Negation in clause linkages1
... Second, because all examples from discourse are necessarily situated in a context, the information structure of the construction is provided by virtue of its situation in a larger text. This might further be augmented by metadata, which can add a further dimension to this information (e.g. informati ...
... Second, because all examples from discourse are necessarily situated in a context, the information structure of the construction is provided by virtue of its situation in a larger text. This might further be augmented by metadata, which can add a further dimension to this information (e.g. informati ...
UNIVERSITY OF TARTU FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY
... The topic of this work is the partitive case and its functions, i.e. its assignment in certain semantic and syntactic environments involving verbs. Which functions were formerly taken by the partitive but are now represented by other case forms? What are the conditions for these case forms and how c ...
... The topic of this work is the partitive case and its functions, i.e. its assignment in certain semantic and syntactic environments involving verbs. Which functions were formerly taken by the partitive but are now represented by other case forms? What are the conditions for these case forms and how c ...
Grammar: 1,001 Practice Questions For Dummies
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Russian Deverbal Nouns - Dipòsit Digital de la UB
... that have a mixture of verbal and nominal features. These nouns can denote either the action named by the base verb, being, in this case, a paraphrase of a verbal construction, or the result of that action. If nouns denoting processes are closer to verbs, nouns denoting a result, that is, a concrete ...
... that have a mixture of verbal and nominal features. These nouns can denote either the action named by the base verb, being, in this case, a paraphrase of a verbal construction, or the result of that action. If nouns denoting processes are closer to verbs, nouns denoting a result, that is, a concrete ...
ISSUES IN THE PLACEMENT OF ENCLITIC PERSONAL
... A close examination of the relevant facts has, however, brought to light, first, that as in prose a considerable number of sentence patterns and arrangements of words are more or less common or favourite, and in the second place that on this point prose and poetry have much more in common than has o ...
... A close examination of the relevant facts has, however, brought to light, first, that as in prose a considerable number of sentence patterns and arrangements of words are more or less common or favourite, and in the second place that on this point prose and poetry have much more in common than has o ...
A GRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TSWANA ADVERBIAL by
... the research of others whose works and findings are considered central. The language data used for exemplificatory purposes are mainly drawn from the Tswana corpus compiled by myself6. This corpus consists of approximately 10,000 words and is mainly based on written texts such as the Bible and an ar ...
... the research of others whose works and findings are considered central. The language data used for exemplificatory purposes are mainly drawn from the Tswana corpus compiled by myself6. This corpus consists of approximately 10,000 words and is mainly based on written texts such as the Bible and an ar ...
Grammar Essenti es (ISBN - 047061837X)
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French Grammar and Usage
... or discourse. Personal pronouns contrast with impersonal pronouns which do not refer to other noun phrases. Personal pronouns are pronouns like je, me, moi, nous; tu, te, toi, vous; il, elle, lui, les etc. They take their name from the fact that they can be classified as first, second or third perso ...
... or discourse. Personal pronouns contrast with impersonal pronouns which do not refer to other noun phrases. Personal pronouns are pronouns like je, me, moi, nous; tu, te, toi, vous; il, elle, lui, les etc. They take their name from the fact that they can be classified as first, second or third perso ...
Palikur and the Typology of Classifiers
... genders and classifiers in Palikur, a northern Arawak language spoken in Brazil and French Guiana. Palikur has three genders (masculine, neuter, and feminine); gender assignment is based on a combination of semantic features (humanness, animacy, size, and shape). There are two or three gender choice ...
... genders and classifiers in Palikur, a northern Arawak language spoken in Brazil and French Guiana. Palikur has three genders (masculine, neuter, and feminine); gender assignment is based on a combination of semantic features (humanness, animacy, size, and shape). There are two or three gender choice ...
The ellipsis alternation: remnants with and without prepositions
... wh-phrases from the first two corpora and then identified those that were instances of sluicing with PP correlates. Next, I identified those wh-phrases which were embedded in interrogative clauses as prepositional objects and selected those for which BAE remnants served as responses. These data cons ...
... wh-phrases from the first two corpora and then identified those that were instances of sluicing with PP correlates. Next, I identified those wh-phrases which were embedded in interrogative clauses as prepositional objects and selected those for which BAE remnants served as responses. These data cons ...
uniwersytet miko łaja kopernika
... expression in the standard literary language. It shall also be acknowledged that we will not discuss structural and morphosyntactical properties of the construction such as, for instance, intransitivity and its relation to transitive forms (for a detailed analysis of the phenomenon of valency, and t ...
... expression in the standard literary language. It shall also be acknowledged that we will not discuss structural and morphosyntactical properties of the construction such as, for instance, intransitivity and its relation to transitive forms (for a detailed analysis of the phenomenon of valency, and t ...
Verb Movement and Constituent Permutation in Basque
... However, the use of relative frequency to determine which order is most basic in a particular language has been criticized by many (e.g. Lehmann 1976, Dryer 1998). Moreover, it should be emphasized that linguistic constructions in which a sentence has all its nominal arguments overtly specified are ...
... However, the use of relative frequency to determine which order is most basic in a particular language has been criticized by many (e.g. Lehmann 1976, Dryer 1998). Moreover, it should be emphasized that linguistic constructions in which a sentence has all its nominal arguments overtly specified are ...
Ser & Estar I & II
... El presidente es joven. The president is young. Carlos es alto y rubio. Carlos is tall and blond. Nora es inteligente. Nora is intelligent. Mis primos son graciosos. My cousins are funny. Las señoras son católicas. The women are catholic. El coche es azul. The car is blue. ...
... El presidente es joven. The president is young. Carlos es alto y rubio. Carlos is tall and blond. Nora es inteligente. Nora is intelligent. Mis primos son graciosos. My cousins are funny. Las señoras son católicas. The women are catholic. El coche es azul. The car is blue. ...
User`s Guide
... To specify the source and target languages, select them from the drop-down lists available on the New Dictionary panel. ...
... To specify the source and target languages, select them from the drop-down lists available on the New Dictionary panel. ...
chapter i introduction
... translation study. The theory itself is proposed by Larson in her book Meaning based Translation (1984). Larson states that: “Translation consists of studying lexicon grammatical structures communication situation and cultural context of the source language text, analyzing it in order to determine i ...
... translation study. The theory itself is proposed by Larson in her book Meaning based Translation (1984). Larson states that: “Translation consists of studying lexicon grammatical structures communication situation and cultural context of the source language text, analyzing it in order to determine i ...
Document
... Synchronically, words like Sunday, Monday, etc. are simple words. Diachronically, they existed as compounds in Old English. Synchronically, words like eventful, talkative, etc. are considered to be derivatives. Diachronically, they were hybrids（混合词）， namely, words made of two parts, each from a diff ...
... Synchronically, words like Sunday, Monday, etc. are simple words. Diachronically, they existed as compounds in Old English. Synchronically, words like eventful, talkative, etc. are considered to be derivatives. Diachronically, they were hybrids（混合词）， namely, words made of two parts, each from a diff ...
Derivations and Complexity Filters
... Dutch and German. The examples in (1) contain a sequence of infinitives in Dutch and German, and illustrate representative strings of the major word order types: inverted orders (3-2-1), English orders (1-2-3), and climbing orders (3-1-2). The verbs that participate in these verbal complexes have be ...
... Dutch and German. The examples in (1) contain a sequence of infinitives in Dutch and German, and illustrate representative strings of the major word order types: inverted orders (3-2-1), English orders (1-2-3), and climbing orders (3-1-2). The verbs that participate in these verbal complexes have be ...
Different by-phrases with adjectival and verbal passives
... Alternatively, one could make a distinction between two kinds of by-phrases on different theoretical grounds. Those introduced by Voice could be (syntactic) arguments whereas there are also by-phrases (those with adjectival passives) that are adjuncts modifying the VP (cf., e.g., Dowty, 2003, for si ...
... Alternatively, one could make a distinction between two kinds of by-phrases on different theoretical grounds. Those introduced by Voice could be (syntactic) arguments whereas there are also by-phrases (those with adjectival passives) that are adjuncts modifying the VP (cf., e.g., Dowty, 2003, for si ...
Understanding the Tlingit Verb
... ⸙ Spend time with language speakers of different levels and backgrounds. ⋆ There are many ways to speak Tlingit, but the best ways come from those who grew up speaking. We might often feel most comfortable among our peers, but we need to seek out our elders and see how the language lives in those wh ...
... ⸙ Spend time with language speakers of different levels and backgrounds. ⋆ There are many ways to speak Tlingit, but the best ways come from those who grew up speaking. We might often feel most comfortable among our peers, but we need to seek out our elders and see how the language lives in those wh ...
Non-finites in North Saami - Suomalais
... both as a discipline and a profession—without having heard the most lucid and stimulating lectures by Esa Itkonen at the University of Turku beginning with my first-year studies in general linguistics in 1995. In the same vein, while it may well seem possible for non-native scholars of North Saami t ...
... both as a discipline and a profession—without having heard the most lucid and stimulating lectures by Esa Itkonen at the University of Turku beginning with my first-year studies in general linguistics in 1995. In the same vein, while it may well seem possible for non-native scholars of North Saami t ...
THE SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF AND
... In addition, the study examined the nature of coordinate structures in Kaonde. It was observed that a coordinate structure is usually made up of at least two conjuncts and a conjunction. The conjuncts are conjoined together by a conjunction to form one larger linguistic unit of the same kind. Furthe ...
... In addition, the study examined the nature of coordinate structures in Kaonde. It was observed that a coordinate structure is usually made up of at least two conjuncts and a conjunction. The conjuncts are conjoined together by a conjunction to form one larger linguistic unit of the same kind. Furthe ...
ParCor 1.1: Pronoun Coreference Annotation
... The events in event reference — where pronouns are used to refer to an event that has happened or will happen, should not be marked. Event pronouns can refer back to whole sections of text or concepts evoked by the text. For example in: Ted [arrived late]. [This] annoyed Mary. This refers to the eve ...
... The events in event reference — where pronouns are used to refer to an event that has happened or will happen, should not be marked. Event pronouns can refer back to whole sections of text or concepts evoked by the text. For example in: Ted [arrived late]. [This] annoyed Mary. This refers to the eve ...
Referentiality in Spanish CPs Abstract: In this paper, we discuss the
... Note that semifactives can lose their factivity in questions, if embedded in the antecedent of a conditional, and under certain modals. Semifactives correspond to the Hooper & Thompson 1973 (H&T) class E predicates, and allow main clause phenomena (MCP), unlike true factives (H&T’s class D). Thus, w ...
... Note that semifactives can lose their factivity in questions, if embedded in the antecedent of a conditional, and under certain modals. Semifactives correspond to the Hooper & Thompson 1973 (H&T) class E predicates, and allow main clause phenomena (MCP), unlike true factives (H&T’s class D). Thus, w ...
Decomposing Existence: Evidence from Germanic
... „habitat” reading. Such existentials are for example German es gibt, Danish der findes, Swedish det finns, Norwegian det fins and Icelandic der være til. In section 3, I will contrast locative and pure existentials using data from Germanic languages. The habitual interpretation of pure existentials ...
... „habitat” reading. Such existentials are for example German es gibt, Danish der findes, Swedish det finns, Norwegian det fins and Icelandic der være til. In section 3, I will contrast locative and pure existentials using data from Germanic languages. The habitual interpretation of pure existentials ...
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 ...