MSc Introduction to Syntax - Linguistics and English Language
... verb see expresses a two-place predicate. But not only do we know that Mary and Bill express the arguments of this predicate, we also know for sure which syntactic argument expresses which semantic argument. In (16a) Mary is necessarily interpreted as the Agent and Bill as the Theme, while in (16b) ...
... verb see expresses a two-place predicate. But not only do we know that Mary and Bill express the arguments of this predicate, we also know for sure which syntactic argument expresses which semantic argument. In (16a) Mary is necessarily interpreted as the Agent and Bill as the Theme, while in (16b) ...
The Akan Phrasal Verb as a Syntactic Manifestation
... (“to”). The intensity/direction compound verb form is associated with the use of “ba” (coming) and “k( ”כgoing) as a suffix to verb. When thus used, “k ” especially may signify the intensity or direction of the activity, to which it is attached. For instance, “didik ” and “kak ”כmean “go on eati ...
... (“to”). The intensity/direction compound verb form is associated with the use of “ba” (coming) and “k( ”כgoing) as a suffix to verb. When thus used, “k ” especially may signify the intensity or direction of the activity, to which it is attached. For instance, “didik ” and “kak ”כmean “go on eati ...
CHAPTER 2 PREDICATION IN UZBEK AND KAZAKH Before any
... Before any formal study of evidentiality in Uzbek and Kazakh may be undertaken, it is necessary to understand the processes that create complete predicates from verbs and other lexical categories. Predication occurs in a similar fashion in most of the Turkic languages; the statements made here about ...
... Before any formal study of evidentiality in Uzbek and Kazakh may be undertaken, it is necessary to understand the processes that create complete predicates from verbs and other lexical categories. Predication occurs in a similar fashion in most of the Turkic languages; the statements made here about ...
Untitled - RIC Publications
... Carrion meaning dead meat can include prey left over from other animals, road kill or animals that died naturally. ...
... Carrion meaning dead meat can include prey left over from other animals, road kill or animals that died naturally. ...
Generation of Simple Turkish Sentences with
... goal, time, manner, etc. A complex sentence consists of more than one simple sentence that may be structurally or semantically connected to each other. Because the generation of simple sentences must be achieved before the generation of complex sentences, we concentrate on the generation of simple s ...
... goal, time, manner, etc. A complex sentence consists of more than one simple sentence that may be structurally or semantically connected to each other. Because the generation of simple sentences must be achieved before the generation of complex sentences, we concentrate on the generation of simple s ...
Notes on the verbal system of Gulf Pidgin Arabic
... five hours, were of varying lengths. All concentrated on topics that concerned the subjects’ lives, what they want to do, work conditions, home countries, and relatives at home. 3. The verb phrase The verbal system, which is our point of focus in these notes, comprises the head verb and those eleme ...
... five hours, were of varying lengths. All concentrated on topics that concerned the subjects’ lives, what they want to do, work conditions, home countries, and relatives at home. 3. The verb phrase The verbal system, which is our point of focus in these notes, comprises the head verb and those eleme ...
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... R. Exercise 18. Before going on to the next lesson, do the written exercises below. 1. What is the basic difference between the grammars of Greek and English? 2. What are CASES for? 3. How does English express the relationships for which Greek uses cases? 4. What parts of speech did the Greek gramm ...
... R. Exercise 18. Before going on to the next lesson, do the written exercises below. 1. What is the basic difference between the grammars of Greek and English? 2. What are CASES for? 3. How does English express the relationships for which Greek uses cases? 4. What parts of speech did the Greek gramm ...
The Curious Case of Metonymic Verbs
... of an event-selecting metonymic verb and an entity-denoting direct (e.g., The writer began the novel).1 Its interpretation involves the recovery of a covert event (reading, writing). Metonymy interpretation is generally explained in terms of a type clash between the verb’s selectional restrictions a ...
... of an event-selecting metonymic verb and an entity-denoting direct (e.g., The writer began the novel).1 Its interpretation involves the recovery of a covert event (reading, writing). Metonymy interpretation is generally explained in terms of a type clash between the verb’s selectional restrictions a ...
CHAPTER 5 Negation
... In (23a), the negative that complement is shown in brackets. When we apply the rule of negative raising to (23a), we get (23b). (23) a. I imagine [that he won’t want to come]. b. I don’t imagine [that he will want to come]. Negative raising moves not up into the main clause of a sentence and combine ...
... In (23a), the negative that complement is shown in brackets. When we apply the rule of negative raising to (23a), we get (23b). (23) a. I imagine [that he won’t want to come]. b. I don’t imagine [that he will want to come]. Negative raising moves not up into the main clause of a sentence and combine ...
Behavioral and neuroimaging studies on language processing in
... discrepancy might be due to the combined effect of impaired set switching and a grammatical impairment in verb production. The authors suggested that in the verb→noun task, the impact of impaired switching is compensated by the easier noun production, whereas in the no ...
... discrepancy might be due to the combined effect of impaired set switching and a grammatical impairment in verb production. The authors suggested that in the verb→noun task, the impact of impaired switching is compensated by the easier noun production, whereas in the no ...
VERBAL CATEGORIES IN NIGER
... Our purpose can be expressed more broadly. We saw that no one had attempted to present an overview of verb systems in Niger-Congo, and we are aiming to fill that gap. Our main focus is aspect (and tense) but we also document word order, verb structure, mood, imperatives, focus, relativization, negat ...
... Our purpose can be expressed more broadly. We saw that no one had attempted to present an overview of verb systems in Niger-Congo, and we are aiming to fill that gap. Our main focus is aspect (and tense) but we also document word order, verb structure, mood, imperatives, focus, relativization, negat ...
Translations of the Caribbean: at words’ end? STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY Department of English
... A rather obvious, but common, strategy to handle representations of non-standard speech is to simply replace the SL dialect with the standard variety of the TL (Azavedo 1998: 28). In doing so, however, the representation of the characters, as well as “their relationships, not only with each other bu ...
... A rather obvious, but common, strategy to handle representations of non-standard speech is to simply replace the SL dialect with the standard variety of the TL (Azavedo 1998: 28). In doing so, however, the representation of the characters, as well as “their relationships, not only with each other bu ...
Sentence Construction includes rules and methods
... imperative sentence - also referred to as an order; requests or commands someone to do something. An imperative sentence seldom expresses the subject and is usually understood to be the word you. An exclamation mark may or may not be used. It is usually considered impolite to use imperative sentence ...
... imperative sentence - also referred to as an order; requests or commands someone to do something. An imperative sentence seldom expresses the subject and is usually understood to be the word you. An exclamation mark may or may not be used. It is usually considered impolite to use imperative sentence ...
CSA version 3_Book Excerpts
... reader who tends to view each situation with optimism. Your reader does not have to read what you write. In school, you have the luxury of writing for the instructor who hands out grades. Therefore, you hold it as an item of faith that your reader will carefully read every document you compo ...
... reader who tends to view each situation with optimism. Your reader does not have to read what you write. In school, you have the luxury of writing for the instructor who hands out grades. Therefore, you hold it as an item of faith that your reader will carefully read every document you compo ...
French For Mathematicians: A linguistic approach
... phrases), green for adjectives, and purple for all the other parts of speech. In addition, I use orange for part of words or individual letters, and brown for full sentences. An equation of the type mot = word almost always means that the right-hand-side is an English translation of the left hand si ...
... phrases), green for adjectives, and purple for all the other parts of speech. In addition, I use orange for part of words or individual letters, and brown for full sentences. An equation of the type mot = word almost always means that the right-hand-side is an English translation of the left hand si ...
Pronouns - Napa Valley College
... A TV program on dental health started making she and I rethink our habits. …started making she rethink ...
... A TV program on dental health started making she and I rethink our habits. …started making she rethink ...
Example
... same objects) with consonants a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: Example: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog 2- an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a, e, I, o, u) or unvoiced consonant. an + singular noun beginning with a vowel ...
... same objects) with consonants a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: Example: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog 2- an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a, e, I, o, u) or unvoiced consonant. an + singular noun beginning with a vowel ...
CHAPTER 8 STEP 6: EDITING YOUR DRAFT
... Spotting problems in our own writing is not easy. Many of us take great pride in what we write. Once our words are on paper, we resent the suggestion that something could be wrong. We don’t like to check and change the words, the organization, the limits of the subject, the spelling, the punctuation ...
... Spotting problems in our own writing is not easy. Many of us take great pride in what we write. Once our words are on paper, we resent the suggestion that something could be wrong. We don’t like to check and change the words, the organization, the limits of the subject, the spelling, the punctuation ...
The Spanish Language Speed Learning Course - Figure B
... they are the most important and complicated topic in learning the Spanish language. You will be taught to conjugate different types of verbs according to tenses such as past, present, and future. Finally, as you approach the 11th day of our training, you’ll be able to compose sentences in Spanish us ...
... they are the most important and complicated topic in learning the Spanish language. You will be taught to conjugate different types of verbs according to tenses such as past, present, and future. Finally, as you approach the 11th day of our training, you’ll be able to compose sentences in Spanish us ...
Lexically Specific Verb Information - D-Scholarship@Pitt
... Clifton et al. (1984) provided evidence the claim that subcategorization information is used in the early stages of sentence processing, and is independent of semantic or pragmatic additions to the information provided by a verb. Clifton et al. were able to test their hypothesis through the use of o ...
... Clifton et al. (1984) provided evidence the claim that subcategorization information is used in the early stages of sentence processing, and is independent of semantic or pragmatic additions to the information provided by a verb. Clifton et al. were able to test their hypothesis through the use of o ...
Grammar Tweets - Queen`s University
... Good morning. Today's #queensgrammar topic is the oft misused phrase make do, which simply means ‘improvise or work with what you have'. It is a colloquial expression but one that has crept into the realm of legit usage. Unfortunately, it is sometimes rendered wrongly as make due or even make dew. N ...
... Good morning. Today's #queensgrammar topic is the oft misused phrase make do, which simply means ‘improvise or work with what you have'. It is a colloquial expression but one that has crept into the realm of legit usage. Unfortunately, it is sometimes rendered wrongly as make due or even make dew. N ...
Parts of Speech - Time 4 Writing
... degree. Example: “Extremely excited, the boy jumped up and down.” ...
... degree. Example: “Extremely excited, the boy jumped up and down.” ...