Inner aspect and telicity
... point, makes the meaning of the VP correspond to a real world phenomenon that we can describe as an event. If none of these two components are involved, the meaning of a VP describes a state. For this reason, many linguists use the terms events and states to refer to the corresponding types of meani ...
... point, makes the meaning of the VP correspond to a real world phenomenon that we can describe as an event. If none of these two components are involved, the meaning of a VP describes a state. For this reason, many linguists use the terms events and states to refer to the corresponding types of meani ...
Morphological recoverability in Gapping
... phrase marker leaves the purview of the narrow syntax but before it enters the purview of the phonology (i.e. before the PF-interface in the sense just specified) I use the term ‘PF-branch’, a reference to the common ‘inverted-Y’ heuristic for the architecture of the grammar as a whole. At this poin ...
... phrase marker leaves the purview of the narrow syntax but before it enters the purview of the phonology (i.e. before the PF-interface in the sense just specified) I use the term ‘PF-branch’, a reference to the common ‘inverted-Y’ heuristic for the architecture of the grammar as a whole. At this poin ...
University of Pardubice Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
... 1. Personal pronouns ...........................................................................................................6 2. Demonstrative pronouns ..................................................................................................7 3. Relative pronouns ....................... ...
... 1. Personal pronouns ...........................................................................................................6 2. Demonstrative pronouns ..................................................................................................7 3. Relative pronouns ....................... ...
The Syntax of Inner Aspect
... 5.1.5 Russian Perfectives are Achievements.............................................................. 5.2 Presence or Absence of......................................................................................
5.2.1 Prepositions and Features......................................... ...
... 5.1.5 Russian Perfectives are Achievements.............................................................. 5.2 Presence or Absence of
On the notion of subject for subject-oriented adverbs
... 2. The notion of ‘subject’ in generative grammar. Different attempts have been made by linguists to define or derive the notion of subject in different grammatical ...
... 2. The notion of ‘subject’ in generative grammar. Different attempts have been made by linguists to define or derive the notion of subject in different grammatical ...
ON THE SYNTAX OF PARTICIPIAL MODIFIERS*
... subject relativization. We will argue that subject relativization cross-linguistically involves SKUDVDOSDUWLFLSLDOPRGLILHUV which are interpreted as properties independently of a syntactic operator. Syntactic operators are only found inFODXVDOSDUWLFLSLDOPRGLILHUV, which relativize non-subjects ...
... subject relativization. We will argue that subject relativization cross-linguistically involves SKUDVDOSDUWLFLSLDOPRGLILHUV which are interpreted as properties independently of a syntactic operator. Syntactic operators are only found inFODXVDOSDUWLFLSLDOPRGLILHUV, which relativize non-subjects ...
A Diachronic Study on the Complementation Patterns of the Verb
... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 2 Corpora and corpus linguistics ................................................................................................... ...
... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 2 Corpora and corpus linguistics ................................................................................................... ...
Passive and passive-like constructions in English and Polish
... substantive properties. Therefore, the proposed classification will be based on morphosyntactic properties following from the analysis of grammatical functions and the internal structure of the predicate. The analysis of form is of most use in establishing initial classifications, as well as in unde ...
... substantive properties. Therefore, the proposed classification will be based on morphosyntactic properties following from the analysis of grammatical functions and the internal structure of the predicate. The analysis of form is of most use in establishing initial classifications, as well as in unde ...
Subjunctive Obviation: an Interface Perspective
... bedded subjunctive verbs due to the consecutio temporum (that is, Sequence of Tense – henceforth, SOT). Finally, do verbs inflected in the first and second person instantiate obviation? With respect to point (b), do other subjunctive tenses instantiate obviation? With respect to (c), may phonologic ...
... bedded subjunctive verbs due to the consecutio temporum (that is, Sequence of Tense – henceforth, SOT). Finally, do verbs inflected in the first and second person instantiate obviation? With respect to point (b), do other subjunctive tenses instantiate obviation? With respect to (c), may phonologic ...
T E M P O R A L ... C O M B I N I N G ...
... such markers as when, then, until, etc. and the latter by if, so, because, etc. The research falls into three main domains: semantics, morpho-syntax and distributional patterns. First, the study provides an overview of the semantics of temporal and co-varying relations in the Austronesian languages. ...
... such markers as when, then, until, etc. and the latter by if, so, because, etc. The research falls into three main domains: semantics, morpho-syntax and distributional patterns. First, the study provides an overview of the semantics of temporal and co-varying relations in the Austronesian languages. ...
1 Chinese Passives in Comparative Perspective C.
... The analysis of passive sentences is one of the most familiar topics of syntactic research. There is now a relatively uncontroversial view of how such sentences should be analyzed in English and other familiar Western languages--uncontroversial at least among researchers working within the same theo ...
... The analysis of passive sentences is one of the most familiar topics of syntactic research. There is now a relatively uncontroversial view of how such sentences should be analyzed in English and other familiar Western languages--uncontroversial at least among researchers working within the same theo ...
parameters and micro-parameters in arabic sentence structure
... clause structure in terms of dependency relations that link functional projections (i.e., the functional layer of sentence structure) to thematic elements. It is via this close relationship between thematic and functional elements that ‘functional relations’ are established whereby agreement relatio ...
... clause structure in terms of dependency relations that link functional projections (i.e., the functional layer of sentence structure) to thematic elements. It is via this close relationship between thematic and functional elements that ‘functional relations’ are established whereby agreement relatio ...
Phrase Structure and Grammatical Relations in Tagalog
... This dissertation presents an analysis of Tagalog within the framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar. Tagalog is a non-configurational language in which the grammatical subject does not occupy a unique structural position. Nevertheless, the grammar of Tagalog makes crucial reference to the notion of ...
... This dissertation presents an analysis of Tagalog within the framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar. Tagalog is a non-configurational language in which the grammatical subject does not occupy a unique structural position. Nevertheless, the grammar of Tagalog makes crucial reference to the notion of ...
Anaphora, Inversion, and Focus
... separate from the antecedent conditions on ellipsis. I argue that null operator movement, which is in part responsible for deriving the locality condition, violates an island at PF. The only way to ameliorate this violation, following Kennedy and Merchant (2000), is to elide the vP, explaining why e ...
... separate from the antecedent conditions on ellipsis. I argue that null operator movement, which is in part responsible for deriving the locality condition, violates an island at PF. The only way to ameliorate this violation, following Kennedy and Merchant (2000), is to elide the vP, explaining why e ...
DECsystem-10 PROLOG USER`S MANUAL
... output must be programmed explicitly; e.g. the command: :- member(3,[1,2,3]), write(ok). directs the system to check whether 3 belongs to the list [1,2,3], and to output "ok" if so. Execution of a command terminates when all the goals in the command have been successfully executed. Other alternative ...
... output must be programmed explicitly; e.g. the command: :- member(3,[1,2,3]), write(ok). directs the system to check whether 3 belongs to the list [1,2,3], and to output "ok" if so. Execution of a command terminates when all the goals in the command have been successfully executed. Other alternative ...
my dissertation - Semantics Archive
... Relative Clause (EHRC) construction in several ways. First, unlike an EHRC, an IHRC’s content restricts the matrix clause’s content, rather than the semantic head’s. Second, its interpretation is heavily influenced by the discourse context in ways not seen with the EHRC. Third, unlike the head of an ...
... Relative Clause (EHRC) construction in several ways. First, unlike an EHRC, an IHRC’s content restricts the matrix clause’s content, rather than the semantic head’s. Second, its interpretation is heavily influenced by the discourse context in ways not seen with the EHRC. Third, unlike the head of an ...
The distribution of pronoun case forms in English
... A survey of data reported in existing studies suggests that all instances of pronoun case variation that cannot be given a purely case-based account occur in strong pronoun contexts. The consistent nominative/objective case distinction found with weak pronouns is due to their syntactic deficiency an ...
... A survey of data reported in existing studies suggests that all instances of pronoun case variation that cannot be given a purely case-based account occur in strong pronoun contexts. The consistent nominative/objective case distinction found with weak pronouns is due to their syntactic deficiency an ...
Grammatical structure of the English Language
... The verb is a part of speech which denotes an action. It is but natural that the verb should take up as much, or indeed, more space than all the other parts of speech. It is the only part of speech in present-day English that has a morphological system based on a series of categories. It is the only ...
... The verb is a part of speech which denotes an action. It is but natural that the verb should take up as much, or indeed, more space than all the other parts of speech. It is the only part of speech in present-day English that has a morphological system based on a series of categories. It is the only ...
Focus on Topic: Information Structure in the
... speeches on Pancasila. The data are categorized into canonical and non-canonical constructions, as the two have different information structure. In the former construction, a linguistic truism, that topic precedes focus, is argued to be relevant. It is also argued that conspiracy of syntax in the co ...
... speeches on Pancasila. The data are categorized into canonical and non-canonical constructions, as the two have different information structure. In the former construction, a linguistic truism, that topic precedes focus, is argued to be relevant. It is also argued that conspiracy of syntax in the co ...
(Popescu), Roxana-Iuliana, Coordination and
... related to the logical validity ones, all being meant to enable the intelligibility of the inter-communicable messages, but they do not overlap and they are not subordinated one to another. The proof is that there are people who express themselves with many grammatical errors (either in their mother ...
... related to the logical validity ones, all being meant to enable the intelligibility of the inter-communicable messages, but they do not overlap and they are not subordinated one to another. The proof is that there are people who express themselves with many grammatical errors (either in their mother ...
Grammaticalization and - White Rose eTheses Online
... 2013a:110-113, 2013b:106-107)). This leads to the conclusion that weakening in grammaticalization is caused by ‘upward feature analysis’, which occurs in SG but not in LG (Tse (2011:sections 4.2-4.4, 2013a:112-113, 2013b:106-107)). ...
... 2013a:110-113, 2013b:106-107)). This leads to the conclusion that weakening in grammaticalization is caused by ‘upward feature analysis’, which occurs in SG but not in LG (Tse (2011:sections 4.2-4.4, 2013a:112-113, 2013b:106-107)). ...
Deixis and anaphora F. Recanati Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS) 1bis
... there are pronouns which tolerate only free uses, and there are pronouns which do not tolerate free uses. The former tolerate neither bound nor anaphoric uses, while the latter tolerate both. This suggests that bound and anaphoric uses fall into the same category. Second, anaphoric and bound uses ha ...
... there are pronouns which tolerate only free uses, and there are pronouns which do not tolerate free uses. The former tolerate neither bound nor anaphoric uses, while the latter tolerate both. This suggests that bound and anaphoric uses fall into the same category. Second, anaphoric and bound uses ha ...
Title of paper - Semantics Archive
... referred to was “trained” in Sweden and thus got used to drinking (lots of) alcohol. Both the modifier data in (14) and the compound data in (15) provide further support for the claim that adjectival passives are a means of creating more or less ad hoc a possibly complex adjectival predicate by whic ...
... referred to was “trained” in Sweden and thus got used to drinking (lots of) alcohol. Both the modifier data in (14) and the compound data in (15) provide further support for the claim that adjectival passives are a means of creating more or less ad hoc a possibly complex adjectival predicate by whic ...