Valency classes in Yucatec Maya
... non-verbal (generally, nominal) base, as schematized in S18 below. However, the suffix -tal, which encodes this in Yucatec, is, at the same time, the exponent of one of the three intransitive conjugation classes. That is, there is a class of verb roots that conjugate in that class; and moreover, dif ...
... non-verbal (generally, nominal) base, as schematized in S18 below. However, the suffix -tal, which encodes this in Yucatec, is, at the same time, the exponent of one of the three intransitive conjugation classes. That is, there is a class of verb roots that conjugate in that class; and moreover, dif ...
about the difficulty of determining the lexical classes of the moksha
... dialect. Before the promulgation of the literary norm, several persons, Russian missionaries for the most part, had created their own writing systems: Barsov (1893) [representative of the South-eastern dialect], Tiumenev (1879) [unknown dialectal basis5] and Ornatov (1838) [representative of a Sout ...
... dialect. Before the promulgation of the literary norm, several persons, Russian missionaries for the most part, had created their own writing systems: Barsov (1893) [representative of the South-eastern dialect], Tiumenev (1879) [unknown dialectal basis5] and Ornatov (1838) [representative of a Sout ...
Information Structure in Tinrin and Neku: topicalisation, impersonal
... agentless passive construction is also discussed for Tinrin, which exhibits with other constructions a continuum along the active-passive axis. 1. The basic word order and topicalisations In both languages, the basic word order of a sentence is: V-(O)-S(=A). Their clauses can be: (a) non-verbal: NP- ...
... agentless passive construction is also discussed for Tinrin, which exhibits with other constructions a continuum along the active-passive axis. 1. The basic word order and topicalisations In both languages, the basic word order of a sentence is: V-(O)-S(=A). Their clauses can be: (a) non-verbal: NP- ...
5 Think of other possible collocations with the words in
... 1. medical 2. creation 3. ecological 4. depiction 5. action WORD STRESS 6 Read the following sentences and underline the syllable which is stressed in the words in italics. Pay attention whether the word is a noun or a verb. 1. The protest was fairly peaceful. 2. I want to protest because of your be ...
... 1. medical 2. creation 3. ecological 4. depiction 5. action WORD STRESS 6 Read the following sentences and underline the syllable which is stressed in the words in italics. Pay attention whether the word is a noun or a verb. 1. The protest was fairly peaceful. 2. I want to protest because of your be ...
On flexible and rigid nouns
... languages with a PoS system that does not include the category Noun, i.e. languages of type 1, 2 and 5 in Figure 3. I have also ignored special or exceptional cases such as (1) derived nouns (e.g. sainthood), (ii) pluralia tantum (e.g. scissors, measles), or (iii) singularia tantum (e.g. dust). Sing ...
... languages with a PoS system that does not include the category Noun, i.e. languages of type 1, 2 and 5 in Figure 3. I have also ignored special or exceptional cases such as (1) derived nouns (e.g. sainthood), (ii) pluralia tantum (e.g. scissors, measles), or (iii) singularia tantum (e.g. dust). Sing ...
Independent and Dependent Clauses
... Correct the following run-on sentences. This isn’t a great playground however, the kids still love it. The baseball team lost Saturday they just couldn’t hit! I’m not a good babysitter kids really annoy me. The best part of life is the people in it that’s what my mom always says. I cooked last night ...
... Correct the following run-on sentences. This isn’t a great playground however, the kids still love it. The baseball team lost Saturday they just couldn’t hit! I’m not a good babysitter kids really annoy me. The best part of life is the people in it that’s what my mom always says. I cooked last night ...
Translating sentence openers: An analysis of the potential risk of
... categorized accordingly. Both English and Swedish are generally classified as Subject Verb Object (SVO) languages, but in some circumstances VSO, known as ‘reversed word order’, is permitted or even necessary. Andersson suggests that by deviating from the standard word order part of the text is espe ...
... categorized accordingly. Both English and Swedish are generally classified as Subject Verb Object (SVO) languages, but in some circumstances VSO, known as ‘reversed word order’, is permitted or even necessary. Andersson suggests that by deviating from the standard word order part of the text is espe ...
ENGLISH FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES
... The main relative pronouns in English are who (with its derived forms whom and whose), which, and that. The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of ...
... The main relative pronouns in English are who (with its derived forms whom and whose), which, and that. The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of ...
Subject and Predicate-Parts of a Sentence
... one or more nouns. The simple predicate is the main word or group of words in the complete predicate. The simple predicate is always a verb. A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. Sometimes the simple subject is also the complete subject. Similarly the simple predicate may ...
... one or more nouns. The simple predicate is the main word or group of words in the complete predicate. The simple predicate is always a verb. A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. Sometimes the simple subject is also the complete subject. Similarly the simple predicate may ...
“Digging” by Seamus Heaney
... How does this depiction of the speaker differ from the speaker you characterized in Question ...
... How does this depiction of the speaker differ from the speaker you characterized in Question ...
comprehension and recall of sentences
... a scheme for retrieving N2 from memory when given NI ; a second possibility is that the active engagement of S at input of such pairs enhances attention or motivation for learning more than occurs when 5" reads off a sentence. These two hypotheses are differentiated by an emphasis on process vs. con ...
... a scheme for retrieving N2 from memory when given NI ; a second possibility is that the active engagement of S at input of such pairs enhances attention or motivation for learning more than occurs when 5" reads off a sentence. These two hypotheses are differentiated by an emphasis on process vs. con ...
Latin for Children: Primer C
... declensions (the 4th and 5th declensions) and the last remaining verb conjugation (the 4th conjugation). You will learn some new adjectives and adverbs and will learn three new verb tenses. Along the way you will review words and concepts you have already learned so that your level of mastery grows. ...
... declensions (the 4th and 5th declensions) and the last remaining verb conjugation (the 4th conjugation). You will learn some new adjectives and adverbs and will learn three new verb tenses. Along the way you will review words and concepts you have already learned so that your level of mastery grows. ...
document
... cinema). occur in various sentence positions Immediately after a verb (e.g. arrive at), adjective (e.g. fond of) or noun (e.g. interest in). Prep+V-ing (e.g. I’m afraid of crying). ...
... cinema). occur in various sentence positions Immediately after a verb (e.g. arrive at), adjective (e.g. fond of) or noun (e.g. interest in). Prep+V-ing (e.g. I’m afraid of crying). ...
ENGLISH FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES
... The main relative pronouns in English are who (with its derived forms whom and whose), which, and that. The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of ...
... The main relative pronouns in English are who (with its derived forms whom and whose), which, and that. The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of ...
Punctuation Patterns
... Use a comma to separate more than two verbs. • Iguanas make nice pets, take up little space, and are tidy. • Polo spent a great deal of time at the Great Khan’s palace, closely observed its structure, and wrote detailed descriptions of the main rooms. A style note: A string of simple sentences is ch ...
... Use a comma to separate more than two verbs. • Iguanas make nice pets, take up little space, and are tidy. • Polo spent a great deal of time at the Great Khan’s palace, closely observed its structure, and wrote detailed descriptions of the main rooms. A style note: A string of simple sentences is ch ...
Why would anyone take long? Word classes and Construction
... The ‘adjective’ long is sole constituent In (6) of a headless measure NP, while in (7) it is head of an AdjP which in turn constitutes the measure NP. This idiosyncratic approach applies to Penn corpora from ME onwards 4 but not to YCOE, where a more orthodox distinction between adjective and adverb ...
... The ‘adjective’ long is sole constituent In (6) of a headless measure NP, while in (7) it is head of an AdjP which in turn constitutes the measure NP. This idiosyncratic approach applies to Penn corpora from ME onwards 4 but not to YCOE, where a more orthodox distinction between adjective and adverb ...
Adjective Phrases & Adverb Phrases
... What is a clause? A clause is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does contain both a verb and its subject. ...
... What is a clause? A clause is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does contain both a verb and its subject. ...
Noun Clauses - This is Meryem`s e-portfolio :)
... A sentence which contains just one clause is called a simple sentence. A sentence which contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is called a complex sentence. (Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses.) There are three basic types of dependent clauses: adjective ...
... A sentence which contains just one clause is called a simple sentence. A sentence which contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is called a complex sentence. (Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses.) There are three basic types of dependent clauses: adjective ...
1 In Press, Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Discourse
... different forms. The forms vary in English, and the different forms pattern quite nicely with certain verb classes, as noted above. The co-occurrence patterns are useful in distinguishing fact and propositional clausal complements from event complements in a signficant number of cases. The approach ...
... different forms. The forms vary in English, and the different forms pattern quite nicely with certain verb classes, as noted above. The co-occurrence patterns are useful in distinguishing fact and propositional clausal complements from event complements in a signficant number of cases. The approach ...
DEGREES OF SIMPLICITY IN ADVERTISING SLOGAN GRAMMAR
... at lower levels, defying expectations and thus drawing attention to its form. The highest level of discursive grammar is the simple sentence, preponderantly represented by the declarative mood, which is pre-eminently information-providing, and, therefore, adequate in conveying the main reason for bu ...
... at lower levels, defying expectations and thus drawing attention to its form. The highest level of discursive grammar is the simple sentence, preponderantly represented by the declarative mood, which is pre-eminently information-providing, and, therefore, adequate in conveying the main reason for bu ...
8.1 English Word Classes
... Having relatively fixed membership, e.g., prepositions Function words: – Grammatical words like of, and, or you, which tend to be very short, occur frequently, and play an important role in grammar. ...
... Having relatively fixed membership, e.g., prepositions Function words: – Grammatical words like of, and, or you, which tend to be very short, occur frequently, and play an important role in grammar. ...
This chapter makes theoretical contributions to construction grammar
... word classes and inflectional endings that specify case for noun phrases and agreement for verbs. A language like Russian makes it possible to organize constructions according to the elements that they contain, without the added parameter of order and the ambiguities word order must solve in the fac ...
... word classes and inflectional endings that specify case for noun phrases and agreement for verbs. A language like Russian makes it possible to organize constructions according to the elements that they contain, without the added parameter of order and the ambiguities word order must solve in the fac ...
Lesson 22
... This is a picture of our town. (It was) taken from a plane. This is a picture of our town taken from a plane. ...
... This is a picture of our town. (It was) taken from a plane. This is a picture of our town taken from a plane. ...