The English Primary Auxiliary Verbs
... Even though the English auxiliary verbs are of two kinds: Primary and Modal auxiliary verbs, the English primary auxiliary verbs, which are the focus of this paper, are different from those of the modal auxiliary verbs in that the former is used as lexical verbs in our sentences. In other words, the ...
... Even though the English auxiliary verbs are of two kinds: Primary and Modal auxiliary verbs, the English primary auxiliary verbs, which are the focus of this paper, are different from those of the modal auxiliary verbs in that the former is used as lexical verbs in our sentences. In other words, the ...
Influences of metonymy on the choice of the direct object
... These changes in the direct object work in essence the same. Between both possible direct objects exist metonymic relations. If a frame is strongly related to another frame (e.g. because it needs an event as its object) the metonymic relations can also exist within the related or nested frame. Conve ...
... These changes in the direct object work in essence the same. Between both possible direct objects exist metonymic relations. If a frame is strongly related to another frame (e.g. because it needs an event as its object) the metonymic relations can also exist within the related or nested frame. Conve ...
Heritage, Second-Language and Native Speakers` Intuitions on
... expected possibilities for movement during coding and reference time in Spanish. Movement during both coding and reference time in Spanish differ from the English case in that Spanish does not permit the use of the venitive verbs to express movement towards the hearer’s location. This is expected to ...
... expected possibilities for movement during coding and reference time in Spanish. Movement during both coding and reference time in Spanish differ from the English case in that Spanish does not permit the use of the venitive verbs to express movement towards the hearer’s location. This is expected to ...
Tamil Overview - York University
... settings, though often they default to unaspirated voiceless stops. Some speakers aspirate /p, t, k/ after /s/, which stands out to native English speakers. ...
... settings, though often they default to unaspirated voiceless stops. Some speakers aspirate /p, t, k/ after /s/, which stands out to native English speakers. ...
The Future of Chinese English Dictionaries
... We learners of Chinese turn to dictionaries to answer the following two questions: 1. What does (Chinese word) mean in English? 2. How do you say (English word) in Chinese? Problems trying to find the answer to question number one, going from Chinese to English (C→E), are less common than problems w ...
... We learners of Chinese turn to dictionaries to answer the following two questions: 1. What does (Chinese word) mean in English? 2. How do you say (English word) in Chinese? Problems trying to find the answer to question number one, going from Chinese to English (C→E), are less common than problems w ...
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
... into other words or phrases in the same language, or into other languages word by word without losing some of its unique meaning. Had better in you had better go at once is an idiomatic expressions. It in it is snowing, there in there is a loaf of bread on the table, and how in how do you do ? in a ...
... into other words or phrases in the same language, or into other languages word by word without losing some of its unique meaning. Had better in you had better go at once is an idiomatic expressions. It in it is snowing, there in there is a loaf of bread on the table, and how in how do you do ? in a ...
Since English is a language which possesses sounds represented
... about the complexity and irregularity in English spelling” (Bowen, et al; 1985:281). Such an irregularity occurs not only in English polysyllabic words but also in monosyllabic words. Then the English spelling system is a complicated one, “…but that complication in large part matches the complexity ...
... about the complexity and irregularity in English spelling” (Bowen, et al; 1985:281). Such an irregularity occurs not only in English polysyllabic words but also in monosyllabic words. Then the English spelling system is a complicated one, “…but that complication in large part matches the complexity ...
Realism and imagination in the teaching of English
... of these definitional requirements is met in the varieties of Standard English around the world. As I have said a long time ago (Gupta 1986), the features (both lexical, pragmatic and grammatical) of the Standard Englishes of the world emerge from features of English rather than from processes of co ...
... of these definitional requirements is met in the varieties of Standard English around the world. As I have said a long time ago (Gupta 1986), the features (both lexical, pragmatic and grammatical) of the Standard Englishes of the world emerge from features of English rather than from processes of co ...
Introduction
... the word to which they are attached. For example, the derivative suffix -ive in generative changes the verb generate to an adjective; the suffix -ness in coolness changes the adjective cool to a noun; the suffix -ify in codify changes the noun code to a verb. In joyless, the suffix -less not only ch ...
... the word to which they are attached. For example, the derivative suffix -ive in generative changes the verb generate to an adjective; the suffix -ness in coolness changes the adjective cool to a noun; the suffix -ify in codify changes the noun code to a verb. In joyless, the suffix -less not only ch ...
Whimperatives across English, Armenian and Russian Cultures
... Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Polish, Italian, as well as Black English and White English, Japanese, Polish and Malay. We can conclude that while an Anglo-American may appear direct or blunt to a Japanese interlocutor, the former may label an Israeli as blunt and direct. This preoccupation with the av ...
... Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Polish, Italian, as well as Black English and White English, Japanese, Polish and Malay. We can conclude that while an Anglo-American may appear direct or blunt to a Japanese interlocutor, the former may label an Israeli as blunt and direct. This preoccupation with the av ...
metalude - Lingnan University
... ACTIVITY IS BOAT TRAVEL harbour (port for a ship) (n)|vt ‘protect by giving a hiding place to’ the Taleban were accused of harbouring Osama Bin Laden HUMAN IS BUILDING derelict in bad condition, partly ruined (adj)|n ‘homeless, jobless person’ the derelicts on the streets need extra help ...
... ACTIVITY IS BOAT TRAVEL harbour (port for a ship) (n)|vt ‘protect by giving a hiding place to’ the Taleban were accused of harbouring Osama Bin Laden HUMAN IS BUILDING derelict in bad condition, partly ruined (adj)|n ‘homeless, jobless person’ the derelicts on the streets need extra help ...
Spanglish – espanglish, espaninglish, el Spanish broken
... Use of English cognates or literal translations: reportear for "to report" instead of informar, and remover for "to remove" instead of sacar. Such usages are common in newspaper and magazine articles translated from English, less so in articles originally written in Spanish. Other examples include t ...
... Use of English cognates or literal translations: reportear for "to report" instead of informar, and remover for "to remove" instead of sacar. Such usages are common in newspaper and magazine articles translated from English, less so in articles originally written in Spanish. Other examples include t ...
Varying Language and Opposing Creed - Personal Homepages
... evidence for ‘recent’ changes in English pronunciation" explores how evidence from Late Modern English sources and reference works can serve to falsify traditional claims surrounding various phonological attributes associated with so-called Estuary English. Features such as final-vowel tensing in wo ...
... evidence for ‘recent’ changes in English pronunciation" explores how evidence from Late Modern English sources and reference works can serve to falsify traditional claims surrounding various phonological attributes associated with so-called Estuary English. Features such as final-vowel tensing in wo ...
A Contrastive Study of the Connotative Meaning of Linguistic Signs
... (李白《陪侍郎叔游洞庭醉后》);“醉卧沙场君笑,古来征战几人回。”(王翰《凉州词》). In English, people in poverty are not titled the poor, because the word poor is a taboo. Poor can be replaced by many euphemisms. As some unfortunate person put it: “At first I was poor, then I became needy, later I was underprivileged. Now I’m disadvantag ...
... (李白《陪侍郎叔游洞庭醉后》);“醉卧沙场君笑,古来征战几人回。”(王翰《凉州词》). In English, people in poverty are not titled the poor, because the word poor is a taboo. Poor can be replaced by many euphemisms. As some unfortunate person put it: “At first I was poor, then I became needy, later I was underprivileged. Now I’m disadvantag ...
The English Language in Asia and the Southern Hemisphere
... variant of a language. It may be the standard of this language or not, it may be a rural or an urban variant, a social or peer group variant, etc. One of the aspects of contact between speakers of different varieties of a language is accommodation. By this is meant that one of the speakers attempts, ...
... variant of a language. It may be the standard of this language or not, it may be a rural or an urban variant, a social or peer group variant, etc. One of the aspects of contact between speakers of different varieties of a language is accommodation. By this is meant that one of the speakers attempts, ...
Words of Written Language042711
... million words. This group of words is full of names and basic concepts that would be known by an average fifth-grader. Examples of words that fall into this group in this paragraph are million, average, and fifth. Words in zones 5-6 reflect increasingly infrequent usage. In word zone 5, there are ap ...
... million words. This group of words is full of names and basic concepts that would be known by an average fifth-grader. Examples of words that fall into this group in this paragraph are million, average, and fifth. Words in zones 5-6 reflect increasingly infrequent usage. In word zone 5, there are ap ...
Language attitudes toward some gendered words in English: A
... This paper reports on English native and non-native speakers’ attitudes toward the four words: sexy, tomboy, slut, and gay. The analysis paid particular attention to the gender indexed by the participants in their word use and to whether their attitudes toward each word were positive or negative. Th ...
... This paper reports on English native and non-native speakers’ attitudes toward the four words: sexy, tomboy, slut, and gay. The analysis paid particular attention to the gender indexed by the participants in their word use and to whether their attitudes toward each word were positive or negative. Th ...
What Is a Word?
... see this with TAKE: You should take an umbrella (infinitive take), but I always take an umbrella (present-tense take). Even though there is no English verb which exhibits different forms for the infinitive and the present tense, many linguists (not all) would still prefer to say that we are looking ...
... see this with TAKE: You should take an umbrella (infinitive take), but I always take an umbrella (present-tense take). Even though there is no English verb which exhibits different forms for the infinitive and the present tense, many linguists (not all) would still prefer to say that we are looking ...
the color vowel chart teachers guide
... 5. To conclude this lesson, give students a small piece of paper each and have them write down one new word or phrase that they personally find difficult to pronounce. Collect the pieces of paper. Pick one word and write it on the board. Model the pronunciation of the word, and have students repeat ...
... 5. To conclude this lesson, give students a small piece of paper each and have them write down one new word or phrase that they personally find difficult to pronounce. Collect the pieces of paper. Pick one word and write it on the board. Model the pronunciation of the word, and have students repeat ...
THE SUBTLE INTERPLAY OF SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS
... on the Owner, putting it in subject slot, he will use own or have, rather than a passive of belong to” (Dixon 1992: 308). Resuming our discussion of the verbs in the examples cited by Trask, in terms of cohesion between verb and preposition, trample and dream can be said to hold a midway position be ...
... on the Owner, putting it in subject slot, he will use own or have, rather than a passive of belong to” (Dixon 1992: 308). Resuming our discussion of the verbs in the examples cited by Trask, in terms of cohesion between verb and preposition, trample and dream can be said to hold a midway position be ...
The Wonder of Words
... For instance, take the word “philanthropist.” The first part, or prefix of the word, “phil,” is a Greek word meaning love. The middle, or root, “anthrop,” comes from the Greek word “anthropos,” meaning mankind. And the last part, the suffix “-ist,” is Greek for “one who.” So a philanthropist is, l ...
... For instance, take the word “philanthropist.” The first part, or prefix of the word, “phil,” is a Greek word meaning love. The middle, or root, “anthrop,” comes from the Greek word “anthropos,” meaning mankind. And the last part, the suffix “-ist,” is Greek for “one who.” So a philanthropist is, l ...
NEO-CLASSICAL NEOLOgICAL FORmATIONS IN THE ENgLISH
... word *unbig because of the existing form small). Beside these pragmatic factors there are some purely linguistic ones such as: phonological (e.g. the form *livelily is blocked due to phonological reasons), morphological (e.g. *polynational is blocked because of the rule which says that a Greek prefi ...
... word *unbig because of the existing form small). Beside these pragmatic factors there are some purely linguistic ones such as: phonological (e.g. the form *livelily is blocked due to phonological reasons), morphological (e.g. *polynational is blocked because of the rule which says that a Greek prefi ...
Common Core Standards – English/Language Arts
... a. Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the for guidance as needed; apply discipline and writing type. *Vocabulary Standards follow here. To make it easier, we have listed them separately as CC ...
... a. Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the for guidance as needed; apply discipline and writing type. *Vocabulary Standards follow here. To make it easier, we have listed them separately as CC ...
American English
American English, or United States (U.S.) English, is the set of dialects of the English language native to the United States. For the most usual or ""mainstream"" set of American English pronunciation features, see General American: the variety or accent of American English that is considered by many speakers to be the most free from regional, ethnic, or cultural distinctions.English is the most widely spoken language in the United States. English is the common language used by the federal government and is considered the de facto language of the country because of its widespread use. English has been given official status by 30 of the 50 state governments. As an example, while both Spanish and English have equivalent status in the local courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, under federal law, English is the official language for any matters being referred to the United States District Court for the territory.The use of English in the United States is a result of British colonization. The first wave of English-speaking settlers arrived in North America during the 17th century, followed by further migrations in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since then, American English has been influenced by the languages of West Africa, the Native American population, German, Dutch, Irish, Spanish, and other languages of successive waves of immigrants to the United States.