Robert Warnke
... In case is used when we want to be prepared for something that may happen. In case is follow by the Present simple tense but refers to future or present time. Take an anorak in case it rains. In case can also be used with the Past tense: I took an overcoat in case it was cold. ...
... In case is used when we want to be prepared for something that may happen. In case is follow by the Present simple tense but refers to future or present time. Take an anorak in case it rains. In case can also be used with the Past tense: I took an overcoat in case it was cold. ...
VERBS AND OBJECTS IN SEMANTIC AGREEMENT: MINOR
... These verbs differ from such plural-only verbs as gather, assemble, surround, or separate (cf. Meyer 1909) insofar as their classificatory meaning component is semantically arbitrary rather than being a constitutive and integral part of their lexical meaning, it is possible to imagine verbs with rou ...
... These verbs differ from such plural-only verbs as gather, assemble, surround, or separate (cf. Meyer 1909) insofar as their classificatory meaning component is semantically arbitrary rather than being a constitutive and integral part of their lexical meaning, it is possible to imagine verbs with rou ...
Year 8 Tracking dates and course content Winter term
... Skills : understanding what people like to do in Paris using ‘j’aime + infinitive’ Subtopic : visiting a tourist attraction Skills : understanding information about a tourist attraction asking for tourist information understanding question words using question words Subtopic : Opinions Skills : sayi ...
... Skills : understanding what people like to do in Paris using ‘j’aime + infinitive’ Subtopic : visiting a tourist attraction Skills : understanding information about a tourist attraction asking for tourist information understanding question words using question words Subtopic : Opinions Skills : sayi ...
The Nominative + Infinitive construction and the Accusative +
... confirmed by the different ellipsis properties of raising and control complements. As mentioned above, Lobeck (1990) notes that functional heads license ellipsis of their complements only when they undergo Spec-Head agreement, as a result of having agreement features. For examples, tensed Inflection ...
... confirmed by the different ellipsis properties of raising and control complements. As mentioned above, Lobeck (1990) notes that functional heads license ellipsis of their complements only when they undergo Spec-Head agreement, as a result of having agreement features. For examples, tensed Inflection ...
Children`s Early Acquisition of the Passive
... late and that children use some other strategy at a younger age which results in them comprehending or appearing to comprehend actional but not non-actional verb passives. For example, Borer & Wexler (1987) argue that the ability to form argument chains, required to move a verb’s object into subject ...
... late and that children use some other strategy at a younger age which results in them comprehending or appearing to comprehend actional but not non-actional verb passives. For example, Borer & Wexler (1987) argue that the ability to form argument chains, required to move a verb’s object into subject ...
Teachers` Guide
... five-minute exercises a week are more than enough for almost every student to master the analytical skills. The big question, however, is why should they master them? There are three basic reasons. These reasons are addressed in more detail on the KISS website, so here I’ll simply give a few example ...
... five-minute exercises a week are more than enough for almost every student to master the analytical skills. The big question, however, is why should they master them? There are three basic reasons. These reasons are addressed in more detail on the KISS website, so here I’ll simply give a few example ...
Gerund and gerundive
... gerund as an impersonal use of the gerundive: just as the phrase itum est yields, “it was gone” or “an act of going was engaged in,” so the gerund scrībendum (as in: ars scrībendī — “the art of writing”) can be regarded as meaning “it being written” or “an act of writing being engaged in” (thus ars ...
... gerund as an impersonal use of the gerundive: just as the phrase itum est yields, “it was gone” or “an act of going was engaged in,” so the gerund scrībendum (as in: ars scrībendī — “the art of writing”) can be regarded as meaning “it being written” or “an act of writing being engaged in” (thus ars ...
They are can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must
... The modals dealt with here are should, would, dare, need and used to. (a) In specific contexts, should can denote emotional feelings of sorrow, joy, displeasure, surprise, wonder, etc. Should in this sense is especially common in certain that-clauses, in rhetorical questions and in some ...
... The modals dealt with here are should, would, dare, need and used to. (a) In specific contexts, should can denote emotional feelings of sorrow, joy, displeasure, surprise, wonder, etc. Should in this sense is especially common in certain that-clauses, in rhetorical questions and in some ...
Areal-typological aspects of word
... in a small number of verbs with ingressive meaning as in er-blicken ‘catch sight of ’, er-fahren ‘come to know, learn’, but the meaning of these verbs is not compositional: the verb blicken means ‘glance at’ but the prefixed verb er-blicken does not mean ‘begin to glance at’; as for er-fahren, fahre ...
... in a small number of verbs with ingressive meaning as in er-blicken ‘catch sight of ’, er-fahren ‘come to know, learn’, but the meaning of these verbs is not compositional: the verb blicken means ‘glance at’ but the prefixed verb er-blicken does not mean ‘begin to glance at’; as for er-fahren, fahre ...
How motion verbs are special
... working hypothesis the idea that this distinction reflects a crucial aspect of that interface. Krifka’s formalization of the homomorphism from objects to events gives us a precise way to characterize this particular distinction. The distinction between the two kinds of meaning is reflected in the se ...
... working hypothesis the idea that this distinction reflects a crucial aspect of that interface. Krifka’s formalization of the homomorphism from objects to events gives us a precise way to characterize this particular distinction. The distinction between the two kinds of meaning is reflected in the se ...
7. Specific Verb Classes and Alternations - Humboldt
... ‘I got up.’ sˇe-ropehií. ‘I am sleepy.’ c. a-gwerú aina.‘I am bringing them now.’ d. sˇe-rerahá. ‘They will carry me off.’ This distinction between two syntactic classes of intransitives is semantically interesting because it appears to reflect meaning differences among the class of intransitives, a ...
... ‘I got up.’ sˇe-ropehií. ‘I am sleepy.’ c. a-gwerú aina.‘I am bringing them now.’ d. sˇe-rerahá. ‘They will carry me off.’ This distinction between two syntactic classes of intransitives is semantically interesting because it appears to reflect meaning differences among the class of intransitives, a ...
Lexicalized meaning and the internal temporal structure of events
... ally relevant properties are encoded in the meanings of verbs and the grammatical re flexes of these properties in the formation of larger event-denoting predicates (which I will refer to as 'aspectual composition ) and argument realization. Relying heavily on the works cited above, I will lay out i ...
... ally relevant properties are encoded in the meanings of verbs and the grammatical re flexes of these properties in the formation of larger event-denoting predicates (which I will refer to as 'aspectual composition ) and argument realization. Relying heavily on the works cited above, I will lay out i ...
Typology of Verbs for Scholarly Writing - Mid
... articles contained the verb found, with an average of 6.60 instances of the verb found per article. Further, in a review of 33 mixed research articles that were identified by Mallette, Moffit, Onwuegbuzie, and Wheeler (2008) in the field of literacy research that were published either in Reading Res ...
... articles contained the verb found, with an average of 6.60 instances of the verb found per article. Further, in a review of 33 mixed research articles that were identified by Mallette, Moffit, Onwuegbuzie, and Wheeler (2008) in the field of literacy research that were published either in Reading Res ...
Editorial: A Typology of Verbs for Scholarly Writing
... articles contained the verb found, with an average of 6.60 instances of the verb found per article. Further, in a review of 33 mixed research articles that were identified by Mallette, Moffit, Onwuegbuzie, and Wheeler (2008) in the field of literacy research that were published either in Reading Res ...
... articles contained the verb found, with an average of 6.60 instances of the verb found per article. Further, in a review of 33 mixed research articles that were identified by Mallette, Moffit, Onwuegbuzie, and Wheeler (2008) in the field of literacy research that were published either in Reading Res ...
German Reference Grammar
... The correct forms of the nouns are der Paß, die Fahrkarte, and das Gepäck. *Die Paß, *das Fahrkarte, and *der Gepäck are impossible combinations for a native speaker of German. Obviously, there is nothing especially masculine about a passport, or feminine about a ticket. These words have what is cal ...
... The correct forms of the nouns are der Paß, die Fahrkarte, and das Gepäck. *Die Paß, *das Fahrkarte, and *der Gepäck are impossible combinations for a native speaker of German. Obviously, there is nothing especially masculine about a passport, or feminine about a ticket. These words have what is cal ...
PPT 03 - McCorduck
... sentence, who “performs” the action signified by the verb and the action of the verb is “acted on” or “performed on” another entity, often called the “patient,” who or that is realized as the direct object of the sentence. For example, in the active (voice) sentence Mrs. Janner the Hammer tames thos ...
... sentence, who “performs” the action signified by the verb and the action of the verb is “acted on” or “performed on” another entity, often called the “patient,” who or that is realized as the direct object of the sentence. For example, in the active (voice) sentence Mrs. Janner the Hammer tames thos ...
sf anish event infinitives: from lexical semantics to syntax
... (3a) below describes an event which is temporally delimited. Evidence for this interpretation is that with action nominals, it is possible to add a temporal adverb fixing the time (~er in (3a)); furthermore, an adjective, if present, must be interpreted as descriptive attributive (tediosa in (3a)) , ...
... (3a) below describes an event which is temporally delimited. Evidence for this interpretation is that with action nominals, it is possible to add a temporal adverb fixing the time (~er in (3a)); furthermore, an adjective, if present, must be interpreted as descriptive attributive (tediosa in (3a)) , ...
Unit 7 - GFF3 - Modals Part 2 Interactive
... Incorrect. Need “be” between A. He could waiting for the modal and the progressive ...
... Incorrect. Need “be” between A. He could waiting for the modal and the progressive ...
Remarks on the History of the Indo-European Infinitive
... features of of purpose purpose clauses clauses and and verb verb complements complements In 2.1—2.3 OJr will be described and ·then in RV, Av, and Olr then compared to simple object/oblique case case nouns. nouns. Action Action nouns nouns which which are are indeterminately indeterminately object/o ...
... features of of purpose purpose clauses clauses and and verb verb complements complements In 2.1—2.3 OJr will be described and ·then in RV, Av, and Olr then compared to simple object/oblique case case nouns. nouns. Action Action nouns nouns which which are are indeterminately indeterminately object/o ...
Building Statives - Semantics Archive
... The manner adverb schlampig (‘sloppily’) cannot modify statives, as shown by the ungrammaticality of 16(b). Since 16(a) is grammatical, we have to conclude that the manner adverb can modify the stem kämm- before the construction is stativized. In other words, the grammaticality of 16(a) shows that t ...
... The manner adverb schlampig (‘sloppily’) cannot modify statives, as shown by the ungrammaticality of 16(b). Since 16(a) is grammatical, we have to conclude that the manner adverb can modify the stem kämm- before the construction is stativized. In other words, the grammaticality of 16(a) shows that t ...
Building Statives
... The manner adverb schlampig (‘sloppily’) cannot modify statives, as shown by the ungrammaticality of 16(b). Since 16(a) is grammatical, we have to conclude that the manner adverb can modify the stem kämm- before the construction is stativized. In other words, the grammaticality of 16(a) shows that t ...
... The manner adverb schlampig (‘sloppily’) cannot modify statives, as shown by the ungrammaticality of 16(b). Since 16(a) is grammatical, we have to conclude that the manner adverb can modify the stem kämm- before the construction is stativized. In other words, the grammaticality of 16(a) shows that t ...
gerúndio - CLUL - Universidade de Lisboa
... The periphrastic «gerúndio» occurs in combination with auxiliary verbs, forming complex sequences of two verbal elements. In modern EP, it tends to fall into disuse after some auxiliary verbs, the uninflected infinitive (preceded by a preposition) emerging instead. This paper identifies and briefly ...
... The periphrastic «gerúndio» occurs in combination with auxiliary verbs, forming complex sequences of two verbal elements. In modern EP, it tends to fall into disuse after some auxiliary verbs, the uninflected infinitive (preceded by a preposition) emerging instead. This paper identifies and briefly ...
Fulltext: english,
... are affixes added to stems to mark case relations. Given this distinction, one can speak about the nominative–accusative syncretism of case markers but not of cases which still retain their primary function of marking the subject and direct object, respectively. One could also take the view that all ...
... are affixes added to stems to mark case relations. Given this distinction, one can speak about the nominative–accusative syncretism of case markers but not of cases which still retain their primary function of marking the subject and direct object, respectively. One could also take the view that all ...
Slověne. Vol. 1. No. 1. Review of GRAMMATICALIZATION IN
... The introduction into common usage can be explained through a process of grammaticalization where each grammatical sign obtains a new grammatical function, which can be described as expressing possessivity. Both processes of grammaticalization are compared to the synthetic genitive in both languages ...
... The introduction into common usage can be explained through a process of grammaticalization where each grammatical sign obtains a new grammatical function, which can be described as expressing possessivity. Both processes of grammaticalization are compared to the synthetic genitive in both languages ...
The Verb aNd Verbals iN eNGlish
... Modal verbs are also used as substitutes for the compound verbal predicate in short answers: Who can speak Spanish here? – I can. and question indicators: May I come in? Shall I open the window? Modal verbs are not employed to form the morphological categories of the verb, such as person, number, t ...
... Modal verbs are also used as substitutes for the compound verbal predicate in short answers: Who can speak Spanish here? – I can. and question indicators: May I come in? Shall I open the window? Modal verbs are not employed to form the morphological categories of the verb, such as person, number, t ...