§1 In Old English, a noun or a noun phrase inflected for Genitive
... (the head noun yþum ‘waves’ is not accompanied by a determiner) What this finding implies is that a preposed Genitive nominal with its own determiner functions as a determiner to the head, so the head noun does not need to be and in fact cannot be determined by any other extra determiner. But a post ...
... (the head noun yþum ‘waves’ is not accompanied by a determiner) What this finding implies is that a preposed Genitive nominal with its own determiner functions as a determiner to the head, so the head noun does not need to be and in fact cannot be determined by any other extra determiner. But a post ...
6 - Rutgers Optimality Archive
... speakers whose first language is a German dialect are more liberal (German A, these speakers find (3b) acceptable; this is the only difference between the two variants) than speakers who acquired High German as first language. But it might by a purely idiolectal variation. See also Dalrymple & Kapla ...
... speakers whose first language is a German dialect are more liberal (German A, these speakers find (3b) acceptable; this is the only difference between the two variants) than speakers who acquired High German as first language. But it might by a purely idiolectal variation. See also Dalrymple & Kapla ...
Adjectives in English
... Interrogative Adjectives: When words like what, which, whose are used with nouns to ask questions; they are known as Interrogative Adjectives. Whose car is this? Which lecture did you attend? Possessive Adjectives: A possessive adjective ("my," "your," "his," "her," "its," "our," "their") is similar ...
... Interrogative Adjectives: When words like what, which, whose are used with nouns to ask questions; they are known as Interrogative Adjectives. Whose car is this? Which lecture did you attend? Possessive Adjectives: A possessive adjective ("my," "your," "his," "her," "its," "our," "their") is similar ...
Prepositions: Locators in Time and Place
... A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how som ...
... A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how som ...
Structural Case and Dependency Marking: A Neo
... when entering the derivation. Only when the subject and the predicate are merged, does the predicate acquire a person feature. Inevitably, the approach presupposes that morphology is realized postsyntactically (cf. Halle and Marantz 1993). The idea is that Merge is invariably asymmetric, yielding an ...
... when entering the derivation. Only when the subject and the predicate are merged, does the predicate acquire a person feature. Inevitably, the approach presupposes that morphology is realized postsyntactically (cf. Halle and Marantz 1993). The idea is that Merge is invariably asymmetric, yielding an ...
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... Comitative-instrumental and Causal-final. These are the most important cases from the point of view of our research, as we focus on the possibilities of expressing them in a language which does not have such categories. ...
... Comitative-instrumental and Causal-final. These are the most important cases from the point of view of our research, as we focus on the possibilities of expressing them in a language which does not have such categories. ...
a contrastive analysis of plural forms of noun, pronoun, and article
... grammar if they want to learn the language. Students learn about words and sentences too in grammar. In order to, they can use language correctly. A sentence is traditionally defined as a group of words which expresses a complete thought (Allen, 1972:3). So, the students need to know how words collo ...
... grammar if they want to learn the language. Students learn about words and sentences too in grammar. In order to, they can use language correctly. A sentence is traditionally defined as a group of words which expresses a complete thought (Allen, 1972:3). So, the students need to know how words collo ...
Pronouns - Napa Valley College
... A TV program on dental health started making she and I rethink our habits. …started making she rethink ...
... A TV program on dental health started making she and I rethink our habits. …started making she rethink ...
2004 Larson, R.K. and F. Marusic. Indefinite pronoun structures with
... analogy to verb raising (4b). It also re-poses the question of the basic contrast in (1) and (2). 1 Postnominal Adjectives We begin by noting that although we might ascribe the postnominal position of the adjective to N-raising in the (ii) examples of (2a–c), this cannot be done in all cases. Postno ...
... analogy to verb raising (4b). It also re-poses the question of the basic contrast in (1) and (2). 1 Postnominal Adjectives We begin by noting that although we might ascribe the postnominal position of the adjective to N-raising in the (ii) examples of (2a–c), this cannot be done in all cases. Postno ...
The Ancient Languages of Asia Minor
... conventional symbols are employed herein, but for any given language, the reader can readily determine phonetic values of these symbols by consulting the discussion of consonant and vowel sounds in the relevant phonology section. Broad phonetic transcription is accomplished by means of a slightly mo ...
... conventional symbols are employed herein, but for any given language, the reader can readily determine phonetic values of these symbols by consulting the discussion of consonant and vowel sounds in the relevant phonology section. Broad phonetic transcription is accomplished by means of a slightly mo ...
6.3 Resource - Prepositions
... structures called prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases can be made up of a million different words, but they tend to be built the same: a preposition followed by a determiner and an adjective or two, followed by a pronoun or noun (called the object of the preposition). This whole phrase, in ...
... structures called prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases can be made up of a million different words, but they tend to be built the same: a preposition followed by a determiner and an adjective or two, followed by a pronoun or noun (called the object of the preposition). This whole phrase, in ...
The Use of the Infinitive in Latvian and Norwegian
... and could also give a better understanding of sentence formation while studying Norwegian or Latvian as the second language. The language material analysed in the article has been taken mostly from written sources – fiction and text-books. Formal Differences in the Use of the Infinitive If compared ...
... and could also give a better understanding of sentence formation while studying Norwegian or Latvian as the second language. The language material analysed in the article has been taken mostly from written sources – fiction and text-books. Formal Differences in the Use of the Infinitive If compared ...
LANGUAGE
... represented through diacritics placed above the letters: t́, d́ , ć, ź, ŕ, ĺ, ń. Palatalization refers to a process wherein a consonant is pronounced with the tongue raised near the palate. Examples of palatalization in English are the d in duke, n in new, or t in Tuesday (in British pronunciation). ...
... represented through diacritics placed above the letters: t́, d́ , ć, ź, ŕ, ĺ, ń. Palatalization refers to a process wherein a consonant is pronounced with the tongue raised near the palate. Examples of palatalization in English are the d in duke, n in new, or t in Tuesday (in British pronunciation). ...
Greek 1001 Elementary Greek
... • Often Greek uses the marker ὦ to signal the vocative case, but it is not necessary and it is usually best to omit it in English translation. ...
... • Often Greek uses the marker ὦ to signal the vocative case, but it is not necessary and it is usually best to omit it in English translation. ...
Commentary on Historia Apollonii regis Tyri
... 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 relative is .the equivale�t of a demonstrative pronoun or adjective plus weak connecuve sense (which can rarely be r ...
... 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 relative is .the equivale�t of a demonstrative pronoun or adjective plus weak connecuve sense (which can rarely be r ...
Derived nouns in Modern Hebrew: Structural and psycholinguistic
... The article focuses on derived nouns, constructed on the basis of interdigitation of a consonantal root plus one of several dozen prosodic templates or morphological patterns and/or by linear affixation to a word or stem. Structural characteristics of Hebrew nouns are outlined in terms of their infl ...
... The article focuses on derived nouns, constructed on the basis of interdigitation of a consonantal root plus one of several dozen prosodic templates or morphological patterns and/or by linear affixation to a word or stem. Structural characteristics of Hebrew nouns are outlined in terms of their infl ...
Some Observations on English Deverbal and Gerundial Nouns
... b) ‘Well, that’s odd,’ said she, leaving the room. Despite the fact that the same nominal/adverbial dichotomy can be observed in the case of the infinitive (2a, b), no special typological distinction, apart from sub-specifying the infinitival clause w.r.t. its syntactic role (i.e., the adverbial or ...
... b) ‘Well, that’s odd,’ said she, leaving the room. Despite the fact that the same nominal/adverbial dichotomy can be observed in the case of the infinitive (2a, b), no special typological distinction, apart from sub-specifying the infinitival clause w.r.t. its syntactic role (i.e., the adverbial or ...
Кузнецова Н. Б. Английский язык практическая грамматика
... The possessive case can be used to talk about ownership or the relationship between people. It is formed in two ways: 1. with ‘s/’ for people or animals • singular nouns + ‘s e.g. Jim’s pen • plural nouns ending in -s + ‘ e.g. the boys’ hats, the cats’ tails • plural nouns not ending in -s + ‘s e.g. ...
... The possessive case can be used to talk about ownership or the relationship between people. It is formed in two ways: 1. with ‘s/’ for people or animals • singular nouns + ‘s e.g. Jim’s pen • plural nouns ending in -s + ‘ e.g. the boys’ hats, the cats’ tails • plural nouns not ending in -s + ‘s e.g. ...
The Dependency Structure of Coordinate Phrases
... analysis of naturally-occurring written language—and depends on two fundamental premises, both of them quite well-established. (1) In situations of syntactic choice—where there is more than one way of expressing something—people tend to use the construction that is syntactically less complex or comp ...
... analysis of naturally-occurring written language—and depends on two fundamental premises, both of them quite well-established. (1) In situations of syntactic choice—where there is more than one way of expressing something—people tend to use the construction that is syntactically less complex or comp ...
Independent Practice
... Synonyms and Antonyms: A Wealth of Words Sometimes, you may think of two or more words to express a feeling or to describe a scene. Two or more words that have the same or similar meanings are called synonyms. The highlighted words are synonyms. 1. The waves slapped noisily against the dock. 2. The ...
... Synonyms and Antonyms: A Wealth of Words Sometimes, you may think of two or more words to express a feeling or to describe a scene. Two or more words that have the same or similar meanings are called synonyms. The highlighted words are synonyms. 1. The waves slapped noisily against the dock. 2. The ...
perfect - Michel Thomas
... Ø: no ending; A: accusative; D: dative; f / fem: feminine; G / gen: genitive; I: instrumental; impf: imperfective; inf: informal; L: locative; m / masc: masculine; n: neuter; N: nominative; pf: perfective; pl: plural; sg: singular; V: vocative ‘Men’ and ‘women’ Adjectives and verb endings given belo ...
... Ø: no ending; A: accusative; D: dative; f / fem: feminine; G / gen: genitive; I: instrumental; impf: imperfective; inf: informal; L: locative; m / masc: masculine; n: neuter; N: nominative; pf: perfective; pl: plural; sg: singular; V: vocative ‘Men’ and ‘women’ Adjectives and verb endings given belo ...
1 Introduction - an der Universität Duisburg
... 1973, Roca 1989). Thus to say a noun is (grammatically) feminine is a shorthand for stating that in that language a certain marker, say an article, co-occurs with certain nouns and requires a specific form of pronoun when, for discourse reasons, a pronoun is used which is co-referential with a noun ...
... 1973, Roca 1989). Thus to say a noun is (grammatically) feminine is a shorthand for stating that in that language a certain marker, say an article, co-occurs with certain nouns and requires a specific form of pronoun when, for discourse reasons, a pronoun is used which is co-referential with a noun ...
CHAPTER 17 “The Relative Pronoun” As has been the case in the
... together”; putting together events and things and facts. For example, the two separate ideas or visions -- “the road is blocked” and “the tree fell down” -- might have a causal relationship, which the mind instantly recognizes and expresses linguistically with an appropriate conjunction: “The road i ...
... together”; putting together events and things and facts. For example, the two separate ideas or visions -- “the road is blocked” and “the tree fell down” -- might have a causal relationship, which the mind instantly recognizes and expresses linguistically with an appropriate conjunction: “The road i ...
Case checking vs. case assignment and the case of adverbial NPs
... Case against each other, the object NP cannot be Case-checked. (In other words, the Case feature of one of the relevant elements must remain unchecked.) What we have in (13), then, is a situation where a traditional Case assigner (a verb) checks Case against a traditional Case assigner (a prepositio ...
... Case against each other, the object NP cannot be Case-checked. (In other words, the Case feature of one of the relevant elements must remain unchecked.) What we have in (13), then, is a situation where a traditional Case assigner (a verb) checks Case against a traditional Case assigner (a prepositio ...
In this section I show first that nouns are subject to morphological
... take a singular or plural noun, those that take only singular nouns and those that take only plural nouns. They can be intransitives or transitives. Although case marking does not relate in Yaqui to argument structure, the exploration of transitives and intransitives will be done further because it ...
... take a singular or plural noun, those that take only singular nouns and those that take only plural nouns. They can be intransitives or transitives. Although case marking does not relate in Yaqui to argument structure, the exploration of transitives and intransitives will be done further because it ...