Negative quantification and existential sentences
... no) and niente (nothing). As reviewed in section 2.1, nessuno is a determiner and a quantifier/pronoun, and as a determiner combines only with singular countable nouns and some abstract mass nouns. On the contrary, niente is only a quantifier/pronoun. Thus, in a way their distribution leaves gaps in ...
... no) and niente (nothing). As reviewed in section 2.1, nessuno is a determiner and a quantifier/pronoun, and as a determiner combines only with singular countable nouns and some abstract mass nouns. On the contrary, niente is only a quantifier/pronoun. Thus, in a way their distribution leaves gaps in ...
NEGATIVE POLARITY EXPRESSIONS IN NAVAJO Ken Hale and
... (12) … doo PRN(-P) … V -da \___________^ We extend this analysis to all cases of the polarity construction involving displaced PRN. We can assume that PRN, being a bound element, must attach to some head. This requirement is satisfied by movement to a position from which it can attach to the verb wo ...
... (12) … doo PRN(-P) … V -da \___________^ We extend this analysis to all cases of the polarity construction involving displaced PRN. We can assume that PRN, being a bound element, must attach to some head. This requirement is satisfied by movement to a position from which it can attach to the verb wo ...
THE ADVERB 1- Read the following sentences:
... 2. Some of the above Adverbs may belong to more than one class She sings delightfully. (Adverb of Manner) The weather is delightfully cool. (Adverb of Degree) Don't go far. (Adverb of Place) He is far better now. (Adverb of Degree) 3. Yes and no, when they are used by themselves, are equivalents of ...
... 2. Some of the above Adverbs may belong to more than one class She sings delightfully. (Adverb of Manner) The weather is delightfully cool. (Adverb of Degree) Don't go far. (Adverb of Place) He is far better now. (Adverb of Degree) 3. Yes and no, when they are used by themselves, are equivalents of ...
Adverbs
... is universally acceptable in the United States. In some countries, greetings are very expressive ...
... is universally acceptable in the United States. In some countries, greetings are very expressive ...
Sentence II Sentence Structure
... 8. Michael has some difficulty with mathematics, but his other grades are good. 9. Do you know which candidate Senator Thompson is backing? 10. Do you know the candidate that Senator Thompson is backing? 11. It seems almost a miracle that all five people survived the crash. 12. All of us are ...
... 8. Michael has some difficulty with mathematics, but his other grades are good. 9. Do you know which candidate Senator Thompson is backing? 10. Do you know the candidate that Senator Thompson is backing? 11. It seems almost a miracle that all five people survived the crash. 12. All of us are ...
Chapter 11 Predicates, negative quantifiers and focus: Specificity
... available within a cross-linguistic typology of Negative Concord.2 The chapter is structured as follows. In order to show that the ambiguity in (1) and (2) above is one of quantificational force, in section 2 the behaviour of Hungarian n-words is examined in various test environments. One battery of ...
... available within a cross-linguistic typology of Negative Concord.2 The chapter is structured as follows. In order to show that the ambiguity in (1) and (2) above is one of quantificational force, in section 2 the behaviour of Hungarian n-words is examined in various test environments. One battery of ...
Checking for Sentence Fragments Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E
... (because, since, before). • Although air traffic controllers regulate flight patterns. – Corrected: Although air traffic controllers regulate traffic patterns, they cannot control the weather. Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E ...
... (because, since, before). • Although air traffic controllers regulate flight patterns. – Corrected: Although air traffic controllers regulate traffic patterns, they cannot control the weather. Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E ...
No Slide Title - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... (because, since, before). • Although air traffic controllers regulate flight patterns. – Corrected: Although air traffic controllers regulate traffic patterns, they cannot control the weather. Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E ...
... (because, since, before). • Although air traffic controllers regulate flight patterns. – Corrected: Although air traffic controllers regulate traffic patterns, they cannot control the weather. Sentence Skills, Form A, 7E ...
The message in the navel: (ir)realisness in Swahili
... negated events are coded differently with respect to realis status. In order to understand why these events are coded differently, it is necessary to consider the differences between the meanings of the linguistic signs used in the contrasting examples, and how they are integrated into the Swahili T ...
... negated events are coded differently with respect to realis status. In order to understand why these events are coded differently, it is necessary to consider the differences between the meanings of the linguistic signs used in the contrasting examples, and how they are integrated into the Swahili T ...
97 AN OVERVIEW OF ADVERBS FOR THE PROFICIENT USE OF
... of adverbial adjunct (Adjunct of place) may occur as obligatory element in the structure. To make matters more complicated, any one of the four major classes of words can also perform the function of an adverb in the sentence. It is, therefore, often taken that if a word cannot be placed with any of ...
... of adverbial adjunct (Adjunct of place) may occur as obligatory element in the structure. To make matters more complicated, any one of the four major classes of words can also perform the function of an adverb in the sentence. It is, therefore, often taken that if a word cannot be placed with any of ...
adverb and adverbial phrase
... Notes: An adverb phrase is a group of words that serves the same purpose as an adverb. 1. She lives in a palatial home. 2. Is there water on the moon? ...
... Notes: An adverb phrase is a group of words that serves the same purpose as an adverb. 1. She lives in a palatial home. 2. Is there water on the moon? ...
A Syntactic Analysis of Modal bì 必: Auxiliary Verb or Adverb?
... constellations. Unger analyses bì 必 as a ‘Modalpartikel’ (modal particle), indicating assertion mostly in future contexts, in contrast to von der Gabelentz who categorizes it as an auxiliary verb. 1 Unger argues for his analysis with the fact that quantifiers ‘Distributiva’ usually follow bì 必. As a ...
... constellations. Unger analyses bì 必 as a ‘Modalpartikel’ (modal particle), indicating assertion mostly in future contexts, in contrast to von der Gabelentz who categorizes it as an auxiliary verb. 1 Unger argues for his analysis with the fact that quantifiers ‘Distributiva’ usually follow bì 必. As a ...
LESSON 26: DEPENDENT CLAUSES (ADVERB)
... Both of those examples are clauses. They both contain a subject (cat) and a verb (meowed). Did you notice anything funny about those two clauses? The first clause can stand alone as a complete sentence and the second clause can't! We have names that we give to these two main categories of clauses: i ...
... Both of those examples are clauses. They both contain a subject (cat) and a verb (meowed). Did you notice anything funny about those two clauses? The first clause can stand alone as a complete sentence and the second clause can't! We have names that we give to these two main categories of clauses: i ...
Some Standard Features of AAVE
... words, to look at the practices of style shifting and code switching in speaking and writing, and to discuss historic and continuing linguistic discrimination and power. Although we did a lot of important work, I realized during the unit and after that simply knowing that all varieties and language ...
... words, to look at the practices of style shifting and code switching in speaking and writing, and to discuss historic and continuing linguistic discrimination and power. Although we did a lot of important work, I realized during the unit and after that simply knowing that all varieties and language ...
A truth-functional account of metalinguistic negation, with evidence
... The negation is being used to object to a phonetic property in (a), to a scalar implicature in (b), to a conventional implicature in (c), to certain connotations or implications in (d), and to a presupposition in (e). (We will leave the presuppositional cases aside in this paper as there is much con ...
... The negation is being used to object to a phonetic property in (a), to a scalar implicature in (b), to a conventional implicature in (c), to certain connotations or implications in (d), and to a presupposition in (e). (We will leave the presuppositional cases aside in this paper as there is much con ...
Adverbs
... Quite, really, not, definitely – these are all adverbs because they describe the adjective pretty. ...
... Quite, really, not, definitely – these are all adverbs because they describe the adjective pretty. ...
1 On the D-structure position of negative sentence adverbials in
... either adjoined to VP or as the head N of a determiner-less direct object indefinite DP. 0.0 Introduction In this article, cast within the strictly modular GB framework (see Chomsky (1981, 1986a/b) and Haegeman (1991)), our aim is to consider an aspect of the syntax of those elements in French which ...
... either adjoined to VP or as the head N of a determiner-less direct object indefinite DP. 0.0 Introduction In this article, cast within the strictly modular GB framework (see Chomsky (1981, 1986a/b) and Haegeman (1991)), our aim is to consider an aspect of the syntax of those elements in French which ...
PowerPoint
... An index functions as a “pointer” into our mental model of the world. John here is a name that “points” to our mental representation of some guy, John, which we notate by giving the pointing relation a label (“i”). himself here shares the same pointing relation, it “points” to the same guy John that ...
... An index functions as a “pointer” into our mental model of the world. John here is a name that “points” to our mental representation of some guy, John, which we notate by giving the pointing relation a label (“i”). himself here shares the same pointing relation, it “points” to the same guy John that ...
Adverbs
... Quite, really, not, definitely – these are all adverbs because they describe the adjective pretty. ...
... Quite, really, not, definitely – these are all adverbs because they describe the adjective pretty. ...
Prepositional phrase - Riverdale Middle School
... Adjective Phrase Write the sentences in your notebook under your notes. Underline the adjective phrase and circle the noun it modifies. 1. The main character in the story is a young boy. 2. He is a visitor from another planet. 3. Part of the treasure map is missing. 4. The road along the coastline ...
... Adjective Phrase Write the sentences in your notebook under your notes. Underline the adjective phrase and circle the noun it modifies. 1. The main character in the story is a young boy. 2. He is a visitor from another planet. 3. Part of the treasure map is missing. 4. The road along the coastline ...
Negation in clause linkages1
... examples are genuinely naturalistic, even if some are judged to be erroneous. One can be sure ...
... examples are genuinely naturalistic, even if some are judged to be erroneous. One can be sure ...
Sentence Puzzle
... There are many ways to extend Sentence Puzzle. For example, teacher could create six different sentence puzzles which address skills or grammar concepts which have been taught. Set desks in small groups to create six stations with one sentence puzzle per station. Students would rotate through each s ...
... There are many ways to extend Sentence Puzzle. For example, teacher could create six different sentence puzzles which address skills or grammar concepts which have been taught. Set desks in small groups to create six stations with one sentence puzzle per station. Students would rotate through each s ...
Variety of the Structure of Some Significant Non
... Keeping in view the semantic/pragmatic function of ―questions‖, closed interrogatives can be divided into two types: polar and alternative questions. Polar questions take yes/no answers and can be presented with either positive or negative polarity. Does Jimmy want a steak for the dinner? Doesn't Ji ...
... Keeping in view the semantic/pragmatic function of ―questions‖, closed interrogatives can be divided into two types: polar and alternative questions. Polar questions take yes/no answers and can be presented with either positive or negative polarity. Does Jimmy want a steak for the dinner? Doesn't Ji ...
Part Two: Sentence Structure
... phrase) appears after a noun and is essential in the sentence to complete the meaning. An essential clause or phrase cannot be moved to another sentence or omitted because the meaning of the sentence would change. • Essential clauses and phrases are not set off by commas. Clauses starting with that ...
... phrase) appears after a noun and is essential in the sentence to complete the meaning. An essential clause or phrase cannot be moved to another sentence or omitted because the meaning of the sentence would change. • Essential clauses and phrases are not set off by commas. Clauses starting with that ...