The Debate on Ergativity in Neo-Aramaic Norh
... by NOM is the subject of the participial complement of the auxiliary. Polotsky, on the other hand, does not believe that there is any inversion and assumes that the argument cross referenced by NOM in the perfective (e.g. (5b) and (6b)) is the subject, i.e. these sentences are passive. The two alter ...
... by NOM is the subject of the participial complement of the auxiliary. Polotsky, on the other hand, does not believe that there is any inversion and assumes that the argument cross referenced by NOM in the perfective (e.g. (5b) and (6b)) is the subject, i.e. these sentences are passive. The two alter ...
Cognate objects in Vietnamese transitive verbs
... there are two types of cognate objects: one is comprised of direct cognate objects, the other of indirect cognate objects. The two types occupy two different positions in transitive verbs and behave differently from each other. The positing of indirect cognate objects correctly predicts that (i) in ...
... there are two types of cognate objects: one is comprised of direct cognate objects, the other of indirect cognate objects. The two types occupy two different positions in transitive verbs and behave differently from each other. The positing of indirect cognate objects correctly predicts that (i) in ...
Dutch and German verb clusters in Performance
... only agreement features but also positional features. While their values are determined as part of the unification process. A simplified example is provided in Figure 8 by the placement of the past participle gerepareerd of example (1). The “CMPtype” feature on the CoMPlement S-node in the lexical f ...
... only agreement features but also positional features. While their values are determined as part of the unification process. A simplified example is provided in Figure 8 by the placement of the past participle gerepareerd of example (1). The “CMPtype” feature on the CoMPlement S-node in the lexical f ...
The Pieces of Morphology
... voice is involved in introducing the external argument; v makes the verb from the root and may be involved with Case on the object APPL (in this position) relates an event to an individual (e.g., a benefactive) CAUS would add a causative event (in the case, e.g., of morphologically derived causative ...
... voice is involved in introducing the external argument; v makes the verb from the root and may be involved with Case on the object APPL (in this position) relates an event to an individual (e.g., a benefactive) CAUS would add a causative event (in the case, e.g., of morphologically derived causative ...
Restructuring Involving Purpose/ Gerundive Clause in Japanese*
... which in turn allows the instrumental adjunct zitensya-de to modify the verb.) In contrast, kowas(u) in (10) is suffixed by -te, which has a [-Tense] feature. Since this feature sanctions an event argument, the gerund kowasi-te is modifiable. So in (10), this gerund, which heads a GC, is modified by ...
... which in turn allows the instrumental adjunct zitensya-de to modify the verb.) In contrast, kowas(u) in (10) is suffixed by -te, which has a [-Tense] feature. Since this feature sanctions an event argument, the gerund kowasi-te is modifiable. So in (10), this gerund, which heads a GC, is modified by ...
Multilingual Lexical Representation
... The path equation induced by the human-tllnk will ensure that translation equivalent words denote individuals of the same (natural) gender. 2 The use of a commontype system makes it easier to express such relationships, although it is not essential, provided that comparable information is encoded in ...
... The path equation induced by the human-tllnk will ensure that translation equivalent words denote individuals of the same (natural) gender. 2 The use of a commontype system makes it easier to express such relationships, although it is not essential, provided that comparable information is encoded in ...
VERBS AND OBJECTS IN SEMANTIC AGREEMENT: MINOR
... view that in this area the search for any generalizations is bound to be in vain. For example, if one were to investigate which arguments predicates are most likely to agree with in semantic classification, one might uncover a universally valid implicational generalization, agreement requirements ar ...
... view that in this area the search for any generalizations is bound to be in vain. For example, if one were to investigate which arguments predicates are most likely to agree with in semantic classification, one might uncover a universally valid implicational generalization, agreement requirements ar ...
Surprise: Spanish FrameNet! Carlos Subirats and Miriam R.L.
... construction. However, unlike other predicates that occur in the middle-se construction7, the verb sorprenderse does not allow a by-REFLEXIVE phrase, as shown in (11). (11) *Juan se sorprendió por sí solo de que María cantase Juan REFL surprised by him alone of that María sang Thus, sorprenderse is ...
... construction. However, unlike other predicates that occur in the middle-se construction7, the verb sorprenderse does not allow a by-REFLEXIVE phrase, as shown in (11). (11) *Juan se sorprendió por sí solo de que María cantase Juan REFL surprised by him alone of that María sang Thus, sorprenderse is ...
on finiteness - Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
... verb, along with tense, person, mood and others. This idea is problematic for at least two reasons. First, an inflectional category is not just a set of morphological changes; it is a cluster of formal and functional properties. But there is no apparent functional counterpart to the finite/non-finit ...
... verb, along with tense, person, mood and others. This idea is problematic for at least two reasons. First, an inflectional category is not just a set of morphological changes; it is a cluster of formal and functional properties. But there is no apparent functional counterpart to the finite/non-finit ...
The verb krijgen `to get` as an undative verb
... like de storm ‘the tempest’: De storm brak het raam ‘The storm broke the window’. ...
... like de storm ‘the tempest’: De storm brak het raam ‘The storm broke the window’. ...
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... 2003). The verbs are not entirely devoid of semantic predicative power either as there is a clear difference between take a bath and give a bath. The verbs thus seem to be neither at their full semantic power nor at a completely depleted stage. Rather, they appear to be semantically light in the sen ...
... 2003). The verbs are not entirely devoid of semantic predicative power either as there is a clear difference between take a bath and give a bath. The verbs thus seem to be neither at their full semantic power nor at a completely depleted stage. Rather, they appear to be semantically light in the sen ...
PARATAXIS IN LANGO* Michael Noonan State University of New
... king 3s-remembered 3s-closed door the king remembered it, he closed the door 'the king remembered to close the door' does not have a counterpart in ...
... king 3s-remembered 3s-closed door the king remembered it, he closed the door 'the king remembered to close the door' does not have a counterpart in ...
Investigating the abstractness of children`s early knowledge of
... syntactic categories ; rather, grammatical structure builds around individual lexical items and these item-specific constructions only gradually become more general. Tomasello outlines a position in stark contrast to that proposed in generative accounts of grammatical development, which ascribe adult ...
... syntactic categories ; rather, grammatical structure builds around individual lexical items and these item-specific constructions only gradually become more general. Tomasello outlines a position in stark contrast to that proposed in generative accounts of grammatical development, which ascribe adult ...
pages 213–231 - Stanford University
... et al. (2004))), on the basis of different properties of sequences of nounplus-copula, which shows word-like behavior, in contrast to noun and negative copula, which are independent syntactic units. The interactions of these items with various copy constructions brings out their clear differences. T ...
... et al. (2004))), on the basis of different properties of sequences of nounplus-copula, which shows word-like behavior, in contrast to noun and negative copula, which are independent syntactic units. The interactions of these items with various copy constructions brings out their clear differences. T ...
corpus-based cognitive semantics a contrastive
... likes be and verbs that express cognition (understand, realize, wonder, see, feel, find, recognize, suspect, experience, dawn, doubt, consider), perception (appear, emerge, seem, show) as well as some other situations such as fail, dissolve. Start, on the other hand, likes less abstract verbs and ta ...
... likes be and verbs that express cognition (understand, realize, wonder, see, feel, find, recognize, suspect, experience, dawn, doubt, consider), perception (appear, emerge, seem, show) as well as some other situations such as fail, dissolve. Start, on the other hand, likes less abstract verbs and ta ...
The creation of tense and aspect systems in the languages of the
... Information on these languages was available only through published material, usually reference grammars. The test of the hypotheses required identifying verbal inflection as belonging to one of the super-categories of valence, voice, aspect, tense, mood or agreement. Despite the fact that some desc ...
... Information on these languages was available only through published material, usually reference grammars. The test of the hypotheses required identifying verbal inflection as belonging to one of the super-categories of valence, voice, aspect, tense, mood or agreement. Despite the fact that some desc ...
Semantic Proto-Roles - Association for Computational Linguistics
... Proto-roles Dowty (1991), in an exhaustive survey of research on thematic roles up to that point, identifies a number of problems with generalized thematic roles. First and foremost, if the inventory of role types is small, then it proves impossible to clearly delineate the boundaries between role t ...
... Proto-roles Dowty (1991), in an exhaustive survey of research on thematic roles up to that point, identifies a number of problems with generalized thematic roles. First and foremost, if the inventory of role types is small, then it proves impossible to clearly delineate the boundaries between role t ...
Brain Potentials Elicited by Garden-Path Sentences
... Experiment 2 examined whether syntactic ambiguities are resolved by application of a phrasestructure-based minimal attachment principle or by word-specific subcategorization information. P600 amplitude was a function of subcategorization biases rather than syntactic complexity. These findings indica ...
... Experiment 2 examined whether syntactic ambiguities are resolved by application of a phrasestructure-based minimal attachment principle or by word-specific subcategorization information. P600 amplitude was a function of subcategorization biases rather than syntactic complexity. These findings indica ...
The Curious Case of Metonymic Verbs
... verbs with a control group of non-metonymic verbs. Verbs that are typically used as non-metonymic include forget, recall, remember, describe, praise, prepare, shelve, see, and unpack. The demarcation of metonymic vs. non-metonymic verbs is rarely motivated explicitly and in some cases even seems rat ...
... verbs with a control group of non-metonymic verbs. Verbs that are typically used as non-metonymic include forget, recall, remember, describe, praise, prepare, shelve, see, and unpack. The demarcation of metonymic vs. non-metonymic verbs is rarely motivated explicitly and in some cases even seems rat ...
Thematic Proto-Roles and Argument Selection
... etc.), and subsequent syntactic transformations are stated in terms of these labels, not arbitrary or tree-structurally positioned NPs; and this seems to presuppose that there is not more than one Agentive (etc.) NP per clause. (This was modified later; see below.) In order for such systems to work ...
... etc.), and subsequent syntactic transformations are stated in terms of these labels, not arbitrary or tree-structurally positioned NPs; and this seems to presuppose that there is not more than one Agentive (etc.) NP per clause. (This was modified later; see below.) In order for such systems to work ...
Words
... voice is involved in introducing the external argument; v makes the verb from the root and may be involved with Case on the object APPL (in this position) relates an event to an individual (e.g., a benefactive) ...
... voice is involved in introducing the external argument; v makes the verb from the root and may be involved with Case on the object APPL (in this position) relates an event to an individual (e.g., a benefactive) ...
Linking syntactic and semantic arguments in a dependency
... “frame elements”). For discussion see e.g. (Helbig, 1995) or (Kruijff, 2001), for criticism see (Dowty, 1991). We can also use thematic roles to structure verbs into an ontology, as e.g. attempted by (Helbig, 1995), (Davis, 1998) or (Baker et al., 1998) in order to make semantic predictions for synt ...
... “frame elements”). For discussion see e.g. (Helbig, 1995) or (Kruijff, 2001), for criticism see (Dowty, 1991). We can also use thematic roles to structure verbs into an ontology, as e.g. attempted by (Helbig, 1995), (Davis, 1998) or (Baker et al., 1998) in order to make semantic predictions for synt ...
Depictive Secondary Predicates and Small Clause Approaches to
... characterizes the direct object during the causing event and not during the resultant state. This is inconsistent with the small clause analysis, where the direct object is not a participant in the verbal causing event. The facts are the exact opposite of what is expected on the small clause analysi ...
... characterizes the direct object during the causing event and not during the resultant state. This is inconsistent with the small clause analysis, where the direct object is not a participant in the verbal causing event. The facts are the exact opposite of what is expected on the small clause analysi ...
Graded representations in the acquisition of English and German
... (MacWhinney, Bates, & Kliegl, 1984). Case-marking is also 100% reliable within active transitives; that is it is THE overriding grammatical marker. When masculine lexical forms such as der (the/hemasculine-nominative ) or den (the/himmasculine-accusative ) are present, they must refer to the subject ...
... (MacWhinney, Bates, & Kliegl, 1984). Case-marking is also 100% reliable within active transitives; that is it is THE overriding grammatical marker. When masculine lexical forms such as der (the/hemasculine-nominative ) or den (the/himmasculine-accusative ) are present, they must refer to the subject ...