The Position of Direct and Indirect Objects of Ditransitive Verbs
... A specific feature of the English verb is that it has a potential for occurring in various clause structures and for combining with other clause elements. This feature is called valency (Allerton, 1982, p. 2). Regarding the valency of the English verb, Allerton (1982, pp. 5, 36) states that subject ...
... A specific feature of the English verb is that it has a potential for occurring in various clause structures and for combining with other clause elements. This feature is called valency (Allerton, 1982, p. 2). Regarding the valency of the English verb, Allerton (1982, pp. 5, 36) states that subject ...
Transitivity from a Cognitive Perspective
... construction and delete items, even including the subject participant, so we will find it necessary to amend and extend Langacker’s model. Talmy’s model of construal will also facilitate insights into the ways in which similar constructions may be related. 2.0 Relevant facts about Russian syntax The ...
... construction and delete items, even including the subject participant, so we will find it necessary to amend and extend Langacker’s model. Talmy’s model of construal will also facilitate insights into the ways in which similar constructions may be related. 2.0 Relevant facts about Russian syntax The ...
Prefixes and the Delimitation of Events*
... neous. It is divisive, according to (2a), because it describes an eventuality that will have proper parts that can be described by (John) ran. It is also cumulative, according to (2b), because it describes some unspecified length of running, and if we add it to the same type of eventuality also desc ...
... neous. It is divisive, according to (2a), because it describes an eventuality that will have proper parts that can be described by (John) ran. It is also cumulative, according to (2b), because it describes some unspecified length of running, and if we add it to the same type of eventuality also desc ...
Students` Workbook
... Ex. 11 [W]: Putting Sentences Together [Summer Shower, 4] The Story of a Summer Shower What to Do.— If you will read over the sentences copied in the three preceding lessons, you will find that they make a short story about A Summer Shower. The sentences are quite short, and so the story seems rathe ...
... Ex. 11 [W]: Putting Sentences Together [Summer Shower, 4] The Story of a Summer Shower What to Do.— If you will read over the sentences copied in the three preceding lessons, you will find that they make a short story about A Summer Shower. The sentences are quite short, and so the story seems rathe ...
Commands in Deni (Arawá)
... express actions, states and natural phenomena. There are a plenty of morphemes which may be attached to the verb root in Deni. Every verb is obligatorily marked by person according with its subject (A/S). The person marker may be a prefix, as illustrated in (4) and (5), or a suffix, as shown in (6) ...
... express actions, states and natural phenomena. There are a plenty of morphemes which may be attached to the verb root in Deni. Every verb is obligatorily marked by person according with its subject (A/S). The person marker may be a prefix, as illustrated in (4) and (5), or a suffix, as shown in (6) ...
Introduction to WordNet: An On-line Lexical Database (Revised
... concerned solely with the pattern of semantic relations between lexicalized concepts; that is to say, it was to be a theory of the Word Meaning box. As work proceeded, however, it became increasingly clear that lexical relations in the Word Form box could not be ignored. At present, WordNet distingu ...
... concerned solely with the pattern of semantic relations between lexicalized concepts; that is to say, it was to be a theory of the Word Meaning box. As work proceeded, however, it became increasingly clear that lexical relations in the Word Form box could not be ignored. At present, WordNet distingu ...
Introduction to WordNet: An On-line Lexical Database
... concerned solely with the pattern of semantic relations between lexicalized concepts; that is to say, it was to be a theory of the Word Meaning box. As work proceeded, however, it became increasingly clear that lexical relations in the Word Form box could not be ignored. At present, WordNet distingu ...
... concerned solely with the pattern of semantic relations between lexicalized concepts; that is to say, it was to be a theory of the Word Meaning box. As work proceeded, however, it became increasingly clear that lexical relations in the Word Form box could not be ignored. At present, WordNet distingu ...
A note on non-canonical passives: the case of the get
... bear similarities to Kratzer’s resultant state participles. In support of that note that it is incompatible with for-PPs (e.g. The table was/*got wiped for an hour, noted by Fox and Grodzinsky 1998: 315). However, there is an important difference between resultative participles and the get-construct ...
... bear similarities to Kratzer’s resultant state participles. In support of that note that it is incompatible with for-PPs (e.g. The table was/*got wiped for an hour, noted by Fox and Grodzinsky 1998: 315). However, there is an important difference between resultative participles and the get-construct ...
Reconstructing Proto-Indo-European Deponents
... In other words, non-active morphology seems to be obligatory for these verbs (non-alternating or non-oppositional non-active verbs, cp. Kemmer 1993 and the collection in Zombolou and Alexiadou 2014a). These, too, fall into some cross-linguistically stable and more or less well-defined verb classes, ...
... In other words, non-active morphology seems to be obligatory for these verbs (non-alternating or non-oppositional non-active verbs, cp. Kemmer 1993 and the collection in Zombolou and Alexiadou 2014a). These, too, fall into some cross-linguistically stable and more or less well-defined verb classes, ...
TWO CLASSES OF DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS: THE ROLE OF
... In this paper, I argue that there are two classes of double object verbs (Class I, Class II), which are realized in two different syntactic structures. Specifically, I demonstrate that double object verbs split into two classes with respect to whether they permit derivational processes such as forma ...
... In this paper, I argue that there are two classes of double object verbs (Class I, Class II), which are realized in two different syntactic structures. Specifically, I demonstrate that double object verbs split into two classes with respect to whether they permit derivational processes such as forma ...
Participle - WordPress.com
... Present Participle A form of a verb which in English ends in '-ing' and comes after another verb to show continuous action. It is used to form the present continuous (tense). Present participle has three functions, there are: a. Present Participle as Attribute b. Present Participle as Opening c. Pre ...
... Present Participle A form of a verb which in English ends in '-ing' and comes after another verb to show continuous action. It is used to form the present continuous (tense). Present participle has three functions, there are: a. Present Participle as Attribute b. Present Participle as Opening c. Pre ...
Detransitivisation in Irish Sign Language ESF Intersign Workshop on
... comparison to typically active constructions. In an active construction, the actor would be explicitly specified, as we can see in this following example: Example 13: CARMEL c.+TELEPHONE+fl. AMBULANCE ‘Carmel phoned for an ambulance’ (elicited example). Here we could say that transitivity is increas ...
... comparison to typically active constructions. In an active construction, the actor would be explicitly specified, as we can see in this following example: Example 13: CARMEL c.+TELEPHONE+fl. AMBULANCE ‘Carmel phoned for an ambulance’ (elicited example). Here we could say that transitivity is increas ...
BASIC STEM OPPOSITIONS IN CAIRO ARABIC TRILITERAL VERBS
... Before embarking on details it should be noted that the methodology adopted for the analysis of Cairo Arabic verbs at the basic stem level cannot be generally applied to all regional varieties of colloquial Arabic. Besides dialects that reflect in a way the basic stem morphology of Standard Arabic ( ...
... Before embarking on details it should be noted that the methodology adopted for the analysis of Cairo Arabic verbs at the basic stem level cannot be generally applied to all regional varieties of colloquial Arabic. Besides dialects that reflect in a way the basic stem morphology of Standard Arabic ( ...
Inanimate nouns as subjects in Mi`gmaq
... Examples of TA finals are al, a’l, a, i and 0/ and TI finals are at+m, a’tu, (i)tu and 0/ (Fidelholtz 1968; Hamilton 2015; McCulloch 2013).3 In both of these lists is a null final marker (0). / For verbs with a null final and an animate object, the only distinguishing marker is the presence or absen ...
... Examples of TA finals are al, a’l, a, i and 0/ and TI finals are at+m, a’tu, (i)tu and 0/ (Fidelholtz 1968; Hamilton 2015; McCulloch 2013).3 In both of these lists is a null final marker (0). / For verbs with a null final and an animate object, the only distinguishing marker is the presence or absen ...
Year 8 Tracking dates and course content Winter term
... Subtopic: A week in Paris Skills : being familiar with famous Parisian monuments saying what you can do in Paris using ‘on peut’+ infinitive Subtopic: Young Parisians Skills : understanding what people like to do in Paris using ‘j’aime + infinitive’ Subtopic : visiting a tourist attraction Skills : ...
... Subtopic: A week in Paris Skills : being familiar with famous Parisian monuments saying what you can do in Paris using ‘on peut’+ infinitive Subtopic: Young Parisians Skills : understanding what people like to do in Paris using ‘j’aime + infinitive’ Subtopic : visiting a tourist attraction Skills : ...
Explaining the (A)telicity Property of English Verb Phrases
... When applied to the verbal domain, the property of quantization says that if e is an event in the set denoted by eat an apple, and e’ is a proper part of e, then e’ cannot also be an event of eating an apple. (However, if e is in the set denoted by eat apples then there will be proper parts of e whi ...
... When applied to the verbal domain, the property of quantization says that if e is an event in the set denoted by eat an apple, and e’ is a proper part of e, then e’ cannot also be an event of eating an apple. (However, if e is in the set denoted by eat apples then there will be proper parts of e whi ...
Complements of verbs of utterance and thought in Brazilian
... syntactic role of a ‘say’ sentence is with the ‘say’ verb and its complement taken together to form a single complex verb which can be used to characterize someone as well as to report an event.” As a final observation, she points out that “the syntax of ‘say’ verbs is unique” in the sense that they ...
... syntactic role of a ‘say’ sentence is with the ‘say’ verb and its complement taken together to form a single complex verb which can be used to characterize someone as well as to report an event.” As a final observation, she points out that “the syntax of ‘say’ verbs is unique” in the sense that they ...
Lexical and Viewpoint Aspect in Kubeo
... marker that was present in (10b) when it was not a core argument. In (10a) the argument ‘I’ has an oblique marker, and it is not the subject. It is in fact some kind of dative argument, like the Spanish dative constructions as in me gusta Juan ‘I like John’ (lit. ‘John pleases me’), where me ‘I’ is ...
... marker that was present in (10b) when it was not a core argument. In (10a) the argument ‘I’ has an oblique marker, and it is not the subject. It is in fact some kind of dative argument, like the Spanish dative constructions as in me gusta Juan ‘I like John’ (lit. ‘John pleases me’), where me ‘I’ is ...
The Icelandic Subjunctive
... Phonologically, Icelandic has undergone numerous radical changes. The syntax is still similar to Old Norse syntax, although it has changed more than the morphology. ...
... Phonologically, Icelandic has undergone numerous radical changes. The syntax is still similar to Old Norse syntax, although it has changed more than the morphology. ...
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... SURFACE LEVEL corresponding to overt , physical form of such sentences, and a DEEP LEVEL at which relationships hold which need not hold at the surface level. In the case of ambiguous sentences , ... , we may suppose that each interpretation represe nts a unique set of rela tionships on the deep lev ...
... SURFACE LEVEL corresponding to overt , physical form of such sentences, and a DEEP LEVEL at which relationships hold which need not hold at the surface level. In the case of ambiguous sentences , ... , we may suppose that each interpretation represe nts a unique set of rela tionships on the deep lev ...
Lexical Semantics and Irregular Inflection The Harvard community
... Lexical Semantics and Irregular Inflection The psychological and historical factors that determine whether a word has a regular or an irregular inflectional form has important implications for theories of the mental representations underlying language. Of the kinds of influencing this process, the r ...
... Lexical Semantics and Irregular Inflection The psychological and historical factors that determine whether a word has a regular or an irregular inflectional form has important implications for theories of the mental representations underlying language. Of the kinds of influencing this process, the r ...
Syllabus - Harvard University
... Punctual attendance and completion of all assignments, midterms, and exams are required. More than two absences may result in a failing grade for the course. The course grade will be based on pe ...
... Punctual attendance and completion of all assignments, midterms, and exams are required. More than two absences may result in a failing grade for the course. The course grade will be based on pe ...
Mood, voice and auxiliaries C1
... The past subjunctive ..................................................................................................................................... 32 The past perfect modal with 'if' ............................................................................................................. ...
... The past subjunctive ..................................................................................................................................... 32 The past perfect modal with 'if' ............................................................................................................. ...
SPLIT-INTRANSITIVITY IN SWAHILI AND HITTITE
... that split the set of intransitive verbs into two subsets, but the properties do not all split them into the same two subsets. This is a problem since there are phenomena, such as choice between auxiliary have and be in some languages (as discussed in section 2.3 below), that require that a single s ...
... that split the set of intransitive verbs into two subsets, but the properties do not all split them into the same two subsets. This is a problem since there are phenomena, such as choice between auxiliary have and be in some languages (as discussed in section 2.3 below), that require that a single s ...
