Test 5 Writing MC Answers
... The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where the pronoun case is incorrect. As part of the compound subject of this sentence, the nominative case of the pronoun, “I,” is needed. There is no error at (B). The noun “award” properly functions as the direct object of the verb, and the preposition “fo ...
... The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where the pronoun case is incorrect. As part of the compound subject of this sentence, the nominative case of the pronoun, “I,” is needed. There is no error at (B). The noun “award” properly functions as the direct object of the verb, and the preposition “fo ...
Toward an Aposynthesis of Topic Continuity and
... which inter- and intrasentential anaphora are not subject to the same mechanism. We argue that the shortcomings of the proposed algorithms are due to confounding two distinct processes, namely, topic continuity and the internal structure of the sentence.4 We conclude that intersentential anaphora is ...
... which inter- and intrasentential anaphora are not subject to the same mechanism. We argue that the shortcomings of the proposed algorithms are due to confounding two distinct processes, namely, topic continuity and the internal structure of the sentence.4 We conclude that intersentential anaphora is ...
RESTRICTING LOGIC GRAMMARS WITH GOVERNMENT
... Recent work in linguistic theory provides some indications about how we can limit the expressive power of a grammar notation without ruling out any human languages. There appear to be severe constraints on the possible phrase structures and on the possible "movement" and "binding" relationships that ...
... Recent work in linguistic theory provides some indications about how we can limit the expressive power of a grammar notation without ruling out any human languages. There appear to be severe constraints on the possible phrase structures and on the possible "movement" and "binding" relationships that ...
Relative clauses - HCC Learning Web
... The woman who lives in apartment No. 34 has been arrested. The document that I need has 'important' written information at the top. If a defining relative clause is removed from a sentence, the meaning of the main clause ...
... The woman who lives in apartment No. 34 has been arrested. The document that I need has 'important' written information at the top. If a defining relative clause is removed from a sentence, the meaning of the main clause ...
GRS LX 700 Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory
... • The constituents are phrases. • A phrase consists of a head and modifiers. • The categorial type of the head determines the categorial type of the phrase (e.g., a phrase headed by a noun is a noun phrase). • There are several categories, we looked at some of them and determined phrase structure ru ...
... • The constituents are phrases. • A phrase consists of a head and modifiers. • The categorial type of the head determines the categorial type of the phrase (e.g., a phrase headed by a noun is a noun phrase). • There are several categories, we looked at some of them and determined phrase structure ru ...
Clinical coreference annnotation guidelines
... is extracted. In this above example, “stone” modifies “protocol”, which in turn modifies “CTscan”, and thus we can only annotate “stone protocol” as a markable. We also would only annotate “stone protocol” as a markable if there are other individual, non-premodifying mentions of “stone protocol” in ...
... is extracted. In this above example, “stone” modifies “protocol”, which in turn modifies “CTscan”, and thus we can only annotate “stone protocol” as a markable. We also would only annotate “stone protocol” as a markable if there are other individual, non-premodifying mentions of “stone protocol” in ...
PSSA Review - Belle Vernon Area
... The student is asked to identify an inappropriate shift in pronoun number. Option A correctly uses the pronoun “its” to refer to a single hippopotamus and therefore is not the correct answer. Option B correctly uses the pronouns “its” and “it” to refer to a single hippopotamus and therefore is not ...
... The student is asked to identify an inappropriate shift in pronoun number. Option A correctly uses the pronoun “its” to refer to a single hippopotamus and therefore is not the correct answer. Option B correctly uses the pronouns “its” and “it” to refer to a single hippopotamus and therefore is not ...
An analysis of the teaching of object pronouns in elementary
... This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more ...
... This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more ...
Reflexivity and Intensification in Middle English
... it as an ‘indefinite’ belonging to the subgroup of ‘words marking identity and the contrary’ together with quantifiers like eall ‘all’, ilca ‘the same’ etc. SELF may precede or follow its head N just as other adjectives (though preposing was more common for adjectives) do, and it follows the usual r ...
... it as an ‘indefinite’ belonging to the subgroup of ‘words marking identity and the contrary’ together with quantifiers like eall ‘all’, ilca ‘the same’ etc. SELF may precede or follow its head N just as other adjectives (though preposing was more common for adjectives) do, and it follows the usual r ...
doc - The Afranaph Project
... from you a few exemplars of each strategy. The properties of each strategy will be investigated in more detail in the following sections. By the end of this section you should have a small number of sentences, each of which uses a different way to express a reflexive relationship. For English, for e ...
... from you a few exemplars of each strategy. The properties of each strategy will be investigated in more detail in the following sections. By the end of this section you should have a small number of sentences, each of which uses a different way to express a reflexive relationship. For English, for e ...
Chapter ? Binding by Verbs: Tense, Person and Mood under Attitudes*
... mood in subordinate constructions, notably under attitudes. The theory adopted here is a slight modification of the system proposed in Schlenker’s dissertation (Schlenker, 1999). Recently, Schlenker has proposed other variants of his theory ((Schlenker, 2001a), (Schlenker, 2001c)), which do not work ...
... mood in subordinate constructions, notably under attitudes. The theory adopted here is a slight modification of the system proposed in Schlenker’s dissertation (Schlenker, 1999). Recently, Schlenker has proposed other variants of his theory ((Schlenker, 2001a), (Schlenker, 2001c)), which do not work ...
specificational
... questions: extensional questions are functions from possible worlds to the one true answer, intensional questions are functions from possible worlds to possible answers. I will later argue that questions in an intensional sense should be used for the analysis of specificational sentences. In this pa ...
... questions: extensional questions are functions from possible worlds to the one true answer, intensional questions are functions from possible worlds to possible answers. I will later argue that questions in an intensional sense should be used for the analysis of specificational sentences. In this pa ...
Context in Semantics
... Martian. But none of this is information that is carried semantically, and, pace Carston (2002, p. 203) and Wilson and Sperber (2002)), it is odd to suppose that anyone has ever advanced a theoretical position that would commit them otherwise. Nevertheless, between the two extremes I have just discu ...
... Martian. But none of this is information that is carried semantically, and, pace Carston (2002, p. 203) and Wilson and Sperber (2002)), it is odd to suppose that anyone has ever advanced a theoretical position that would commit them otherwise. Nevertheless, between the two extremes I have just discu ...
Functional Analysis of Zero Anaphora in Thai
... languages. Thus, when a prototypical isolating language such as Late Archaic Chinese is analyzed, it is not necessary to explain why zero anaphora occurs because it is the norm for referential expression. Li observes that if and when a pre-established referent is expressed, the expression, whether a ...
... languages. Thus, when a prototypical isolating language such as Late Archaic Chinese is analyzed, it is not necessary to explain why zero anaphora occurs because it is the norm for referential expression. Li observes that if and when a pre-established referent is expressed, the expression, whether a ...
Old Irish pronouns: agreement affixes vs. clitic arguments.
... in all positions where there is person and number agreement in Old Irish: as subjects, as objects of verbs, as objects of prepositions, and as possessors. In each of these cases, person and number is marked on the head itself. Determining the nature of this marking (clitic vs. affix; argument vs. no ...
... in all positions where there is person and number agreement in Old Irish: as subjects, as objects of verbs, as objects of prepositions, and as possessors. In each of these cases, person and number is marked on the head itself. Determining the nature of this marking (clitic vs. affix; argument vs. no ...
Lexical Splits in Finnish Possession
... `dog', we can say either minun koira-ni or just koira-ni. So the sux is obligatory, but the independent pronoun is optional: *minun koira is ungrammatical. This seems to be a case of morpho-syntactic optionality. There is probably a pragmatic dierence between sentences like (1a) and (2a), but we w ...
... `dog', we can say either minun koira-ni or just koira-ni. So the sux is obligatory, but the independent pronoun is optional: *minun koira is ungrammatical. This seems to be a case of morpho-syntactic optionality. There is probably a pragmatic dierence between sentences like (1a) and (2a), but we w ...
Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
... When you reach the noun or pronoun that’s being connected to the rest of the sentence, you have reached the end of that phrase. Sometimes two phrases are next to each other. For example: What are the phrases below? You are among friends in this city, so rest well. Maude greeted Sami and talked wit ...
... When you reach the noun or pronoun that’s being connected to the rest of the sentence, you have reached the end of that phrase. Sometimes two phrases are next to each other. For example: What are the phrases below? You are among friends in this city, so rest well. Maude greeted Sami and talked wit ...
Context in Semantics
... Martian. But none of this is information that is carried semantically, and, pace Carston (2002, p. 203) and Wilson and Sperber (2002)), it is odd to suppose that anyone has ever advanced a theoretical position that would commit them otherwise. Nevertheless, between the two extremes I have just discu ...
... Martian. But none of this is information that is carried semantically, and, pace Carston (2002, p. 203) and Wilson and Sperber (2002)), it is odd to suppose that anyone has ever advanced a theoretical position that would commit them otherwise. Nevertheless, between the two extremes I have just discu ...
Practice Semester Exam English II
... 71. Identify the definition of the term premise. a. a presupposition from which a conclusion is drawn b. arriving at inferences derived from the examination of general principles c. the act of or process of arriving at a conclusion from facts or a premise d. arriving at a particular conclusion from ...
... 71. Identify the definition of the term premise. a. a presupposition from which a conclusion is drawn b. arriving at inferences derived from the examination of general principles c. the act of or process of arriving at a conclusion from facts or a premise d. arriving at a particular conclusion from ...
English Co-reference Guidelines
... According to the guidelines written for a name-tagging task at Georgetown University, "A human reading [a text] is able to understand it using her knowledge of language as well as her knowledge of the world. To get a computer to do the same, it is helpful to prepare examples of text marked up with w ...
... According to the guidelines written for a name-tagging task at Georgetown University, "A human reading [a text] is able to understand it using her knowledge of language as well as her knowledge of the world. To get a computer to do the same, it is helpful to prepare examples of text marked up with w ...
Contents
... The case system of personal pronouns (and the interrogative who) which comprises the nominative and the objective is at present in a state of a translation. There is a strong tendency to use the nominative case .When the pronoun precedes the verb even if its function is that of an object. “Who is Ma ...
... The case system of personal pronouns (and the interrogative who) which comprises the nominative and the objective is at present in a state of a translation. There is a strong tendency to use the nominative case .When the pronoun precedes the verb even if its function is that of an object. “Who is Ma ...
pseudo noun incorporation in discourse1
... the hierarchical composition of logical operators within the sentence’s logical form and their relative scope. Sentences may be classified as externally dynamic (able to antecede anaphora in subsequent sentences) or externally static (not able to antecede cross-sentential anaphora). The system also ...
... the hierarchical composition of logical operators within the sentence’s logical form and their relative scope. Sentences may be classified as externally dynamic (able to antecede anaphora in subsequent sentences) or externally static (not able to antecede cross-sentential anaphora). The system also ...
predication and equation in copular sentences: russian vs. english
... In this paper we will not go into the details of case variation, for various formal proposals see Geist (1999), Matušansky (2000), Pereltsvaig (2002), and classic literature on this topic by Nichols (1981) and Wierzbicka (1980). In both English and Russian predicational sentences, XP1 has a referent ...
... In this paper we will not go into the details of case variation, for various formal proposals see Geist (1999), Matušansky (2000), Pereltsvaig (2002), and classic literature on this topic by Nichols (1981) and Wierzbicka (1980). In both English and Russian predicational sentences, XP1 has a referent ...
Here - Ohlone - University of California, Santa Cruz
... of human language is the way in which it creates a bridge between two worlds which ought not be linked, and which seem not to be linked in any other species—a bridge linking the world of concepts, ideas and propositions with the world of muscular gestures whose outputs ...
... of human language is the way in which it creates a bridge between two worlds which ought not be linked, and which seem not to be linked in any other species—a bridge linking the world of concepts, ideas and propositions with the world of muscular gestures whose outputs ...
reference cohesion within the complex sentence
... Kiswahili of Nairobi and that of Mombasa. In the latter, the –ki- must appear. Although sentence (7) and sentence (8) have the same meaning, the absence of –ki- in the latter sentence makes it less cohesive and less informative, since it lacks the binding and reinforcing relationship that is normall ...
... Kiswahili of Nairobi and that of Mombasa. In the latter, the –ki- must appear. Although sentence (7) and sentence (8) have the same meaning, the absence of –ki- in the latter sentence makes it less cohesive and less informative, since it lacks the binding and reinforcing relationship that is normall ...