French for Independent Learners
... That is why the Junior Tense Grid gives the example for jouer. However, there are two other sorts of verb in French. They are verbs that end in –IR and verbs that end in –RE At the bottom of column 1, you will find the endings for these verbs. 1. So, if you wish to say, “They (f) are polishing” this ...
... That is why the Junior Tense Grid gives the example for jouer. However, there are two other sorts of verb in French. They are verbs that end in –IR and verbs that end in –RE At the bottom of column 1, you will find the endings for these verbs. 1. So, if you wish to say, “They (f) are polishing” this ...
Chapter 4 “Odd Prepositions”
... prepositions can pied-pipe, etc. Combined with the productivity of preposition ordering, pied-piping, and stranding (the “productivity” premise), along with the notion that the child does not make use of negative evidence to acquire such restrictions (the “no negative evidence” premise), these arbit ...
... prepositions can pied-pipe, etc. Combined with the productivity of preposition ordering, pied-piping, and stranding (the “productivity” premise), along with the notion that the child does not make use of negative evidence to acquire such restrictions (the “no negative evidence” premise), these arbit ...
This excerpt from Language Form and Language Function
... answer to such a question gives (in older usage) or itself is (in more recent usage) the direct object. Now suppose that someone were to ask: “What is communicated to us by the phrase that we get in a correct answer? Is the phrase being used or mentioned?” It is clear that nothing is settled about t ...
... answer to such a question gives (in older usage) or itself is (in more recent usage) the direct object. Now suppose that someone were to ask: “What is communicated to us by the phrase that we get in a correct answer? Is the phrase being used or mentioned?” It is clear that nothing is settled about t ...
Prose Passages for Level 2
... 1. “The wind being favorable” is a noun absolute that functions as an adverb to “set.’ 2. “Cannibals” is retained in the passive from the active Some people call some African tribes *to be* cannibals.” Thus, in the active voice version, “cannibals” is a predicate noun to the ellipsed infinitive “to ...
... 1. “The wind being favorable” is a noun absolute that functions as an adverb to “set.’ 2. “Cannibals” is retained in the passive from the active Some people call some African tribes *to be* cannibals.” Thus, in the active voice version, “cannibals” is a predicate noun to the ellipsed infinitive “to ...
The impersonal verb in Old Icelandic
... (a) to (e), as the examples were doubtful. Part of the original object of this thesis was to see if dating, or authorship, or both, could be determined on stylistic grounds by the frequency of the impersonal, or of any particular class of impersonal in this classification, in ...
... (a) to (e), as the examples were doubtful. Part of the original object of this thesis was to see if dating, or authorship, or both, could be determined on stylistic grounds by the frequency of the impersonal, or of any particular class of impersonal in this classification, in ...
Identifying Chinese Dependent Clauses in the Forms of Subjects
... subject of the complement clause is ta yi ge ren ‘he one person’, which is a singular cpro. The sentence is acceptable. In the control construction (18b), however, the subject of the control verb is the same plural nominal and the subject of complement clause is the same singular cpro; since no bind ...
... subject of the complement clause is ta yi ge ren ‘he one person’, which is a singular cpro. The sentence is acceptable. In the control construction (18b), however, the subject of the control verb is the same plural nominal and the subject of complement clause is the same singular cpro; since no bind ...
Gustar and Verbs like Gustar”
... • Me gusta la casa. = (I like the house.) • Te gusta el cuarto. = (You [familiar] like the room.) • Le gusta la silla. = (He/She likes the chair./You [formal] like the chair.) • Nos gusta el hotel. = (We like the hotel.) • ¿Os gusta la comida? = (Do you all [familiar] like the meal?) • Les gusta el ...
... • Me gusta la casa. = (I like the house.) • Te gusta el cuarto. = (You [familiar] like the room.) • Le gusta la silla. = (He/She likes the chair./You [formal] like the chair.) • Nos gusta el hotel. = (We like the hotel.) • ¿Os gusta la comida? = (Do you all [familiar] like the meal?) • Les gusta el ...
Spanish 1 Study Guide
... the pronunciation guides given here. Unlike English, which has many exceptions to its pronunciation rules, figuring out Spanish pronunciation is straightforward. Spanish vowel sounds are quicker and cleaner than English vowel sounds, which are in reality diphthongs. Diphthongs are a combination of a ...
... the pronunciation guides given here. Unlike English, which has many exceptions to its pronunciation rules, figuring out Spanish pronunciation is straightforward. Spanish vowel sounds are quicker and cleaner than English vowel sounds, which are in reality diphthongs. Diphthongs are a combination of a ...
Theme markedness in English and Spanish: A
... Theme is defined, in Halliday’s words, as (Halliday, 1985:38) “the element which serves as the point of departure of the message; it is that with which the clause is concerned.” The thematic structure gives the clause its character as message, some form of organisation giving it the status of a comm ...
... Theme is defined, in Halliday’s words, as (Halliday, 1985:38) “the element which serves as the point of departure of the message; it is that with which the clause is concerned.” The thematic structure gives the clause its character as message, some form of organisation giving it the status of a comm ...
2. semantic features of the object
... (except a personal pronoun) referring to a phrasal predicate verb consisting of a verbal part and an adverb, such as about, back, down, in, off, on, out, over, through and up.” In this case the direct object is also separated from the predicate verb. As an example: “Taylor took off his cloak that wa ...
... (except a personal pronoun) referring to a phrasal predicate verb consisting of a verbal part and an adverb, such as about, back, down, in, off, on, out, over, through and up.” In this case the direct object is also separated from the predicate verb. As an example: “Taylor took off his cloak that wa ...
Object Asymmetries in Comparative Bantu Syntax
... that appear to covary systematically. The fundamentalproblem-first posed by Gary and Keenan (1977)-is to explain this covariationby reducingit, if possible, to a single parameterof variation,insteadof postulatingmultipleunrelateddifferencesin the grammars of the two types of languages. In the follow ...
... that appear to covary systematically. The fundamentalproblem-first posed by Gary and Keenan (1977)-is to explain this covariationby reducingit, if possible, to a single parameterof variation,insteadof postulatingmultipleunrelateddifferencesin the grammars of the two types of languages. In the follow ...
Reaching agreement
... or plural depending on the numerosity of its referent: in His brother and best friend were at the funeral, the plural were is used if the brother and best friend are different people. But when brother and best friend are one and the same, the verb will be singular (His brother and best friend was at ...
... or plural depending on the numerosity of its referent: in His brother and best friend were at the funeral, the plural were is used if the brother and best friend are different people. But when brother and best friend are one and the same, the verb will be singular (His brother and best friend was at ...
Non-finite complements and modality in de-na `allow` in Hindi-Urdu
... In (9) and in many examples below, the =ko postposition is ambiguous between dative and accusative case. The contrast of DOM accusative with the goal dative is even clearer in Kashmiri, a language related to Hindi-Urdu and similar in case marking. The Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu permissives are very sim ...
... In (9) and in many examples below, the =ko postposition is ambiguous between dative and accusative case. The contrast of DOM accusative with the goal dative is even clearer in Kashmiri, a language related to Hindi-Urdu and similar in case marking. The Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu permissives are very sim ...
Open Access - Biblio UGent
... ‘We’ve had it happen to us that our suitcases suddenly ripped open.’ The interpretation of these sentences is close to that of Experiencer patterns: the matrix subject has something happen to them and what happens to them is expressed in the embedded clause. In Flemish the possession of an event can ...
... ‘We’ve had it happen to us that our suitcases suddenly ripped open.’ The interpretation of these sentences is close to that of Experiencer patterns: the matrix subject has something happen to them and what happens to them is expressed in the embedded clause. In Flemish the possession of an event can ...
Commentary on Historia Apollonii regis Tyri
... rerum natura: "the nature of things," i.e., Nature; compare the title of Lucretius' didactic poem De rerum natura. exerrauerat: "had been at fault" (intensive form of errauerat). nisi quod: "except (for the fact) that." statuerat: "it had constituted, it had made." 3.Quae: connecting relative. The r ...
... rerum natura: "the nature of things," i.e., Nature; compare the title of Lucretius' didactic poem De rerum natura. exerrauerat: "had been at fault" (intensive form of errauerat). nisi quod: "except (for the fact) that." statuerat: "it had constituted, it had made." 3.Quae: connecting relative. The r ...
Relative clauses in Asante Twi
... process of relativization. Based on spectrographic comparison within a set of minimal clauses, I determine that the phonemic form of the relativizer is āà. I examine the “optional” use of the relative clause enclitic no using a framework similar to Fox and Thompson’s (1990, 2007) studies on English ...
... process of relativization. Based on spectrographic comparison within a set of minimal clauses, I determine that the phonemic form of the relativizer is āà. I examine the “optional” use of the relative clause enclitic no using a framework similar to Fox and Thompson’s (1990, 2007) studies on English ...
Appendir A
... marks. (I said,"Go home.") o Colonsandsemicolonsthat follow quotedwordsalwaysgo outsideclosingquotation marks. (We're"friendsl we don't date.) o Use singlequotationsmarksonly to enclosequoteswithin quotes. o Use doublequotationsmarksin all othersituations.(He's a real"teamplayer.") ...
... marks. (I said,"Go home.") o Colonsandsemicolonsthat follow quotedwordsalwaysgo outsideclosingquotation marks. (We're"friendsl we don't date.) o Use singlequotationsmarksonly to enclosequoteswithin quotes. o Use doublequotationsmarksin all othersituations.(He's a real"teamplayer.") ...
Sub-English 2 nd Paper
... Single Preposition-A preposition consists of only one word is called Single Preposition.For InstanceOn, in ,at, to. For, of ,from. Double Preposition-A preposition consists of two words or double words is called Double Preposition.For ExampleInto, without, within, upto=up+to , ...
... Single Preposition-A preposition consists of only one word is called Single Preposition.For InstanceOn, in ,at, to. For, of ,from. Double Preposition-A preposition consists of two words or double words is called Double Preposition.For ExampleInto, without, within, upto=up+to , ...
TWO CLASSES OF DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS: THE ROLE OF
... my gratitude to everybody, and especially Riny Huybregts, Craig Thiersch, Henk van Riemsdijk, Norbert Corver, Hans Broekhuis, Marc van Oostendorp and Ben Hermanns, for the five precious years I spent with them in Tilburg. ...
... my gratitude to everybody, and especially Riny Huybregts, Craig Thiersch, Henk van Riemsdijk, Norbert Corver, Hans Broekhuis, Marc van Oostendorp and Ben Hermanns, for the five precious years I spent with them in Tilburg. ...
“The Use of the Gerund in the English Language and ways of its
... consisting of a gerund and some modifiers that function as the direct object, indirect object, or complement of an action or a state expressed in the gerund. Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier then what we're trying to do. finding (gerund) a needle (direct object of the action expressed ...
... consisting of a gerund and some modifiers that function as the direct object, indirect object, or complement of an action or a state expressed in the gerund. Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier then what we're trying to do. finding (gerund) a needle (direct object of the action expressed ...
Tagset Manual
... form (lemma) in the original corpus. This could lead to irregularities in the output of Adelheid. Ad b. comments on family names (or surnames): It is quite often unclear whether we are already dealing with proper family names. In the example of Johannes den cupre, den cupre could either be a family ...
... form (lemma) in the original corpus. This could lead to irregularities in the output of Adelheid. Ad b. comments on family names (or surnames): It is quite often unclear whether we are already dealing with proper family names. In the example of Johannes den cupre, den cupre could either be a family ...
Nominal Clause - colliertech.org
... behave more like English subjects than topics. Mohammad (2000) argues that point (2b) shows that a different kind of dependency holds between an initial subject and the subject position in which it is construed than holds between an non-subject initial NP and its rābiṭ. For example, in (4), ʾal-ʾijt ...
... behave more like English subjects than topics. Mohammad (2000) argues that point (2b) shows that a different kind of dependency holds between an initial subject and the subject position in which it is construed than holds between an non-subject initial NP and its rābiṭ. For example, in (4), ʾal-ʾijt ...
Reviewing the Binary Branching Hypothesis
... Just as in the earlier examples given, these two sentences show the irregularity between the direct and indirect objects. The indirect object can bind the direct object, but not vice versa. Jackendoff (1990) proposes to define the Binding Theory in terms of precedence. The ccommand condition on bind ...
... Just as in the earlier examples given, these two sentences show the irregularity between the direct and indirect objects. The indirect object can bind the direct object, but not vice versa. Jackendoff (1990) proposes to define the Binding Theory in terms of precedence. The ccommand condition on bind ...
Grammar Enrichment
... (abstract), Coll. (collective), Sing. Poss. (singular possessive), or Pl. Poss. (plural possessive). You will need to write more than one term above nouns that fall into more than one category. 1. Known primarily as an anthropologist who studied the people of the South Pacific, Margaret Mead was als ...
... (abstract), Coll. (collective), Sing. Poss. (singular possessive), or Pl. Poss. (plural possessive). You will need to write more than one term above nouns that fall into more than one category. 1. Known primarily as an anthropologist who studied the people of the South Pacific, Margaret Mead was als ...