only. xxx is used as a variable for the phonological form of a morpheme, word, etc.. ...
German - Wikimedia Commons
... A Textbook on Five Levels The question arose early in the development of this textbook as to precisely who would be the target audience. Although intended to be a "beginning" textbook on German, many felt that the early lessons were too difficult for younger students with very limited or no experience ...
... A Textbook on Five Levels The question arose early in the development of this textbook as to precisely who would be the target audience. Although intended to be a "beginning" textbook on German, many felt that the early lessons were too difficult for younger students with very limited or no experience ...
Japanese Grammar Guide - Tae Kim`s Guide to Learning Japanese
... 4.4.2 Expressing a sequence of verbs with the te-form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4.3 Expressing reason or causation using 「から」 and 「ので」 . . . . . . . 4.4.4 Using 「のに」 to mean "despite" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4.5 Expressing contradiction using 「が」 and 「けど」 . . . . . . . . . ...
... 4.4.2 Expressing a sequence of verbs with the te-form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4.3 Expressing reason or causation using 「から」 and 「ので」 . . . . . . . 4.4.4 Using 「のに」 to mean "despite" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4.5 Expressing contradiction using 「が」 and 「けど」 . . . . . . . . . ...
Understanding the Tlingit Verb
... ⋆ Remember that there are multiple interpretations of words, phrases, speeches, stories, and more. Just because someone says it is one way, or a book has it written as one way, does not make it the only way it could be. ⸙ Fill your life with language. ⋆ Tlingit is becoming more and more rare in the ...
... ⋆ Remember that there are multiple interpretations of words, phrases, speeches, stories, and more. Just because someone says it is one way, or a book has it written as one way, does not make it the only way it could be. ⸙ Fill your life with language. ⋆ Tlingit is becoming more and more rare in the ...
The get-unit in Corpora of Spontaneous and Non
... a predication adjunct in types which are of the SVA pattern (cf. Quirk et al. 1991). In the former context, the peripheral meaning of the get-unit is claimed here to be determined by the complement, whereas in the latter, by the predication adjunct. In both cases the core meaning of the get-unit is ...
... a predication adjunct in types which are of the SVA pattern (cf. Quirk et al. 1991). In the former context, the peripheral meaning of the get-unit is claimed here to be determined by the complement, whereas in the latter, by the predication adjunct. In both cases the core meaning of the get-unit is ...
THE USE OF THE PRETERITE AND THE PRESENT PERFECT IN
... in combination with definite time adverbials. The same categories could also be found when considering the German preterite. Looking at the English translations of the German preterite forms, it is striking that most instances, in total over 90%, were translated into the preterite in English as well ...
... in combination with definite time adverbials. The same categories could also be found when considering the German preterite. Looking at the English translations of the German preterite forms, it is striking that most instances, in total over 90%, were translated into the preterite in English as well ...
OBJECT FUNCTIONS AND THE SYNTAX OF
... When thinking about DOCs, the verb that almost invariably comes to mind is GIVE. This verb, however, may not be as prototypical as is commonly assumed. In Cantonese, it is the only verb whose objects are in an anomalous order, with the object that bears the theme role preceding the object which expr ...
... When thinking about DOCs, the verb that almost invariably comes to mind is GIVE. This verb, however, may not be as prototypical as is commonly assumed. In Cantonese, it is the only verb whose objects are in an anomalous order, with the object that bears the theme role preceding the object which expr ...
The Syntactic Flexibility of French Degree Adverbs
... from adjectives with the affix -ment, cf. (1a,c). Some of them are not so derived: beaucoup, peu, trop, plus, autant, très, etc., cf. (1b,d,e,f). However, the presence of the suffix -ment on an adjectival base is not necessary to define adverbs (see forms like soudain ‘sudden(ly)’, souvent (‘often’) ...
... from adjectives with the affix -ment, cf. (1a,c). Some of them are not so derived: beaucoup, peu, trop, plus, autant, très, etc., cf. (1b,d,e,f). However, the presence of the suffix -ment on an adjectival base is not necessary to define adverbs (see forms like soudain ‘sudden(ly)’, souvent (‘often’) ...
NGUYEN THI THUY MA THESIS-2006
... can, may, shall, will, ought to, used to, need, dare. In English, Voice is strictly related to auxiliary verbs. Some Auxiliary verbs like do, have, be can be used as lexical verbs which have a wide range of forms including the present participle and the past participle. In the relation to the semi – ...
... can, may, shall, will, ought to, used to, need, dare. In English, Voice is strictly related to auxiliary verbs. Some Auxiliary verbs like do, have, be can be used as lexical verbs which have a wide range of forms including the present participle and the past participle. In the relation to the semi – ...
A Short Descriptive Grammar of the Svan Language
... Svan grammar — K. Tuite — February 12, 2004 — page 3 Svaneti, would know Georgian, Mingrelian or Balkarian. Volkova [1978] observed that a number of older men in the Upper Svan communities of Becho, Mestia, Mulax, and Ushgul, who had worked as migrant laborers in Karachay and Balkar villages in the ...
... Svan grammar — K. Tuite — February 12, 2004 — page 3 Svaneti, would know Georgian, Mingrelian or Balkarian. Volkova [1978] observed that a number of older men in the Upper Svan communities of Becho, Mestia, Mulax, and Ushgul, who had worked as migrant laborers in Karachay and Balkar villages in the ...
The case of German relatives
... argument receives one case in one clause and a different one in the other clause (case divergence) is only possible when the two cases have an identical form. These numbers are no surprise in view of the fact that nominative and accusative NPs occur more often than either genitive or dative NPs. The ...
... argument receives one case in one clause and a different one in the other clause (case divergence) is only possible when the two cases have an identical form. These numbers are no surprise in view of the fact that nominative and accusative NPs occur more often than either genitive or dative NPs. The ...
Pronominal clitic dependencies
... understanding of clitic dependencies. Unfortunately these questions remain largely mysterious.1 I will return in section 5 to considerations bearing on some of these questions. It should also be noted that although several of these elements can cooccur, sentences with four (and sometimes three) obje ...
... understanding of clitic dependencies. Unfortunately these questions remain largely mysterious.1 I will return in section 5 to considerations bearing on some of these questions. It should also be noted that although several of these elements can cooccur, sentences with four (and sometimes three) obje ...
Sentence Initial Elements and Subject in Upper Sorbian
... ě po puć-u. to.go-PASTP.M.SG on road-SG.LOC V X2 ‘That is, he also went on the road.’ It is generally observed that x1, that is, the sentence-initial element, is often an adverbial phrase, as in (4)–(6). When we consider sentences (1a–f) again, it is natural that the speaker expresses some pragmatic ...
... ě po puć-u. to.go-PASTP.M.SG on road-SG.LOC V X2 ‘That is, he also went on the road.’ It is generally observed that x1, that is, the sentence-initial element, is often an adverbial phrase, as in (4)–(6). When we consider sentences (1a–f) again, it is natural that the speaker expresses some pragmatic ...
On the Interaction of Root Transformations and Lexical
... why sentence (4) is ungrammatical. Andersson and Dahl present their sentences as counterexamples to the Penthouse Principle of Ross (1973). But it is clear that these are counterexamples to Emonds's theory as well. This does not come as a surprise, since Ross formulates a theory of upper clause and ...
... why sentence (4) is ungrammatical. Andersson and Dahl present their sentences as counterexamples to the Penthouse Principle of Ross (1973). But it is clear that these are counterexamples to Emonds's theory as well. This does not come as a surprise, since Ross formulates a theory of upper clause and ...
1 Mood Alternation in Modal Existential Constructions in Spanish
... possess an existential component, be it in the simple form of “be”-‐types or in those where causation of coming into being or availability are involved. Vendler’s classification does not capture this gene ...
... possess an existential component, be it in the simple form of “be”-‐types or in those where causation of coming into being or availability are involved. Vendler’s classification does not capture this gene ...
A typology of split conjunction
... In this paper, I study instances of noun phrase conjunction where the conjoined noun phrase is subject and the referents of the conjuncts are human, of the type ‘John and Mary are having lunch’. More specifically, I study different, possible splits that occur in such structures, which involve the di ...
... In this paper, I study instances of noun phrase conjunction where the conjoined noun phrase is subject and the referents of the conjuncts are human, of the type ‘John and Mary are having lunch’. More specifically, I study different, possible splits that occur in such structures, which involve the di ...
DESIGNING SYNTACTIC REPRESENTATIONS FOR NLP: AN
... NLP systems are ultimately built to serve the complex purposes of human users, performing such tasks as summarization, translation, or search. In order to perform these end-goal tasks, systems leverage different layers of linguistic information. The path from raw language data to the final output of ...
... NLP systems are ultimately built to serve the complex purposes of human users, performing such tasks as summarization, translation, or search. In order to perform these end-goal tasks, systems leverage different layers of linguistic information. The path from raw language data to the final output of ...
On Comparative Suppletion
... listed in Appendix 2. This sample consists of all languages identified as having morphological comparatives in the Stassen sample, as well as those identified as having morphological comparatives and/or suppletion in: (i) a review of the literature on suppletion with reference to comparative degree— ...
... listed in Appendix 2. This sample consists of all languages identified as having morphological comparatives in the Stassen sample, as well as those identified as having morphological comparatives and/or suppletion in: (i) a review of the literature on suppletion with reference to comparative degree— ...
Filling Gaps: Decision principles and structure in sentence
... two adjacent gaps. The experiment showed that there was a significant recent filler effect in sentences that did not contain adjacent gaps and that this effect did not interact with verb class. The finding that the processor delays use of verb-control information is extremely surprising. It may be e ...
... two adjacent gaps. The experiment showed that there was a significant recent filler effect in sentences that did not contain adjacent gaps and that this effect did not interact with verb class. The finding that the processor delays use of verb-control information is extremely surprising. It may be e ...