1 Auxiliary Verb Constructions in Old Turkic and Altai
... extensive use of auxiliary verb constructions.2 Old Turkic exhibited a wide range of formal and functional types of constructions and an array of inflectional patterns as well. The modern Turkic languages of the Altai-Sayan region of south central Siberia likewise make elaborate use of auxiliary ver ...
... extensive use of auxiliary verb constructions.2 Old Turkic exhibited a wide range of formal and functional types of constructions and an array of inflectional patterns as well. The modern Turkic languages of the Altai-Sayan region of south central Siberia likewise make elaborate use of auxiliary ver ...
Dative verbs: A crosslinguistic perspective
... verbs in terms of their association with distinct event schemas hold in Russian and Hebrew. In addition, this paper will show that the actual argument realizations attested in English, Hebrew, and Russian for each verb type are not exactly the same because the morphosyntactic resources of these lang ...
... verbs in terms of their association with distinct event schemas hold in Russian and Hebrew. In addition, this paper will show that the actual argument realizations attested in English, Hebrew, and Russian for each verb type are not exactly the same because the morphosyntactic resources of these lang ...
Why are `as soon as` clauses marked for predicate
... sequenciality, e.g. anteriority or posteriority wrt. to main clause event + ‘when’ clauses often indicate anteriority (but are underspecified), but do not indicate when exactly the event in the main clause will happen ...
... sequenciality, e.g. anteriority or posteriority wrt. to main clause event + ‘when’ clauses often indicate anteriority (but are underspecified), but do not indicate when exactly the event in the main clause will happen ...
AGREEMENT IN ITALIAN IMPERSONAL SI CONSTRUCTIONS: A
... According to Dobrovie-Sorin (1996, 1998, 1999), though, it is not necessary to postulate the ± argumental nature of si. What Cinque calls a +arg si is actually a passive si, which cannot be marked with Nominative. The only Nominative si is the one that Cinque defines as –arg. Si is not licensed in n ...
... According to Dobrovie-Sorin (1996, 1998, 1999), though, it is not necessary to postulate the ± argumental nature of si. What Cinque calls a +arg si is actually a passive si, which cannot be marked with Nominative. The only Nominative si is the one that Cinque defines as –arg. Si is not licensed in n ...
The Nominative + Infinitive construction and the Accusative +
... simply check their case feature during the derivation. This means that the DP must reach a position where its case is checked, whether by Move or Agree. The infinitive subject Merges in SpecVP where it is -marked, then moves to Spec to. Being in the highest position of the subordinate clause, the D ...
... simply check their case feature during the derivation. This means that the DP must reach a position where its case is checked, whether by Move or Agree. The infinitive subject Merges in SpecVP where it is -marked, then moves to Spec to. Being in the highest position of the subordinate clause, the D ...
Lingua - ScienceDirect
... basis of cross-linguistic observations (e.g. Aissen, 2003; Comrie, 1989; Croft, 2003). For example, animate arguments are more prominent than inanimate arguments and definite/specific arguments are more prominent than indefinite/nonspecific arguments. Furthermore, argument prominence is also determi ...
... basis of cross-linguistic observations (e.g. Aissen, 2003; Comrie, 1989; Croft, 2003). For example, animate arguments are more prominent than inanimate arguments and definite/specific arguments are more prominent than indefinite/nonspecific arguments. Furthermore, argument prominence is also determi ...
The Encoding Grammar and Syntax
... property of a lexical unit. Nevertheless, when lexical units present themselves to syntax during the encoding procedure, they do not exhibit all their semantic features but only those that are syntactically relevant, i.e. their syntactic slots. Thus it is possible to establish large classes of verbs ...
... property of a lexical unit. Nevertheless, when lexical units present themselves to syntax during the encoding procedure, they do not exhibit all their semantic features but only those that are syntactically relevant, i.e. their syntactic slots. Thus it is possible to establish large classes of verbs ...
Arguments, Grammatical Relations, and Diathetic Paradigm
... Three aspects of diathesis realization are significant in constructing a diathetic paradigm. All basic diathesis realization patterns involve ARG-ST – DEPS mappings with reference to the SUBJ valence feature. The linking of syntactic arguments to semantic (thematic) roles is trivially realized at th ...
... Three aspects of diathesis realization are significant in constructing a diathetic paradigm. All basic diathesis realization patterns involve ARG-ST – DEPS mappings with reference to the SUBJ valence feature. The linking of syntactic arguments to semantic (thematic) roles is trivially realized at th ...
Metonymical subject changes in Dutch
... were extracted from Van Dale 2005. In this dictionary, 80 entry words contain the label 1 Whether a noun is interpreted literally or metonymically can be supported by some linguistic but problematic tests (cf. Sweep 2012: 57-70). 2 A reviewer rightly remarked that the word “change” suggests that t ...
... were extracted from Van Dale 2005. In this dictionary, 80 entry words contain the label 1 Whether a noun is interpreted literally or metonymically can be supported by some linguistic but problematic tests (cf. Sweep 2012: 57-70). 2 A reviewer rightly remarked that the word “change” suggests that t ...
Nominalizations as a window into the structure and
... • Maienborn argues that states denoted by copula constructions (like adjectival participles) and stative verbs are ‘Kimian States’ that are ontologically poorer than ‘Neo-Davidsonian’ states. • Kimian states are not defined relative to a (Neo-)Davidsonian event but Kimian states “are to be understoo ...
... • Maienborn argues that states denoted by copula constructions (like adjectival participles) and stative verbs are ‘Kimian States’ that are ontologically poorer than ‘Neo-Davidsonian’ states. • Kimian states are not defined relative to a (Neo-)Davidsonian event but Kimian states “are to be understoo ...
Arguments for Pseudo-Resultative Predicates
... In this paper, I show that predicates such as tight in (1) are not resultatives, nor are they ‘adverbial’ in the sense of being predicates of events. Rather, these ‘pseudo-resultative’ adjectives modify a created individual, along the lines of the proposal of Geuder (2000) for resultative adverbs. H ...
... In this paper, I show that predicates such as tight in (1) are not resultatives, nor are they ‘adverbial’ in the sense of being predicates of events. Rather, these ‘pseudo-resultative’ adjectives modify a created individual, along the lines of the proposal of Geuder (2000) for resultative adverbs. H ...
Relative Clause Coordination and Subordination in Japanese
... the first based on naive probability, and the second on representational preferences. For both methods, statistical scores were computed only in cases where multiple non-idiomatic entries4 existed for a common verb stem. Idiomatic entries were automatically allocated a score of one, on the assumptio ...
... the first based on naive probability, and the second on representational preferences. For both methods, statistical scores were computed only in cases where multiple non-idiomatic entries4 existed for a common verb stem. Idiomatic entries were automatically allocated a score of one, on the assumptio ...
1 The Functions of Non-Final Verbs and Their Aspectual Categories
... constructions and explores their morphological composition. Section 4 examines the functions of these non-final verb constructions in narrative discourse and the ways in which they interact with aspectual marking relative to their discourse function. 2 An overview of relevant Northern Mao patterns B ...
... constructions and explores their morphological composition. Section 4 examines the functions of these non-final verb constructions in narrative discourse and the ways in which they interact with aspectual marking relative to their discourse function. 2 An overview of relevant Northern Mao patterns B ...
Persian complex predicates and the limits of inheritance
... the sub-concept ‘animal’ does not repeat this information, but instead refers to the concept ‘living thing ’. The same is true for sub-concepts of ‘ animal ’: they do not repeat information relevant for all living things or animals, but refer to the direct super-concept ‘animal’. The connections bet ...
... the sub-concept ‘animal’ does not repeat this information, but instead refers to the concept ‘living thing ’. The same is true for sub-concepts of ‘ animal ’: they do not repeat information relevant for all living things or animals, but refer to the direct super-concept ‘animal’. The connections bet ...
Laura A. Michaelis University of Colorado at Boulder Proceedings of
... implicit and explicit quantizing as follows: There are two means of quantizing a state: either by explicitly assigning a duration to the state or by implicitly taking a maximum period at which the state continuously holds. I call such a maximum period of a state a ‘phase’ of a state. Explicit quanti ...
... implicit and explicit quantizing as follows: There are two means of quantizing a state: either by explicitly assigning a duration to the state or by implicitly taking a maximum period at which the state continuously holds. I call such a maximum period of a state a ‘phase’ of a state. Explicit quanti ...
TWO CLASSES OF DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS: THE ROLE OF
... (Anagnostopoulou 1999a, 1999b building on Alexiadou & Anagnostopoulou 1998, 2001). In this approach, double object constructions of the Icelandic type differ from double object constructions of the English type in that in Icelandic, the indirect object doesn't check Case features, it only checks EPP ...
... (Anagnostopoulou 1999a, 1999b building on Alexiadou & Anagnostopoulou 1998, 2001). In this approach, double object constructions of the Icelandic type differ from double object constructions of the English type in that in Icelandic, the indirect object doesn't check Case features, it only checks EPP ...
resultative predicative adjunct constructions in the gothic bible
... the participle. In other words, the subject S1 of the main verb performs an action on the object O1 that appears together with a participle presenting its quality. This quality is equivalent to the result of a previous action expressed by the participle and performed on the object O2 by the subject ...
... the participle. In other words, the subject S1 of the main verb performs an action on the object O1 that appears together with a participle presenting its quality. This quality is equivalent to the result of a previous action expressed by the participle and performed on the object O2 by the subject ...
Adversative conjunction choice in Russian ( no, da, odnako
... variability in proposed semantics suggests that da, no, and odnako are semantically very close and quantitative analysis may be necessary to determine what semantic differences if any hold between them. In the present study, I use the quantitative variationist method to examine the choice between th ...
... variability in proposed semantics suggests that da, no, and odnako are semantically very close and quantitative analysis may be necessary to determine what semantic differences if any hold between them. In the present study, I use the quantitative variationist method to examine the choice between th ...
IV. Two-Verb Sequences and Germanic SOV
... Various generalisations can be drawn from these data: All the VO-languages allow only one and the same order. The OV languages, on the other hand, differ in which order they prefer, and 7 out of 9 OV languages also allow more than one order (actually 8 out of 10 if Yiddish is counted as OV). Only VO ...
... Various generalisations can be drawn from these data: All the VO-languages allow only one and the same order. The OV languages, on the other hand, differ in which order they prefer, and 7 out of 9 OV languages also allow more than one order (actually 8 out of 10 if Yiddish is counted as OV). Only VO ...
Язык. Константы. Переменные - Observatoire de linguistique
... facts, but in showing the logical links between facts (in case they are correct) and corresponding abstract statements. 2. CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARIES Grammatical Relations ⇒ Syntactic Relations 2.1. *Grammatical First things first: in language, there is no such thing as *grammatical relations: the rel ...
... facts, but in showing the logical links between facts (in case they are correct) and corresponding abstract statements. 2. CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARIES Grammatical Relations ⇒ Syntactic Relations 2.1. *Grammatical First things first: in language, there is no such thing as *grammatical relations: the rel ...
Puyuma clause constructions
... Figure 1 shows two of the parents of the major clause constructions of English, the clause construction itself, SJ PRED, and the verbal agreement construction, AGR TRIGGER MORPH VERB. Since each component of a construction is defined by the construction itself, the verbs of the major clause construc ...
... Figure 1 shows two of the parents of the major clause constructions of English, the clause construction itself, SJ PRED, and the verbal agreement construction, AGR TRIGGER MORPH VERB. Since each component of a construction is defined by the construction itself, the verbs of the major clause construc ...
gerúndio - CLUL - Universidade de Lisboa
... (henceforth, CLP)1 . Given obvious space constraints, texts from the corpora will not be translated, although the relevant expressions are discussed within the text and highlighted in the excerpts. ...
... (henceforth, CLP)1 . Given obvious space constraints, texts from the corpora will not be translated, although the relevant expressions are discussed within the text and highlighted in the excerpts. ...
Objects in Resultatives
... event and a patient undergoes it. More specific information (whether the agent is volitional, for example, or whether the patient undergoes a change of state) derives from other sources, such as what sort of thing the agent or patient is, and what sort of event it is related to; for similar views se ...
... event and a patient undergoes it. More specific information (whether the agent is volitional, for example, or whether the patient undergoes a change of state) derives from other sources, such as what sort of thing the agent or patient is, and what sort of event it is related to; for similar views se ...
e diachrony of light and auxiliary verbs in Indo-Aryan
... in noun-verb complexes, however, the light verbs of verb-verb complexes do make a semantic contribution to the predicate, as shown above in §1.8 Many historical treatments do not distinguish between light verbs and auxiliaries, as noted by Bu and Lahiri (2002: 4), who argue that such a distinction ...
... in noun-verb complexes, however, the light verbs of verb-verb complexes do make a semantic contribution to the predicate, as shown above in §1.8 Many historical treatments do not distinguish between light verbs and auxiliaries, as noted by Bu and Lahiri (2002: 4), who argue that such a distinction ...
Aspectual licensing and object shift - bu people
... Westermann’s view that OV order in Gbå gerunds reduces to the prenominal order of possessors. But this correlation fails in ⁄gbo and Yor∞bÄ which have OV gerunds but lack prenominal possessors (Williamson 1986). This doesn’t prove that the Gbå parallel between OV and Poss-N is accidental, since Gbå ...
... Westermann’s view that OV order in Gbå gerunds reduces to the prenominal order of possessors. But this correlation fails in ⁄gbo and Yor∞bÄ which have OV gerunds but lack prenominal possessors (Williamson 1986). This doesn’t prove that the Gbå parallel between OV and Poss-N is accidental, since Gbå ...