Huang_Pinker_Lexical_Semantics
... But in a small family of exceptions—headless or exocentric words—this mechanism is disabled. For example, some words have a different grammatical category from that of their rightmost morpheme. Denominal verbs, in particular, are verbs based on nouns (e.g., to ring the city, based on the noun a ring ...
... But in a small family of exceptions—headless or exocentric words—this mechanism is disabled. For example, some words have a different grammatical category from that of their rightmost morpheme. Denominal verbs, in particular, are verbs based on nouns (e.g., to ring the city, based on the noun a ring ...
Language Arts Diagnostic Tests 500-800
... 13. A colon goes after the greeting of a business, friendly letter. ...
... 13. A colon goes after the greeting of a business, friendly letter. ...
Japanese Revised edition
... approach, which allows me to refer to significant insights gained from the diverse descriptive and theoretical frameworks of modern Japanese linguistics, including those developed both in Japan and in the West. Notwithstanding this goal, I must point out that in some chapters I have tried to provi ...
... approach, which allows me to refer to significant insights gained from the diverse descriptive and theoretical frameworks of modern Japanese linguistics, including those developed both in Japan and in the West. Notwithstanding this goal, I must point out that in some chapters I have tried to provi ...
Innovative 1PL Subject Constructions in Finnish
... context of Tibetan languages (Tournadre, 2008), in Rtau (locally known as rəsɲəske). Rtau is a poorly documented Rgyalrongic language (Sino-Tibetan) spoken in Rtau county, Sichuan province, China. The data presented here is based on ongoing fieldwork by the authors. In Rtau, there are two main ways ...
... context of Tibetan languages (Tournadre, 2008), in Rtau (locally known as rəsɲəske). Rtau is a poorly documented Rgyalrongic language (Sino-Tibetan) spoken in Rtau county, Sichuan province, China. The data presented here is based on ongoing fieldwork by the authors. In Rtau, there are two main ways ...
A Grammar and Glossary of the Manange Language Kristine A. Hildebrandt
... language varieties have come to be known as ‘languages’ and others as ‘dialects’, without ...
... language varieties have come to be known as ‘languages’ and others as ‘dialects’, without ...
Depiction Verbs and the Definiteness Effect
... Intersective determiners can be used in making a neutral inventory of a scene because of their conservativity-domain property. Since ‘several’, for example, is intersective, ‘several trees are in the scene’ has things in the scene as a conservativity domain. ‘Things in the scene’ is itself ambiguous ...
... Intersective determiners can be used in making a neutral inventory of a scene because of their conservativity-domain property. Since ‘several’, for example, is intersective, ‘several trees are in the scene’ has things in the scene as a conservativity domain. ‘Things in the scene’ is itself ambiguous ...
Sentence unity means that
... the sentence fits well in the paragraph. Incorrect. Which one of the following sentences shows a displaced modifier? All of these answers. Correct. Thinking that the students would rearrange the desks, the desks remained where I placed them. Incorrect. After carefully editing his resume, it was mail ...
... the sentence fits well in the paragraph. Incorrect. Which one of the following sentences shows a displaced modifier? All of these answers. Correct. Thinking that the students would rearrange the desks, the desks remained where I placed them. Incorrect. After carefully editing his resume, it was mail ...
syntactic constancy of the subject complement part 1
... subject complement as part of a more comprehensive project within which the syntactic constancy of three other clause elements has so far been studied: the subject (Duskova, 2003), object (Valehrachova, 2003) and the adverbial (Duskova, 2004). The idea of investigating interlingual syntactic constan ...
... subject complement as part of a more comprehensive project within which the syntactic constancy of three other clause elements has so far been studied: the subject (Duskova, 2003), object (Valehrachova, 2003) and the adverbial (Duskova, 2004). The idea of investigating interlingual syntactic constan ...
Enhancing Object-Oriented UML for Developing an Intelligent
... is a connection between some objects and classes. Exceptional Action By (
... is a connection between some objects and classes. Exceptional Action By (
On the aspectual uses of the prefix be- in lithuanian
... In this paper, I attempt to provide a more detailed analysis of just two of the uses of the prefix be-, i. e. those which are most clearly identifiable in terms of both their semantics and their morphosyntax, viz. the aspectual categories I call Avertive (“an action which was potentially imminent b ...
... In this paper, I attempt to provide a more detailed analysis of just two of the uses of the prefix be-, i. e. those which are most clearly identifiable in terms of both their semantics and their morphosyntax, viz. the aspectual categories I call Avertive (“an action which was potentially imminent b ...
Prefixes and the Delimitation of Events*
... pound of an orange to be unacceptable, because an orange, a singular count NP, picks out clearly individuated objects, each separate from the other by a fixed boundary. This does not hold for a mass noun like sugar, and hence it can be “packaged” by means of explicit measure expressions like a pound ...
... pound of an orange to be unacceptable, because an orange, a singular count NP, picks out clearly individuated objects, each separate from the other by a fixed boundary. This does not hold for a mass noun like sugar, and hence it can be “packaged” by means of explicit measure expressions like a pound ...
Inherent and context inflection YoM
... inflection. Inherent inflection is the kind of inflection that is not required by the syntactic context, although it may have syntactic relevance. Examples are the category number for nouns, comparative and superlative degree of the adjective, and tense and aspect for verbs. Other examples of inhere ...
... inflection. Inherent inflection is the kind of inflection that is not required by the syntactic context, although it may have syntactic relevance. Examples are the category number for nouns, comparative and superlative degree of the adjective, and tense and aspect for verbs. Other examples of inhere ...
e aland - MPG.PuRe
... be established but the learner would, we fear, be more perplexed than benefited by the addition. The speaker should remember that in some compound words the last syllable of the first word, if it end in a, is pronounced strong e.g. Patunga-poaka, place where pigs are killed] Mahinga-kai, a cultivati ...
... be established but the learner would, we fear, be more perplexed than benefited by the addition. The speaker should remember that in some compound words the last syllable of the first word, if it end in a, is pronounced strong e.g. Patunga-poaka, place where pigs are killed] Mahinga-kai, a cultivati ...
The syntax of Swedish present participles - the
... Later research has taken a derivational approach to lexical categories and word formation, claiming that words are built in very much the same way as sentences, i.e. that word formation is syntactic (Halle and Marantz 1993, Marantz 1997, Josefsson 1997, 1998, Baker 2003 etc). Strongly opposing the p ...
... Later research has taken a derivational approach to lexical categories and word formation, claiming that words are built in very much the same way as sentences, i.e. that word formation is syntactic (Halle and Marantz 1993, Marantz 1997, Josefsson 1997, 1998, Baker 2003 etc). Strongly opposing the p ...
predication and equation in copular sentences: russian vs. english
... In this paper we will not go into the details of case variation, for various formal proposals see Geist (1999), Matušansky (2000), Pereltsvaig (2002), and classic literature on this topic by Nichols (1981) and Wierzbicka (1980). In both English and Russian predicational sentences, XP1 has a referent ...
... In this paper we will not go into the details of case variation, for various formal proposals see Geist (1999), Matušansky (2000), Pereltsvaig (2002), and classic literature on this topic by Nichols (1981) and Wierzbicka (1980). In both English and Russian predicational sentences, XP1 has a referent ...
Adverb - ZiyoNET
... In order to ensure the implementation of the National staff training model, radial reforming of the current system there has been developed and is being implemented the National staff training program. Oliy Mazhilis (Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved of this Program in August 29, 19 ...
... In order to ensure the implementation of the National staff training model, radial reforming of the current system there has been developed and is being implemented the National staff training program. Oliy Mazhilis (Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved of this Program in August 29, 19 ...
Unit 1 - MP Board
... many different types of words to convey our meaning. Each type of word has its own job to perform in a sentence. Thus, we can say that parts of speech is a traditional classification of words according to their functions in context, as noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction ...
... many different types of words to convey our meaning. Each type of word has its own job to perform in a sentence. Thus, we can say that parts of speech is a traditional classification of words according to their functions in context, as noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction ...
A grammar of business rules in Information Systems P J
... Checkland, 1999). To function as a whole, there must also be some form of communication between the system components. Each subsystem receives inputs, which stimulate further activity to produce outputs, passing this either to other subsystems or to the environment (Patching, 1990). During the 1970s ...
... Checkland, 1999). To function as a whole, there must also be some form of communication between the system components. Each subsystem receives inputs, which stimulate further activity to produce outputs, passing this either to other subsystems or to the environment (Patching, 1990). During the 1970s ...
N - english4success.ru
... The book is designed for the students of the senior courses of the University faculties of foreign languages and Teachers' Training Colleges. The aim of the book is therefore to lead the students to a scientific understanding of new assumptions and views of language as system, keeping abreast of the ...
... The book is designed for the students of the senior courses of the University faculties of foreign languages and Teachers' Training Colleges. The aim of the book is therefore to lead the students to a scientific understanding of new assumptions and views of language as system, keeping abreast of the ...
Aphasia and the Theta System
... Language is the system that allows people to communicate an unlimited combination of ideas by using a highly structured stream of sounds. Language is a core faculty different from other cognitive abilities like reasoning, with which it often interacts. Thinking is the ability both to have ideas and ...
... Language is the system that allows people to communicate an unlimited combination of ideas by using a highly structured stream of sounds. Language is a core faculty different from other cognitive abilities like reasoning, with which it often interacts. Thinking is the ability both to have ideas and ...
(Warm Up Grammar 12 (1))
... 3. The gym was decorated more than it had been in previous years. 4. The mother woke up her children before they could wake up on their own. 5. Miranda failed her math test, so she will retake it next week. ...
... 3. The gym was decorated more than it had been in previous years. 4. The mother woke up her children before they could wake up on their own. 5. Miranda failed her math test, so she will retake it next week. ...
Sentence diagram generation using dependency parsing
... parsers. In this paper, we propose a novel solution to the difficulty of converting between dependency models. The options that have previously been presented for comparing dependency models are either too specific to be accurate (relying on annotation schemes that are not adequately parallel for co ...
... parsers. In this paper, we propose a novel solution to the difficulty of converting between dependency models. The options that have previously been presented for comparing dependency models are either too specific to be accurate (relying on annotation schemes that are not adequately parallel for co ...
Chapter 6 Sentence Structure and Punctuation The ACT English test
... Commas can change restrictive clauses or phrases to being nonrestrictive. What does that mean? A “restrictive” clause or phrase is essential to the meaning of a sentence, and it should not be separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. People who snore are advised to sleep on their sides. “Wh ...
... Commas can change restrictive clauses or phrases to being nonrestrictive. What does that mean? A “restrictive” clause or phrase is essential to the meaning of a sentence, and it should not be separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. People who snore are advised to sleep on their sides. “Wh ...
The expression of Motion and Path components by orientation
... Comitative, and Vocative; specific particles include Topic and other particles which express the beginning or the end of a process (‘from… until’), a restriction (‘only’), an addition (‘also’), a random selection (‘any’) etc. A case particle cannot be combined with another case particle, but it can ...
... Comitative, and Vocative; specific particles include Topic and other particles which express the beginning or the end of a process (‘from… until’), a restriction (‘only’), an addition (‘also’), a random selection (‘any’) etc. A case particle cannot be combined with another case particle, but it can ...
An equivalent of the standard of comparison relativization in Ainu
... degree/allative pak-(no)6) because the latter can be used independently, i.e. without nouns, cf. (7a) and (7b). I suggest that this is possible because postpositional adverbs clearly originate in verbs and are still in an early stage of grammaticalization. (7) a. tapan ...
... degree/allative pak-(no)6) because the latter can be used independently, i.e. without nouns, cf. (7a) and (7b). I suggest that this is possible because postpositional adverbs clearly originate in verbs and are still in an early stage of grammaticalization. (7) a. tapan ...