New perspectives on Contrastive Grammar, Applied Linguistics and
... At the pragmatic and discourse levels, subsumption takes the form of parametrization processes of the variable elements of non-argumental constructions, which differ from level-1 constructions in that they are essentially idiomatic in nature, i.e. they consist of a combination of fixed and variable ...
... At the pragmatic and discourse levels, subsumption takes the form of parametrization processes of the variable elements of non-argumental constructions, which differ from level-1 constructions in that they are essentially idiomatic in nature, i.e. they consist of a combination of fixed and variable ...
the structure of auxiliaries within the complex verbal groups
... This paper is not concerned with the internal structure of the Verb group itself, but with the structure of auxiliaries in the complex Verbal Groups. As we know, every Verbal Group (excepting the elliptical ones) contains a lexical verb as its Head. Lexical verbs are those verbs which belong to the ...
... This paper is not concerned with the internal structure of the Verb group itself, but with the structure of auxiliaries in the complex Verbal Groups. As we know, every Verbal Group (excepting the elliptical ones) contains a lexical verb as its Head. Lexical verbs are those verbs which belong to the ...
The lexical category auxiliary in Sinhala
... In auxiliation, argument-taking verbs undergo a semantic change from their lexical meaning towards more grammatical meaning. Along with the semantic change, the verb changes syntactically from taking arguments to taking various kinds of complements to a preference for non-finite verbal complements. ...
... In auxiliation, argument-taking verbs undergo a semantic change from their lexical meaning towards more grammatical meaning. Along with the semantic change, the verb changes syntactically from taking arguments to taking various kinds of complements to a preference for non-finite verbal complements. ...
Handout available here - seven
... • Basically limited to verbs which undergo the anticausative alternation, i.e. which have a transitive alternant expressing causation, e.g.: (a) Lucy grew the cabbages. (b) Imhotep froze the fish fingers. – This alternation provides good evidence that these verbs are all unaccusative: both transitiv ...
... • Basically limited to verbs which undergo the anticausative alternation, i.e. which have a transitive alternant expressing causation, e.g.: (a) Lucy grew the cabbages. (b) Imhotep froze the fish fingers. – This alternation provides good evidence that these verbs are all unaccusative: both transitiv ...
english syntax the simple sentence
... corrective of what are called ungrammatical expressions, it must be borne in mind that the rules of grammar have no value except as statements of facts: whatever is in general use in a language is for that very reason grammatically correct”1. Apart from Sweet’s works, the most elaborate presentation ...
... corrective of what are called ungrammatical expressions, it must be borne in mind that the rules of grammar have no value except as statements of facts: whatever is in general use in a language is for that very reason grammatically correct”1. Apart from Sweet’s works, the most elaborate presentation ...
Adina Camelia Bleotu - Why Does IT Always Rain on Me
... start to think about what lies behind the it in sentences like It rains. or It snows, an it which is missing in pro-drop languages. Is it the snow that falls or is there something or someone that causes the snow to fall? The aim of this paper is to present a possible argument structure representatio ...
... start to think about what lies behind the it in sentences like It rains. or It snows, an it which is missing in pro-drop languages. Is it the snow that falls or is there something or someone that causes the snow to fall? The aim of this paper is to present a possible argument structure representatio ...
Motion events can be segmented into several components
... V-languages have a much more restricted and basic lexicon of manner expressions than S-languages, which tend to have many expressive and semantically detailed verbs at their disposal. The tendency to use more elaborate path descriptions in S-languages may seem counterintuitive at first. However, thi ...
... V-languages have a much more restricted and basic lexicon of manner expressions than S-languages, which tend to have many expressive and semantically detailed verbs at their disposal. The tendency to use more elaborate path descriptions in S-languages may seem counterintuitive at first. However, thi ...
GRS LX 700 Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory
... We have an account for why ECM subjects act like they’re in the higher clause by LF. Moreover, we have yet another reason to think that there is an LF level. So what does it mean for a verb to “assign accusative case”? ...
... We have an account for why ECM subjects act like they’re in the higher clause by LF. Moreover, we have yet another reason to think that there is an LF level. So what does it mean for a verb to “assign accusative case”? ...
The Double-O Constraints in Japanese* William J. Poser
... be the direct object of “beat” or the causee. But in fact, only one interpretation is possible, that on which the missing NP is the causee. This is because the missing NP can be taken to be dative, which is a possible case for the causee. For the missing NP to be the direct object of “beat”, it woul ...
... be the direct object of “beat” or the causee. But in fact, only one interpretation is possible, that on which the missing NP is the causee. This is because the missing NP can be taken to be dative, which is a possible case for the causee. For the missing NP to be the direct object of “beat”, it woul ...
This chapter makes theoretical contributions to construction grammar
... constructions and lexemes and, in fact, all linguistic units are considered form-meaning pairings that form larger sets or networks. If both grammatical constructions and lexical elements are meaningful units, their meanings need to be compatible in order to yield felicitous combinations. Comparing ...
... constructions and lexemes and, in fact, all linguistic units are considered form-meaning pairings that form larger sets or networks. If both grammatical constructions and lexical elements are meaningful units, their meanings need to be compatible in order to yield felicitous combinations. Comparing ...
feature licensing, morphological words, and phonological domains
... distinct singular and plural forms, with a further distinction in the plural determiner between locative and nonlocative cases: -a is the singular determiner, oak is the plural determiner, and -eta is the plural determiner for locative cases. For each of the underlying forms in (1) we can obtain two ...
... distinct singular and plural forms, with a further distinction in the plural determiner between locative and nonlocative cases: -a is the singular determiner, oak is the plural determiner, and -eta is the plural determiner for locative cases. For each of the underlying forms in (1) we can obtain two ...
A time-relational analysis of Russian aspect. Language
... presenting the situation in its totality. This, however, can be understood in two ways. It is either a neutral form - i.e., IMPERF unmarked whether the situation is 'seen in its totality' or not, or it is supposed to express that the situation does not have this feature. Under the first interpretati ...
... presenting the situation in its totality. This, however, can be understood in two ways. It is either a neutral form - i.e., IMPERF unmarked whether the situation is 'seen in its totality' or not, or it is supposed to express that the situation does not have this feature. Under the first interpretati ...
Indirect Objects - Let`s Learn English!
... Here Sue is the animate and the projected possessor of the letter. But look what happens in the following: Joe sent a letter to Cincinnati. *Joe sent Cincinnati a letter. Since Cincinnati is a location of the letter, we find this sentence ungrammatical. ...
... Here Sue is the animate and the projected possessor of the letter. But look what happens in the following: Joe sent a letter to Cincinnati. *Joe sent Cincinnati a letter. Since Cincinnati is a location of the letter, we find this sentence ungrammatical. ...
The Path to Neutralization: Image Schemas and Prefixed Motion Verbs
... (18) Еще до того, как Юрий Гагарин в космос слетал. [Есеновский] As we have seen, prefixes like в-, which introduce a path, do not yield perfective verbs when combined with a non-completable, nondirectional verb. However, the по- and с- prefixes do not represent paths. The former is quantificational ...
... (18) Еще до того, как Юрий Гагарин в космос слетал. [Есеновский] As we have seen, prefixes like в-, which introduce a path, do not yield perfective verbs when combined with a non-completable, nondirectional verb. However, the по- and с- prefixes do not represent paths. The former is quantificational ...
Thematic Roles and Syntactic Structure
... Whereas (6a) clearly asserts that the article is the target of John’s anger, (6b) does not: here the article is the cause of John’s (change of) emotion but not necessarily the target of it. According to (6b), the article could in fact be a brilliant exposé of government corruption that makes John an ...
... Whereas (6a) clearly asserts that the article is the target of John’s anger, (6b) does not: here the article is the cause of John’s (change of) emotion but not necessarily the target of it. According to (6b), the article could in fact be a brilliant exposé of government corruption that makes John an ...
Performance Grammar: a Declarative Definition
... How is the focussed Direct OBJect NP Kim ‘extracted’ from the subordinate clause and ‘moved’ into the main clause? Movement of phrases between clauses is due to lateral topology sharing (i.e. left– and/or right–peripheral sharing). If a sentence contains more than one verb, each of the verb frames c ...
... How is the focussed Direct OBJect NP Kim ‘extracted’ from the subordinate clause and ‘moved’ into the main clause? Movement of phrases between clauses is due to lateral topology sharing (i.e. left– and/or right–peripheral sharing). If a sentence contains more than one verb, each of the verb frames c ...
1. Functional Classification of Sentences
... must be borne in mind that the rules of grammar have no value except as statements of facts: whatever is in general use in a language is for that very reason grammatically correct”1. Apart from Sweet’s works, the most elaborate presentations of English grammar have been made by some grammarians in t ...
... must be borne in mind that the rules of grammar have no value except as statements of facts: whatever is in general use in a language is for that very reason grammatically correct”1. Apart from Sweet’s works, the most elaborate presentations of English grammar have been made by some grammarians in t ...
`Advance`: Meaning, Syntax and the Influence of Metaphors in a
... of metaphors and meaning stated by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in their book Metaphors we live by (2003). The main conclusions of this study can be summarized as follows. Firstly, that the wide extended definition of “advance” as “to move forward” varies in relation to the kind of lexical items t ...
... of metaphors and meaning stated by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in their book Metaphors we live by (2003). The main conclusions of this study can be summarized as follows. Firstly, that the wide extended definition of “advance” as “to move forward” varies in relation to the kind of lexical items t ...
Lexicalization of Serbian Verbs: Evidence from - e
... This theory relies on the concept of “underspecification”, which is a mechanism where “lexical representations are not fully specified until they enter the process of composition” (Spalek, 2014, p. 14). By having the lexical items underspecified, the role of the arguments is being emphasized, as th ...
... This theory relies on the concept of “underspecification”, which is a mechanism where “lexical representations are not fully specified until they enter the process of composition” (Spalek, 2014, p. 14). By having the lexical items underspecified, the role of the arguments is being emphasized, as th ...
The timing of verb selection in Japanese sentence
... suggesting that advance verb selection occurs before subject articulation. This pattern contrasts with the results from Schriefers et al. (1998). However, Huang and Kaiser’s choice of unrelated distractors was problematic in multiple respects, making it hard to interpret the results. First, the rela ...
... suggesting that advance verb selection occurs before subject articulation. This pattern contrasts with the results from Schriefers et al. (1998). However, Huang and Kaiser’s choice of unrelated distractors was problematic in multiple respects, making it hard to interpret the results. First, the rela ...
Denis Creissels E-mail: denis.creissels@univ
... experienced by a person rather that to cold as a meteorological state. The imperfective participle of this verb (buχida) can however be used as an adjective referring to the ambient temperature. ...
... experienced by a person rather that to cold as a meteorological state. The imperfective participle of this verb (buχida) can however be used as an adjective referring to the ambient temperature. ...
Grammatical Relations Author Contact Information Corresponding
... 2 How are Grammatical Relations Encoded? Languages may emploly different means to encode grammatical relations. The best known morphological category specifically designated to encode grammatical relations is Case (see Morphological Case in Linguistics). Overt morphological Case marking is present ...
... 2 How are Grammatical Relations Encoded? Languages may emploly different means to encode grammatical relations. The best known morphological category specifically designated to encode grammatical relations is Case (see Morphological Case in Linguistics). Overt morphological Case marking is present ...
Chapter six - UNT Department of English
... be both largely autonomous from other kinds of knowledge and at some level determined by the genetic endowment (innate). These proposals would plainly have a great impact on the linguists understanding of what comprises the native speakers knowledge of both phonology and morphology. In this final ...
... be both largely autonomous from other kinds of knowledge and at some level determined by the genetic endowment (innate). These proposals would plainly have a great impact on the linguists understanding of what comprises the native speakers knowledge of both phonology and morphology. In this final ...
Verb Movement, Objects, and Serialization
... that have been offered for these paradigms do not generalize well to Edo. For example, Collins and Branigan’s account of the English and French cases crucially hinges on the fact that the subject does not raise out of VP to Spec of IP in the inversion constructions; because of this, Case-checking of ...
... that have been offered for these paradigms do not generalize well to Edo. For example, Collins and Branigan’s account of the English and French cases crucially hinges on the fact that the subject does not raise out of VP to Spec of IP in the inversion constructions; because of this, Case-checking of ...
Lisa filled water into the cup: The roles of
... in contrast, predicts a negative correlation between the acceptability of a given error and overall verb frequency. These predictions are obviously difficult to disentangle, given that, in any corpus, the two counts are highly correlated. For errors involving the locative constructions, Ambridge, Pi ...
... in contrast, predicts a negative correlation between the acceptability of a given error and overall verb frequency. These predictions are obviously difficult to disentangle, given that, in any corpus, the two counts are highly correlated. For errors involving the locative constructions, Ambridge, Pi ...