The syntactic analysis of the Dutch absentive
... examples like (12) as evidence in favor of the copular construction analysis, we cannot straightforwardly adopt it given that it wrongly predicts that the infinitive would also have to precede the clause-final verbal sequences in the corresponding perfect tense constructions, as in (14). ...
... examples like (12) as evidence in favor of the copular construction analysis, we cannot straightforwardly adopt it given that it wrongly predicts that the infinitive would also have to precede the clause-final verbal sequences in the corresponding perfect tense constructions, as in (14). ...
Translating Infinitival Structures
... some theory of similarities and contrasts between languages? These are just several questions from many more that, perhaps, bother all language learners and translators. Some of them are more difficult to answer than others. In one way or another, the voluminous literature on translation proves that ...
... some theory of similarities and contrasts between languages? These are just several questions from many more that, perhaps, bother all language learners and translators. Some of them are more difficult to answer than others. In one way or another, the voluminous literature on translation proves that ...
German: An Essential Grammar
... comparison, there is no understanding). The approach to German grammar adopted in this book is strongly contrastive with English. English and German are after all, as languages go, very closely related and have a great deal in common. Look, for example, at the past tenses of irregular verbs (trinken ...
... comparison, there is no understanding). The approach to German grammar adopted in this book is strongly contrastive with English. English and German are after all, as languages go, very closely related and have a great deal in common. Look, for example, at the past tenses of irregular verbs (trinken ...
Generating A Parsing Lexicon from an LCS-Based Lexicon
... (2) th,src(from); and (3) th,src(),goal(). We can either assign all patterns for all of these thematic grids to this class or we can choose the most common one. However, both of these approaches introduce errors: The first will generate redundant patterns and the second will assign incorrect pattern ...
... (2) th,src(from); and (3) th,src(),goal(). We can either assign all patterns for all of these thematic grids to this class or we can choose the most common one. However, both of these approaches introduce errors: The first will generate redundant patterns and the second will assign incorrect pattern ...
Non-finite complements and modality in de-na `allow` in Hindi-Urdu
... indirect object with the embedded clause subject; see further discussion in section 7. Butt notes some syntactic similarities in c-structure between the complex predicate permissive described above and the instructive ‘tell’, which involves object control (3a). The similarities include scrambling, n ...
... indirect object with the embedded clause subject; see further discussion in section 7. Butt notes some syntactic similarities in c-structure between the complex predicate permissive described above and the instructive ‘tell’, which involves object control (3a). The similarities include scrambling, n ...
A Syntactic Analysis of Modal bì 必: Auxiliary Verb or Adverb?
... ‘Those who fulfil their functions and follow the principles can also be employed to govern, why must there be awe and sternness?’ Contrastively to example (5) to (7) where bì 必 is followed by a noun phrase, in examples (8) to (11) it is followed by a verb in which case it is analyzed as an auxiliary ...
... ‘Those who fulfil their functions and follow the principles can also be employed to govern, why must there be awe and sternness?’ Contrastively to example (5) to (7) where bì 必 is followed by a noun phrase, in examples (8) to (11) it is followed by a verb in which case it is analyzed as an auxiliary ...
The compound verbal modal predicate
... general terms, a knowledge of grammar is part of our knowledge of the world and of ourselves. The use of language is a distinctively human activity, so it is appropriate for us to understand how it works. The study of grammar enables us to say why [1] is acceptable and [2] is not. It enables us to ...
... general terms, a knowledge of grammar is part of our knowledge of the world and of ourselves. The use of language is a distinctively human activity, so it is appropriate for us to understand how it works. The study of grammar enables us to say why [1] is acceptable and [2] is not. It enables us to ...
conceptualization in the english gerund and its spanish - e
... of the English gerund enables us to determine the different levels of conceptualization between the English gerund and its Spanish equivalents. Secondly, in our opinion, the -ing form classification constitutes one of the most representative cases in the English language where a non-discrete approac ...
... of the English gerund enables us to determine the different levels of conceptualization between the English gerund and its Spanish equivalents. Secondly, in our opinion, the -ing form classification constitutes one of the most representative cases in the English language where a non-discrete approac ...
The choice bli-s-June-99
... Previous research on the passives in the Scandinavian languages has also looked at the frequency of the passive forms in spoken and written language as well as in different genres. All the grammarians mentioned here associate s-passive with the written mode, in particular bureaucratic writings. This ...
... Previous research on the passives in the Scandinavian languages has also looked at the frequency of the passive forms in spoken and written language as well as in different genres. All the grammarians mentioned here associate s-passive with the written mode, in particular bureaucratic writings. This ...
An Analysis of the Evidential Use of German Perception Verbs
... subject. The two types differ with respect to volitionality. Verbs of the activity type such as sich (etwas) anhören ‘listen to’ refer to volitional perception, whereas verbs such as hören ‘hear’ belong to the experience type since they denote involuntary perception. Verbs of the phenomenon subtype ...
... subject. The two types differ with respect to volitionality. Verbs of the activity type such as sich (etwas) anhören ‘listen to’ refer to volitional perception, whereas verbs such as hören ‘hear’ belong to the experience type since they denote involuntary perception. Verbs of the phenomenon subtype ...
University of Pardubice Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
... There is the absence of a finite verb form. They have no tense and they cannot include a modal verb, there are no distinctions of person and number. If there is no “overt link” (Biber 2002, 226), the non-finite verb form itself indicates that the clause is dependent. In most cases, there is no probl ...
... There is the absence of a finite verb form. They have no tense and they cannot include a modal verb, there are no distinctions of person and number. If there is no “overt link” (Biber 2002, 226), the non-finite verb form itself indicates that the clause is dependent. In most cases, there is no probl ...
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Irregular Verbs Up Close
... the third box, even though it is a large one, you will see one word, from which you will be able to derive the person and number of one of the two tenses and moods of the preterit system. In the last box, one of the two small ones, you’ll see two words that are invariable in form and are used to for ...
... the third box, even though it is a large one, you will see one word, from which you will be able to derive the person and number of one of the two tenses and moods of the preterit system. In the last box, one of the two small ones, you’ll see two words that are invariable in form and are used to for ...
Remarks on the Passive Voice in English and Romanian
... the verb to be conjugated. So, the direct object of the verb in the active construction becomes the grammatical subject of the passive structure. The subject of the respective active construction becomes what is commonly called an object of instrument / object of agency, preceded by the preposition ...
... the verb to be conjugated. So, the direct object of the verb in the active construction becomes the grammatical subject of the passive structure. The subject of the respective active construction becomes what is commonly called an object of instrument / object of agency, preceded by the preposition ...
Conference Abstracts - Penn State University
... The neurocognition of real time argument interpretation in Icelandic Language comprehension can be characterised as a process of mapping a linguistic form onto its corresponding meaning in real time. Recent research indicates that – at least for the domain of obligatory sentence constituents (verbs ...
... The neurocognition of real time argument interpretation in Icelandic Language comprehension can be characterised as a process of mapping a linguistic form onto its corresponding meaning in real time. Recent research indicates that – at least for the domain of obligatory sentence constituents (verbs ...
3 syntactic functions of gerund
... c) There is person concord and number concord between the subject of a clause and the finite verb phrase. Concord is particularly clear with the present tense of be: ...
... c) There is person concord and number concord between the subject of a clause and the finite verb phrase. Concord is particularly clear with the present tense of be: ...
English Object Alternations: A Unified Account
... The limited productivity of object alternations has received considerable attention in studies of child language acquisition since it suggests that there is more to learning alternations than learning a list of the alternating verbs (e.g., Bowerman 1982, Pinker 1989). An account of object alternatio ...
... The limited productivity of object alternations has received considerable attention in studies of child language acquisition since it suggests that there is more to learning alternations than learning a list of the alternating verbs (e.g., Bowerman 1982, Pinker 1989). An account of object alternatio ...
“The Use of the Gerund in the English Language and ways of its
... There is no gerund in the Ukrainian language and the English gerund is rendered into Ukrainian in different ways: by a noun, by an infinitive, by a verbal adverb and by a subordinate clause. a) by a noun. Dancing had not begun yet. - Танці ще не почалися. b) by an infinitive. She had tea with Cipria ...
... There is no gerund in the Ukrainian language and the English gerund is rendered into Ukrainian in different ways: by a noun, by an infinitive, by a verbal adverb and by a subordinate clause. a) by a noun. Dancing had not begun yet. - Танці ще не почалися. b) by an infinitive. She had tea with Cipria ...
AK - KISS Grammar
... exercises may become boring. You may therefore want to modify some of the directions. For example, punctuation exercises often ask students to identify constructions as well as fix the punctuation. You may want to change these to simply fixing and discussing the punctuation. The same is true for som ...
... exercises may become boring. You may therefore want to modify some of the directions. For example, punctuation exercises often ask students to identify constructions as well as fix the punctuation. You may want to change these to simply fixing and discussing the punctuation. The same is true for som ...
Complex Passive Constructions in Norwegian
... general principle’, is naturally stateable in an HPSG format, are presented in section 2. With the same theoretical anchoring, section 3 elucidates the exact way in which the grammar of Norwegian can be said to ‘have’ the Complex Passive construction type, drawing on the notion of a type inheritance ...
... general principle’, is naturally stateable in an HPSG format, are presented in section 2. With the same theoretical anchoring, section 3 elucidates the exact way in which the grammar of Norwegian can be said to ‘have’ the Complex Passive construction type, drawing on the notion of a type inheritance ...
Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge
... Ich habe gesonnt mich (no tick) Ich wasche mich das Auto (no tick) ...
... Ich habe gesonnt mich (no tick) Ich wasche mich das Auto (no tick) ...
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... 3. The relative pronoun what . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Cleft sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI.3. NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... 3. The relative pronoun what . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Cleft sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI.3. NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Patterns of Dative-Nominative Alternations
... Jan got the book gestern through/by Peter sent ‘Jan got the book sent by Peter yesterday’ ...
... Jan got the book gestern through/by Peter sent ‘Jan got the book sent by Peter yesterday’ ...
Verbs are a necessary component of all sentences
... defined as a word, clause, or phrase or as a group of phrases forming a syntactic unit which expresses a complete thought. Logically related sentences form a text or a discourse. In contemporary English the term text and the term discourse are used interchangeably; though earlier the text was unders ...
... defined as a word, clause, or phrase or as a group of phrases forming a syntactic unit which expresses a complete thought. Logically related sentences form a text or a discourse. In contemporary English the term text and the term discourse are used interchangeably; though earlier the text was unders ...
2019 Specimen Paper Markscheme 4
... Ich habe gesonnt mich (no tick) Ich wasche mich das Auto (no tick) ...
... Ich habe gesonnt mich (no tick) Ich wasche mich das Auto (no tick) ...