The Morphosyntactic Typology of Oceanic
... (i) there are both verbal and non-verbal clause types, and their predicate/subject orders are not always the same; (ii) transitive verbal clauses in, say, narrative discourse, often consist of just a verb phrase (see (1), for example), or a verb phrase with a single noun phrase argument. However, fo ...
... (i) there are both verbal and non-verbal clause types, and their predicate/subject orders are not always the same; (ii) transitive verbal clauses in, say, narrative discourse, often consist of just a verb phrase (see (1), for example), or a verb phrase with a single noun phrase argument. However, fo ...
Practice sheets, for the sentences in this booklet, are available in a
... always have a clear picture of what it takes to write complete and accurate sentences, resulting in well-written paragraphs, essays, reports, and letters. Some writing samples and outlines that demonstrate different kinds of writing are provided in this section. Since students are taught to edit the ...
... always have a clear picture of what it takes to write complete and accurate sentences, resulting in well-written paragraphs, essays, reports, and letters. Some writing samples and outlines that demonstrate different kinds of writing are provided in this section. Since students are taught to edit the ...
(2) and (4) - Kirkwall Grammar School
... sentence. Remove the verbs and subjects of the other two sentences, thereby turning them into phrases. Link them with' and'. Insert them into the remaining sentence. Mark them off between ...
... sentence. Remove the verbs and subjects of the other two sentences, thereby turning them into phrases. Link them with' and'. Insert them into the remaining sentence. Mark them off between ...
COMPLEX SENTENCES AN ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR
... difficult about the sentences themselves; it is because, in the beginning, thinking about language is difficult, sometimes even painful. Rather than thinking about how we are speaking and writing, we usually prefer just to speak or write. Similarly most people are content to drive cars or use comput ...
... difficult about the sentences themselves; it is because, in the beginning, thinking about language is difficult, sometimes even painful. Rather than thinking about how we are speaking and writing, we usually prefer just to speak or write. Similarly most people are content to drive cars or use comput ...
1 Liliane Haegeman UFR Angellier Introducing some basic
... omitting pronouns from her otherwise not particularly economical speech irritated him. He said rather sharply: 'Then whom do these keys belong to?' 'No good asking me. If she'd got a car left up in London, what'd she leave her keys about down here for? Oh, no, that car'd have been parked outside for ...
... omitting pronouns from her otherwise not particularly economical speech irritated him. He said rather sharply: 'Then whom do these keys belong to?' 'No good asking me. If she'd got a car left up in London, what'd she leave her keys about down here for? Oh, no, that car'd have been parked outside for ...
Refining Your Writing
... 5. Mitch Bancroft is a famous writer. He also serves as a governor on the local school board. Mitch’s two children attend the school. Collaboration Please share with a classmate and compare your answers. ...
... 5. Mitch Bancroft is a famous writer. He also serves as a governor on the local school board. Mitch’s two children attend the school. Collaboration Please share with a classmate and compare your answers. ...
PDF: 5 MB - 2012 Book Archive
... 5. Mitch Bancroft is a famous writer. He also serves as a governor on the local school board. Mitch’s two children attend the school. Collaboration Please share with a classmate and compare your answers. ...
... 5. Mitch Bancroft is a famous writer. He also serves as a governor on the local school board. Mitch’s two children attend the school. Collaboration Please share with a classmate and compare your answers. ...
The Normal Translation Algorithm in Transparent Intensional Logic
... does not mean that a particular implementation of the analysis must also physically separate these part into different modules, which cooperate only by means of module output/input. In the implementation these parts may even inosculate up to the processing on the particular rules level. ...
... does not mean that a particular implementation of the analysis must also physically separate these part into different modules, which cooperate only by means of module output/input. In the implementation these parts may even inosculate up to the processing on the particular rules level. ...
Dependency in Linguistic Description
... follows; the cases in which 'pure' syntactic dependency proves to be insufficient are discussed. The chapter ends with remarks on the use of syntactic dependency in computational linguistics. Chapter I: Preliminaries 1. Auxiliary Notions The logical analysis of the concept 'dependency in language' r ...
... follows; the cases in which 'pure' syntactic dependency proves to be insufficient are discussed. The chapter ends with remarks on the use of syntactic dependency in computational linguistics. Chapter I: Preliminaries 1. Auxiliary Notions The logical analysis of the concept 'dependency in language' r ...
Case and Agreement in Polish Predicates
... The aim of the present paper is twofold. The first, relatively minor aim is to conclusively show that the accusative case on the predicative NP in examples such as (3) is assigned by the preposition za, rather than as a result of agreement with the higher NP. Since this conclusion seems irreconcila ...
... The aim of the present paper is twofold. The first, relatively minor aim is to conclusively show that the accusative case on the predicative NP in examples such as (3) is assigned by the preposition za, rather than as a result of agreement with the higher NP. Since this conclusion seems irreconcila ...
Parent Help Booklet - Shurley Instructional Materials
... always have a clear picture of what it takes to write complete and accurate sentences, resulting in well-written paragraphs, essays, reports, and letters. Some writing samples and outlines that demonstrate different kinds of writing are provided in this section. Since students are taught to edit the ...
... always have a clear picture of what it takes to write complete and accurate sentences, resulting in well-written paragraphs, essays, reports, and letters. Some writing samples and outlines that demonstrate different kinds of writing are provided in this section. Since students are taught to edit the ...
An ERP study of the processing of subject and object relative
... they hear or read them because there are many cues available early on, most notably a relative pronoun immediately following a head noun. In contrast, Japanese comprehenders cannot be certain that there is a RC noun structure until the appearance of its very last word, the head noun. Another importa ...
... they hear or read them because there are many cues available early on, most notably a relative pronoun immediately following a head noun. In contrast, Japanese comprehenders cannot be certain that there is a RC noun structure until the appearance of its very last word, the head noun. Another importa ...
Frege - Princeton University
... sentences which contain proper names without referents will be of this kind. The sentence "Odysseus was set ashore at Ithaca while sound asleep" obviously has a sense. But since it is doubtful whether the name "Odysseus," occurring therein, has a referent, it is also doubtful whether the whole sente ...
... sentences which contain proper names without referents will be of this kind. The sentence "Odysseus was set ashore at Ithaca while sound asleep" obviously has a sense. But since it is doubtful whether the name "Odysseus," occurring therein, has a referent, it is also doubtful whether the whole sente ...
Writing Skills: Section 5
... prepositional phrase “including some of his most famous” directly after the noun it modifies, “speeches.” Choice (B) results in unidiomatic phrasing. The phrase “in which included” is not idiomatic and should be replaced with “including,” which functions as a preposition in this context. Choice (C) ...
... prepositional phrase “including some of his most famous” directly after the noun it modifies, “speeches.” Choice (B) results in unidiomatic phrasing. The phrase “in which included” is not idiomatic and should be replaced with “including,” which functions as a preposition in this context. Choice (C) ...
ENGLISH SYNTAX: THE coMpoSITE SENTENcE. THE Mood
... Rickie had warned her; now she began to warn him. Her attention was drawn to the other messy areas in the bedroom; to the left was a closet with louvered doors open and clothing spilling out. Syndetic coordination is realized by a number of connectors – conjunctions, such as and, but, or, nor, for, ...
... Rickie had warned her; now she began to warn him. Her attention was drawn to the other messy areas in the bedroom; to the left was a closet with louvered doors open and clothing spilling out. Syndetic coordination is realized by a number of connectors – conjunctions, such as and, but, or, nor, for, ...
English Co-reference Guidelines
... (12) Since [there] have been no further negotiations, [it] seems obvious that the violence will continue. ...
... (12) Since [there] have been no further negotiations, [it] seems obvious that the violence will continue. ...
Grammar: Part II - Parts of the Sentence
... word paints is a verb (action)., but within a sentence it is called the predicate. Non-action verbs (or linking verbs) such as is, am, are, was, were, be, been, become, and seems are called predicates as well. The following is, therefore, a complete sentence. Heather is a nurse. In discussing the st ...
... word paints is a verb (action)., but within a sentence it is called the predicate. Non-action verbs (or linking verbs) such as is, am, are, was, were, be, been, become, and seems are called predicates as well. The following is, therefore, a complete sentence. Heather is a nurse. In discussing the st ...
van Gelderen 2009
... and adverbials are initially topicalised and then reanalysed as higher elements. I show that Minimalist Economy Principles are relevant in explaining these changes. Willis (2007) discusses cases of change from specifier to the head of the CP in Welsh that fit very well in the framework sketched here, ...
... and adverbials are initially topicalised and then reanalysed as higher elements. I show that Minimalist Economy Principles are relevant in explaining these changes. Willis (2007) discusses cases of change from specifier to the head of the CP in Welsh that fit very well in the framework sketched here, ...
MOVEMENT IN RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSES by SUSAN K
... noun phrase with a restrictive relative is used to refer to one or more individuals from a domain understood in the discourse, then if X is a member of the domain and x has the property specified in the relative clause, then x must be one of the individuals referred to. A comparison of 3.^5) and 3.^ ...
... noun phrase with a restrictive relative is used to refer to one or more individuals from a domain understood in the discourse, then if X is a member of the domain and x has the property specified in the relative clause, then x must be one of the individuals referred to. A comparison of 3.^5) and 3.^ ...
specificational
... rather than extensional entities as on more standard views of questions. The account thus converges with the arguments recently given by Romero (2004) for an intensional treatment of the subject of specificational sentences. New use of mention-some questions The analysis given also has applications ...
... rather than extensional entities as on more standard views of questions. The account thus converges with the arguments recently given by Romero (2004) for an intensional treatment of the subject of specificational sentences. New use of mention-some questions The analysis given also has applications ...
The role of prosody in toddlers` interpretation of verbs - Risc-CNRS
... a verb in a sentence complement construction, to narrow down the range of possible interpretations to a set including mental verbs. Children use the relationship between syntax and semantics to interpret not only novel verbs, but also other predicate terms such as prepositions. Fisher et al. (2005) ...
... a verb in a sentence complement construction, to narrow down the range of possible interpretations to a set including mental verbs. Children use the relationship between syntax and semantics to interpret not only novel verbs, but also other predicate terms such as prepositions. Fisher et al. (2005) ...
complete paper - Cascadilla Proceedings Project
... likes Dupe Ayo said that he likes Dupe. When we contrast the co-referential possibilities in (10-11) and (12-13) we can see that we have two possible readings in the examples in which the pronoun ó appears: the first interpretation is where the pronoun ó is coreferential with the matrix subject, and ...
... likes Dupe Ayo said that he likes Dupe. When we contrast the co-referential possibilities in (10-11) and (12-13) we can see that we have two possible readings in the examples in which the pronoun ó appears: the first interpretation is where the pronoun ó is coreferential with the matrix subject, and ...
commas - Bucks County Community College
... handout will review some parts of speech and types of clauses. Next, we will be able to apply rules for commas to different kinds of sentences. Lastly, we will list common usages for commas that address specific situations, for example making a list or writing the date. Please feel free to skip ahea ...
... handout will review some parts of speech and types of clauses. Next, we will be able to apply rules for commas to different kinds of sentences. Lastly, we will list common usages for commas that address specific situations, for example making a list or writing the date. Please feel free to skip ahea ...
The compound verbal modal predicate
... grammatical system of language. Today we have well-established techniques for the study of language from a number of different points of view. Each of these techniques supplements all the others in contributing to theoretical knowledge and the practical problems of the day. The study of grammar help ...
... grammatical system of language. Today we have well-established techniques for the study of language from a number of different points of view. Each of these techniques supplements all the others in contributing to theoretical knowledge and the practical problems of the day. The study of grammar help ...
commas - Bucks County Community College
... handout will review some parts of speech and types of clauses. Next, we will be able to apply rules for commas to different kinds of sentences. Lastly, we will list common usages for commas that address specific situations, for example making a list or writing the date. Please feel free to skip ahea ...
... handout will review some parts of speech and types of clauses. Next, we will be able to apply rules for commas to different kinds of sentences. Lastly, we will list common usages for commas that address specific situations, for example making a list or writing the date. Please feel free to skip ahea ...