INTRANSITIVE PREDICATES
... Perlmutter (1978) was the first to distinguish between two types of one-argument verbs, unaccusatives and unergatives. He claimed that these two classes are semantically and syntactically different and that the class to which an intransitive verb belongs is predictable from the semantics of the clau ...
... Perlmutter (1978) was the first to distinguish between two types of one-argument verbs, unaccusatives and unergatives. He claimed that these two classes are semantically and syntactically different and that the class to which an intransitive verb belongs is predictable from the semantics of the clau ...
C14-1101 - ACL Anthology
... Verbal adverbs may be active, as in (3), or passive, as in (7): (7) Buduči sorvannym, muxomor prodolžaet rasti ‘being plucked, the amanita continues to grow’. It is to be noted that the implicit subject of the passive verbal adverb buduči sorvannym ‘being plucked’ is the second argument of the activ ...
... Verbal adverbs may be active, as in (3), or passive, as in (7): (7) Buduči sorvannym, muxomor prodolžaet rasti ‘being plucked, the amanita continues to grow’. It is to be noted that the implicit subject of the passive verbal adverb buduči sorvannym ‘being plucked’ is the second argument of the activ ...
The Noun
... The book is mainly written as a self-study book, but may also be used in class with a teacher. It revises some of the most difficult points of grammar that third-year students have already studied; it will also introduce them to many more features of English grammar appropriate to an advanced level ...
... The book is mainly written as a self-study book, but may also be used in class with a teacher. It revises some of the most difficult points of grammar that third-year students have already studied; it will also introduce them to many more features of English grammar appropriate to an advanced level ...
Seemingly or Partially Negative Prefixes in Medical English.
... In technical terminology we can find the prefixes counterand contra- with very similar, sometimes even synonymic meaning. According to The American Heritager Book of English Usage (1996) the prefix contra- means primarily against, opposite, and counter- means contrary, opposite. Thus contraposit ...
... In technical terminology we can find the prefixes counterand contra- with very similar, sometimes even synonymic meaning. According to The American Heritager Book of English Usage (1996) the prefix contra- means primarily against, opposite, and counter- means contrary, opposite. Thus contraposit ...
PDF - International Journal of Recent Scientific Research
... the Third cataract, and included the territory both North and South of the modern Egyptian_ Sudanese frontier. Bianchi (2004: 2) refers the history of Nubians to the Old Stone Age, some 300,000 years ago Adams (1984:31) sees that the main physiographic subdivisions of Nubia are marked off in a ...
... the Third cataract, and included the territory both North and South of the modern Egyptian_ Sudanese frontier. Bianchi (2004: 2) refers the history of Nubians to the Old Stone Age, some 300,000 years ago Adams (1984:31) sees that the main physiographic subdivisions of Nubia are marked off in a ...
Objects and Complements
... Objects and Complements Direct Objects Indirect Objects Predicate Nouns Predicate Adjectives ...
... Objects and Complements Direct Objects Indirect Objects Predicate Nouns Predicate Adjectives ...
Interpretation of the Verbal Form estar+ Past Participle in Portuguese
... interpretation. Note that the example 1c is roughly translated in English using the Pluperfect tense. The interesting fact here is that this form would not be translated using the auxiliary be. The situations may be further distinguished by considering who is the agent (or experiencer) of the action ...
... interpretation. Note that the example 1c is roughly translated in English using the Pluperfect tense. The interesting fact here is that this form would not be translated using the auxiliary be. The situations may be further distinguished by considering who is the agent (or experiencer) of the action ...
Nominalizations in Ojibwe
... form of a participial construction. In particular, agent nominals in Ojibwe are said to have similarities with English gerunds: they are claimed to have ...
... form of a participial construction. In particular, agent nominals in Ojibwe are said to have similarities with English gerunds: they are claimed to have ...
Lesson 10.1 Action Verbs and Direct Objects 333 Lesson 10.2
... Some farmers appear content with their lives. Other people move to the mining towns. The country is rich in copper. The copper industry grows successful. A common food in Zambia is corn porridge. Many Zambians respect the old customs. They seem happy with their traditions. Zambia is a land of farmer ...
... Some farmers appear content with their lives. Other people move to the mining towns. The country is rich in copper. The copper industry grows successful. A common food in Zambia is corn porridge. Many Zambians respect the old customs. They seem happy with their traditions. Zambia is a land of farmer ...
this PDF file - Linguistic Society of America
... of listing the first person singular form (an especially good approach for Alabama, which not only has different classes but which allows different positioning of the agreement affixes). For more about these how we handle the data in (8) for Chickasaw, see Munro & Willmond (1994). ...
... of listing the first person singular form (an especially good approach for Alabama, which not only has different classes but which allows different positioning of the agreement affixes). For more about these how we handle the data in (8) for Chickasaw, see Munro & Willmond (1994). ...
On the So-Called “Passive Voice” in Ainu.
... may have a third type of verb, affective verbs, which are actions experienced by the agent, but are not unambiguously active or stative (Klimov 1974, 15). Further, there may be pairs of active and stative verbs which otherwise have essentially the same meaning (Klimov 1974, 15). While there are cle ...
... may have a third type of verb, affective verbs, which are actions experienced by the agent, but are not unambiguously active or stative (Klimov 1974, 15). Further, there may be pairs of active and stative verbs which otherwise have essentially the same meaning (Klimov 1974, 15). While there are cle ...
Verbs of Command and the Status of Their Embedded
... In Classical Chinese, 教 ‘cause’ is an object control verb. We do not see any quantified DPs appearing after 教. Can this diagnostic be extended to Modern Chinese? Although most quantifiers in modern dialects in China no longer maintain the same distribution as above, there exists a kind of quantified ...
... In Classical Chinese, 教 ‘cause’ is an object control verb. We do not see any quantified DPs appearing after 教. Can this diagnostic be extended to Modern Chinese? Although most quantifiers in modern dialects in China no longer maintain the same distribution as above, there exists a kind of quantified ...
Predicative argument marking: The case of
... overt mark of their syntactic role (even in languages in which very few syntactic contexts allow for the use of nouns in a form identical to their quotation form), the absence of marking with predicative arguments reflects their semantic affinity with the predicate of basic identification clauses. A ...
... overt mark of their syntactic role (even in languages in which very few syntactic contexts allow for the use of nouns in a form identical to their quotation form), the absence of marking with predicative arguments reflects their semantic affinity with the predicate of basic identification clauses. A ...
SOCIAL STUDIES 700 (Language Arts)
... that come from them all the time. In your spelling lessons, you will learn the meaning of a selection of Latin, Greek, and Anglo-Saxon roots. You will be amazed at how many English words are based on these roots and how you will be able to define words you have never seen before based on recognizing ...
... that come from them all the time. In your spelling lessons, you will learn the meaning of a selection of Latin, Greek, and Anglo-Saxon roots. You will be amazed at how many English words are based on these roots and how you will be able to define words you have never seen before based on recognizing ...
Teaching grammar - E-Learning/An
... accuracy and simplicity .Your explanation should cover the great majority of instances learners are likely to encounter ; obvious exception should be noted , but too much details may confused. As a rule, a simple generalization is more helpful to learners than a detailed grammar –book definition. ...
... accuracy and simplicity .Your explanation should cover the great majority of instances learners are likely to encounter ; obvious exception should be noted , but too much details may confused. As a rule, a simple generalization is more helpful to learners than a detailed grammar –book definition. ...
Students` Workbook
... 6. Then they told Mrs. Ducks secret to all their friends. 7. One little duck wriggled out from under her mothers wing. 8. At last they reached Whities house. 9. The rabbits could hear Bobbys feet. 10. Bunny put the acorn in front of Sammys door. ...
... 6. Then they told Mrs. Ducks secret to all their friends. 7. One little duck wriggled out from under her mothers wing. 8. At last they reached Whities house. 9. The rabbits could hear Bobbys feet. 10. Bunny put the acorn in front of Sammys door. ...
Chapter 3
... words such as admit/admission share the same root morpheme even if we do not know what meaning to assign to the morpheme without looking up the etymology of the words. ...
... words such as admit/admission share the same root morpheme even if we do not know what meaning to assign to the morpheme without looking up the etymology of the words. ...
1. Tropes: metaphor, metonymy, antonomaisa Metaphor Metaphor is
... phrase for two or more times in close succession. Skillfully used and justified repetition never creates the redundancy of information. On the contrary the additional stylistic meaning that arise as a result of repetition are indispensable elements of emotional and artistic impact upon the reader or ...
... phrase for two or more times in close succession. Skillfully used and justified repetition never creates the redundancy of information. On the contrary the additional stylistic meaning that arise as a result of repetition are indispensable elements of emotional and artistic impact upon the reader or ...
Semantic context influences memory for verbs more than memory for
... and so forth. A manner-of-motion verb (e.g., run) may indicate which of these different manners of motion is relevant in a given situation. Because manner-of-motion information is associated with nouns in this theory, the meanings of manner-of-motion verbs may change dramatically in the context of d ...
... and so forth. A manner-of-motion verb (e.g., run) may indicate which of these different manners of motion is relevant in a given situation. Because manner-of-motion information is associated with nouns in this theory, the meanings of manner-of-motion verbs may change dramatically in the context of d ...
Diagramming Sentences
... relation to the basic subject-verb relationship, we can see how the parts fit together and how the meaning of a sentence branches out. ...
... relation to the basic subject-verb relationship, we can see how the parts fit together and how the meaning of a sentence branches out. ...
Study Guide - City of Waco, Texas
... For example: When Jim feels sick, he goes to the nurse. After John finished the race, he went home. If the sentence refers to the present tense, the verbs must all be in the present tense. If the sentence refers to the past tense, the verbs must all be in the past tense. It would be incorrect to say ...
... For example: When Jim feels sick, he goes to the nurse. After John finished the race, he went home. If the sentence refers to the present tense, the verbs must all be in the present tense. If the sentence refers to the past tense, the verbs must all be in the past tense. It would be incorrect to say ...
Verbs, semantic classes and semantic roles in the
... sense. And verb participant roles can inherit features and labels from class-defined participant roles. In any case, we account for the possibility that each lower level contradicts or increments the information inherited from the higher levels. First, each conceptual (sub)class is associated with a ...
... sense. And verb participant roles can inherit features and labels from class-defined participant roles. In any case, we account for the possibility that each lower level contradicts or increments the information inherited from the higher levels. First, each conceptual (sub)class is associated with a ...