NEGATIVE POLARITY EXPRESSIONS IN NAVAJO Ken Hale and
... ‘My father does not want to go anywhere.’ In these versions of the Navajo polarity construction, the indefinite portion is missing from its expected post-negative position. Instead, an as yet unidentified element appears following the verb—specifically, between the verb and the enclitic -da, the ne ...
... ‘My father does not want to go anywhere.’ In these versions of the Navajo polarity construction, the indefinite portion is missing from its expected post-negative position. Instead, an as yet unidentified element appears following the verb—specifically, between the verb and the enclitic -da, the ne ...
Topics in Corpus-Based Dutch Syntax Beek, Leonoor Johanneke
... double object constructions, but clashes with canonical word order in dative PP constructions. The Inherence Principle is related to the “natural constituent structure” (Vennemann, 1973). This principle, attributed to Renate Bartsch, states among other things that the closeness of constituents in th ...
... double object constructions, but clashes with canonical word order in dative PP constructions. The Inherence Principle is related to the “natural constituent structure” (Vennemann, 1973). This principle, attributed to Renate Bartsch, states among other things that the closeness of constituents in th ...
The Morphology of Adverbial Clauses in Sheko
... general interest, in view of the fact that adverbial clauses are in between complement clauses and relative clauses (Payne 1997:307). A comparison of the different clause types raises some pertinent issues concerning the morphology, and different possible analyses are presented. In the remainder of ...
... general interest, in view of the fact that adverbial clauses are in between complement clauses and relative clauses (Payne 1997:307). A comparison of the different clause types raises some pertinent issues concerning the morphology, and different possible analyses are presented. In the remainder of ...
Slide 1
... When infinitive phrases have an “actor,” they may be roughly characterized as the “subject” of the action or state expressed in the infinitive. It is somewhat misleading to use the word subject, though, since an infinitive phrase is not a full clause with a subject and a finite verb. Also remember t ...
... When infinitive phrases have an “actor,” they may be roughly characterized as the “subject” of the action or state expressed in the infinitive. It is somewhat misleading to use the word subject, though, since an infinitive phrase is not a full clause with a subject and a finite verb. Also remember t ...
Participle - WordPress.com
... Present Participle A form of a verb which in English ends in '-ing' and comes after another verb to show continuous action. It is used to form the present continuous (tense). Present participle has three functions, there are: a. Present Participle as Attribute b. Present Participle as Opening c. Pre ...
... Present Participle A form of a verb which in English ends in '-ing' and comes after another verb to show continuous action. It is used to form the present continuous (tense). Present participle has three functions, there are: a. Present Participle as Attribute b. Present Participle as Opening c. Pre ...
effects of concord errors in the essays of students in selected senior
... Therefore, the need to improve proficiency in English has led many studies on the use of English among students. Various scholars like Ofuokwu (1982), Anasiudu (1983), Banjo (1969), Olaofe (1986) among others studied the grammatical errors made in the written and spoken English of users of English i ...
... Therefore, the need to improve proficiency in English has led many studies on the use of English among students. Various scholars like Ofuokwu (1982), Anasiudu (1983), Banjo (1969), Olaofe (1986) among others studied the grammatical errors made in the written and spoken English of users of English i ...
Portuguese Syntax
... Morphologically, form is the way in which words are composed and inflected the basic unit being a morpheme - while morphological function deals with a given morphemes function within the word. The word ’comamos’, for instance, can morphologically be analysed as the morpheme-string ’com(1)-a(2)-mos(3 ...
... Morphologically, form is the way in which words are composed and inflected the basic unit being a morpheme - while morphological function deals with a given morphemes function within the word. The word ’comamos’, for instance, can morphologically be analysed as the morpheme-string ’com(1)-a(2)-mos(3 ...
Portuguese Syntax
... Morphologically, form is the way in which words are composed and inflected the basic unit being a morpheme - while morphological function deals with a given morphemes function within the word. The word ‟comamos‟, for instance, can morphologically be analysed as the morpheme-string ‟com(1)-a(2)-mos(3 ...
... Morphologically, form is the way in which words are composed and inflected the basic unit being a morpheme - while morphological function deals with a given morphemes function within the word. The word ‟comamos‟, for instance, can morphologically be analysed as the morpheme-string ‟com(1)-a(2)-mos(3 ...
english back-formation: recent trends in usage
... been formed from the noun by BF – subtraction of the supposed suffix, analogically according to the similar type of words formed by regular suffixation (e.g. credit > creditor, act > actor). Apart from this oft-mentioned type, another, fairly frequent result of BF is compound verbs (derived more oft ...
... been formed from the noun by BF – subtraction of the supposed suffix, analogically according to the similar type of words formed by regular suffixation (e.g. credit > creditor, act > actor). Apart from this oft-mentioned type, another, fairly frequent result of BF is compound verbs (derived more oft ...
Instructions
... A preposition is a word that begins a prepositional phrase and shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence. A preposition must always have an object. A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition, ends with an object, and may have modifiers between the proposition a ...
... A preposition is a word that begins a prepositional phrase and shows the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence. A preposition must always have an object. A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition, ends with an object, and may have modifiers between the proposition a ...
some infinitive structures in asturian
... in Asturian, mainly in relative clauses and specifically in different patterns including de preposition: noun + de + infinitive (el llibru de lleer ‘The book that must be read’ o ‘the book that usually is read’) or article + de+ infinitive (Yera la fía la de faelo ‘his daughter was who should do i ...
... in Asturian, mainly in relative clauses and specifically in different patterns including de preposition: noun + de + infinitive (el llibru de lleer ‘The book that must be read’ o ‘the book that usually is read’) or article + de+ infinitive (Yera la fía la de faelo ‘his daughter was who should do i ...
The Printable KISS Grammar Workbooks
... pronouns. You need not remember the top row ("Subjects," etc.). It is there to suggest how the different pronouns function in sentences. Subjects ...
... pronouns. You need not remember the top row ("Subjects," etc.). It is there to suggest how the different pronouns function in sentences. Subjects ...
1 Paper accepted for publication in Language Sciences Explaining
... the use of null forms and the rule that the case of the subject of the infinitive is dative cannot be rejected. This opinion is clearly expressed by Perlmutter (2007, p. 304), when he states that ‘[w]hile readers are certainly entitled to their opinions about what is desirable or undesirable, it is ...
... the use of null forms and the rule that the case of the subject of the infinitive is dative cannot be rejected. This opinion is clearly expressed by Perlmutter (2007, p. 304), when he states that ‘[w]hile readers are certainly entitled to their opinions about what is desirable or undesirable, it is ...
Prefixes and the Delimitation of Events*
... The form and meaning of complex nominal and verbal predicates are partly motivated by the intuition that “we do not use the expressions that chunk up our experience with (singular) expressions that provide that experience already chunked up” (Bach 1981: 74). For example, we judge *a pound of an oran ...
... The form and meaning of complex nominal and verbal predicates are partly motivated by the intuition that “we do not use the expressions that chunk up our experience with (singular) expressions that provide that experience already chunked up” (Bach 1981: 74). For example, we judge *a pound of an oran ...
The Double-O Constraints in Japanese* William J. Poser
... be the direct object of “beat” or the causee. But in fact, only one interpretation is possible, that on which the missing NP is the causee. This is because the missing NP can be taken to be dative, which is a possible case for the causee. For the missing NP to be the direct object of “beat”, it woul ...
... be the direct object of “beat” or the causee. But in fact, only one interpretation is possible, that on which the missing NP is the causee. This is because the missing NP can be taken to be dative, which is a possible case for the causee. For the missing NP to be the direct object of “beat”, it woul ...
portuguese syntax
... Morphologically, form is the way in which words are composed and inflected the basic unit being a morpheme - while morphological function deals with a given morphemes function within the word. The word ’comamos’, for instance, can morphologically be analysed as the morpheme-string ’com(1)-a(2)-mos(3 ...
... Morphologically, form is the way in which words are composed and inflected the basic unit being a morpheme - while morphological function deals with a given morphemes function within the word. The word ’comamos’, for instance, can morphologically be analysed as the morpheme-string ’com(1)-a(2)-mos(3 ...
Thursday, August 19 (PowerPoint Format)
... • English word order favors having subjects before predicates. • However, for effect, elements of the predicate often are put at the beginning of a sentence. (In the most formal writing, such elements are set off with a comma, but that is somewhat a ...
... • English word order favors having subjects before predicates. • However, for effect, elements of the predicate often are put at the beginning of a sentence. (In the most formal writing, such elements are set off with a comma, but that is somewhat a ...
WORD CLASSES AND PART-OF
... example these tagsets distinguish between possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, its) and personal pronouns (I, you, he, me). Knowing whether a word is a possessive pronoun or a personal pronoun can tell us what words are likely to occur in its vicinity (possessive pronouns are likely to be follow ...
... example these tagsets distinguish between possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, its) and personal pronouns (I, you, he, me). Knowing whether a word is a possessive pronoun or a personal pronoun can tell us what words are likely to occur in its vicinity (possessive pronouns are likely to be follow ...
The Structure of English Language
... An adverb clause begins with a subordinating conjunction--an adverb that connects the subordinate clause to the main clause. The subordinating conjunction may indicate a relationship of cause, concession, comparison, condition, place, manner, purpose, result or time. It is important to remember that ...
... An adverb clause begins with a subordinating conjunction--an adverb that connects the subordinate clause to the main clause. The subordinating conjunction may indicate a relationship of cause, concession, comparison, condition, place, manner, purpose, result or time. It is important to remember that ...
Shallow-Parsing Stylebook for German
... relation of the constituents within the topological fields, either. In fact, the very structure of constituents within topological fields is left open. The model still has some clear advantages from both a theoretical and an annotation perspective: As regards the theoretical perspective it is for ex ...
... relation of the constituents within the topological fields, either. In fact, the very structure of constituents within topological fields is left open. The model still has some clear advantages from both a theoretical and an annotation perspective: As regards the theoretical perspective it is for ex ...
Thongsley_overview_english
... A single extended narrative, or several narratives on a similar theme. E.g. autobiographical stories, each developing a key narrativ technique. Commas for sentence of 3 (description, action, views/opinions, facts), synonym/anytonym, active/passive voice, noun phrase/expanded noun phrase. Ellipsis, f ...
... A single extended narrative, or several narratives on a similar theme. E.g. autobiographical stories, each developing a key narrativ technique. Commas for sentence of 3 (description, action, views/opinions, facts), synonym/anytonym, active/passive voice, noun phrase/expanded noun phrase. Ellipsis, f ...
phrasal verbs with the particles down and up in english and their
... meanings have been taken from the Collins COBUILD Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs (1994). Furthermore, not all of the 111 examples from the corpus will be presented, but only the most representative ones within each group of meanings. Therefore, the general aim of the analysis is to point to the most ad ...
... meanings have been taken from the Collins COBUILD Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs (1994). Furthermore, not all of the 111 examples from the corpus will be presented, but only the most representative ones within each group of meanings. Therefore, the general aim of the analysis is to point to the most ad ...
Spanish Essentials For Dummies
... Selecting the correct preposition ................................ 81 Using prepositions with verbs ..................................... 84 Using the right pronoun after a preposition .............. 87 ...
... Selecting the correct preposition ................................ 81 Using prepositions with verbs ..................................... 84 Using the right pronoun after a preposition .............. 87 ...
commas - Bucks County Community College
... However, when a subordinating conjunction comes before these nouns and verbs, the clause becomes dependent; it depends on the rest of the sentence to make sense. The following is a list ...
... However, when a subordinating conjunction comes before these nouns and verbs, the clause becomes dependent; it depends on the rest of the sentence to make sense. The following is a list ...
Modern Greek grammar
The grammar of Standard Modern Greek, as spoken in present-day Greece and Cyprus, is basically that of Demotic Greek, but it has also assimilated certain elements of Katharevousa, the archaic, learned variety of Greek imitating Classical Greek forms, which used to be the official language of Greece through much of the 19th and 20th centuries. Modern Greek grammar has preserved many features of Ancient Greek, but has also undergone changes in a similar direction as many other modern Indo-European languages, from more synthetic to more analytic structures.