IN DEFENSE OF PASSIVE Consider the following three sentences
... transformational treatment like (I) is that the passive rule or rules are not defined on full sentence structures, so that there isn't any stage in the derivation in which the active counterpart of a passive sentence appears as such. Evidence against the transformational theory (I)will be presented ...
... transformational treatment like (I) is that the passive rule or rules are not defined on full sentence structures, so that there isn't any stage in the derivation in which the active counterpart of a passive sentence appears as such. Evidence against the transformational theory (I)will be presented ...
formation of verbal noun, adjective and adverb in manipuri
... Manipuri roots are classified into two namely, free root and bound root. Free roots are considered as nominal classes while bound roots are all verbal. The exact verb form is derived by affixation of aspect markers or modality to the bound root. A verbal is a noun or adjective formed from a verb. Th ...
... Manipuri roots are classified into two namely, free root and bound root. Free roots are considered as nominal classes while bound roots are all verbal. The exact verb form is derived by affixation of aspect markers or modality to the bound root. A verbal is a noun or adjective formed from a verb. Th ...
The Participle
... This construction is parallel to the subjective infinitive construction. English sentences with these constructions correspond in Russian to complex sentences where the main clause is one-member and indefinite and the subordinate object clause has the subject corresponding to the subject of the Engl ...
... This construction is parallel to the subjective infinitive construction. English sentences with these constructions correspond in Russian to complex sentences where the main clause is one-member and indefinite and the subordinate object clause has the subject corresponding to the subject of the Engl ...
Proto-Indo-European verbal syntax
... when the latter took the characteristic *-i from the athematic flexion: it was therefore predisposed to replacement with a more distinctive ending. In view of all this, it is remarkable that the thematic present did not entirely raerge with the perfect. I think that the reason must be sought in the ...
... when the latter took the characteristic *-i from the athematic flexion: it was therefore predisposed to replacement with a more distinctive ending. In view of all this, it is remarkable that the thematic present did not entirely raerge with the perfect. I think that the reason must be sought in the ...
Beginnings in North Sámi* Marit Julien 1 Introduction Verbs that
... alternative to S Aux VO. The finite verb agrees in person and number (singular, dual, or plural) with the subject, and pro-drop is possible. There is also a range of non-finite verb forms, which appear as complements to verbs or as nominals or modifiers of nominals. Seven cases are being used produc ...
... alternative to S Aux VO. The finite verb agrees in person and number (singular, dual, or plural) with the subject, and pro-drop is possible. There is also a range of non-finite verb forms, which appear as complements to verbs or as nominals or modifiers of nominals. Seven cases are being used produc ...
- Cambridge University Press
... I can’t make out why my computer won’t let me save this document. You probably already know that the noun make-up can mean cosmetics, e.g. My sister never goes out without any make-up on, but I only wear it for special occasions. However, make-up, from the verb make up, can also mean the combination ...
... I can’t make out why my computer won’t let me save this document. You probably already know that the noun make-up can mean cosmetics, e.g. My sister never goes out without any make-up on, but I only wear it for special occasions. However, make-up, from the verb make up, can also mean the combination ...
Katharina Haude - Hal-SHS
... inverse. It creates a verb whose subject represents one or more participant(s) that simultaneously carry out and undergo an action. The interpretation as either reflexive (18) or reciprocal (19) depends on the context. ...
... inverse. It creates a verb whose subject represents one or more participant(s) that simultaneously carry out and undergo an action. The interpretation as either reflexive (18) or reciprocal (19) depends on the context. ...
+ infinitive
... in the sentence, the following infinitive may be with or without to, e.g. He decided to go fishing rather than stay in the dormitory. The manager believes it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to increase wages. ...
... in the sentence, the following infinitive may be with or without to, e.g. He decided to go fishing rather than stay in the dormitory. The manager believes it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to increase wages. ...
Building Statives - Semantics Archive
... Two kinds of adjectival passives The adjectival passive construction that is traditionally called ‘Zustandspassiv’ (‘state passive’) in German seems to have the same syntactic and semantic properties as its English cousin, except that it is easier to identify. German state or adjectival passives sel ...
... Two kinds of adjectival passives The adjectival passive construction that is traditionally called ‘Zustandspassiv’ (‘state passive’) in German seems to have the same syntactic and semantic properties as its English cousin, except that it is easier to identify. German state or adjectival passives sel ...
The Problematic Use of Infinitive in English
... implications or properties, that are contextually based ones, according to which the verb complements have to be selected. This does not mean that EFL learners do not confront a difficulty in the use of the infinitive as a verb complement with other verb forms, such as bare-infinitive or past partic ...
... implications or properties, that are contextually based ones, according to which the verb complements have to be selected. This does not mean that EFL learners do not confront a difficulty in the use of the infinitive as a verb complement with other verb forms, such as bare-infinitive or past partic ...
CP - Princeton University
... *She take the fish buy. (the order is wrong: can't take the fish and then buy it) ...
... *She take the fish buy. (the order is wrong: can't take the fish and then buy it) ...
VERBS AND OBJECTS IN SEMANTIC AGREEMENT: MINOR
... jemandem Lugen/die Neuignews/a story/a tale/one's keiten/eine Geschichte/ein adventures Mdrchen/seine Abenteur erzdhlen ...
... jemandem Lugen/die Neuignews/a story/a tale/one's keiten/eine Geschichte/ein adventures Mdrchen/seine Abenteur erzdhlen ...
Building Statives
... Two kinds of adjectival passives The adjectival passive construction that is traditionally called ‘Zustandspassiv’ (‘state passive’) in German seems to have the same syntactic and semantic properties as its English cousin, except that it is easier to identify. German state or adjectival passives sel ...
... Two kinds of adjectival passives The adjectival passive construction that is traditionally called ‘Zustandspassiv’ (‘state passive’) in German seems to have the same syntactic and semantic properties as its English cousin, except that it is easier to identify. German state or adjectival passives sel ...
small clauses and participial constructions - E
... begin, start, continue, cease which should be analysed as raisers in examples like those below: ...
... begin, start, continue, cease which should be analysed as raisers in examples like those below: ...
Unit 2 - Wilson School District
... Yesterday, Jamil and Juan had a heated discussion about baseball. • Then use the past perfect tense to tell what happened before the discussion. They had discussed sports often. • Sometimes a past action may still be going on. That’s when you use the present perfect tense . Jamil and Juan have dis ...
... Yesterday, Jamil and Juan had a heated discussion about baseball. • Then use the past perfect tense to tell what happened before the discussion. They had discussed sports often. • Sometimes a past action may still be going on. That’s when you use the present perfect tense . Jamil and Juan have dis ...
French Pronoun
... One of the most striking differences between French and English is in verb tenses. Learning how to use the various past tenses can be very tricky, because English has several tenses which either do not exist in or do not translate literally into French - and vice versa. During the first year of Fren ...
... One of the most striking differences between French and English is in verb tenses. Learning how to use the various past tenses can be very tricky, because English has several tenses which either do not exist in or do not translate literally into French - and vice versa. During the first year of Fren ...
JoL-submission #1016 - Munin
... Event nouns (5) and object nouns (7) contrast in that only the former can be subjects of the predicate take place, which locates events in space and time (5a vs. 7a). In this property, state nouns (6a) pattern with object nouns. Another contrast between events and objects is that the latter do not a ...
... Event nouns (5) and object nouns (7) contrast in that only the former can be subjects of the predicate take place, which locates events in space and time (5a vs. 7a). In this property, state nouns (6a) pattern with object nouns. Another contrast between events and objects is that the latter do not a ...
Veiksmo pavadinimo konstrukcijos dalykinio stiliaus tekstuose
... The model provided above also accounts for the possibility that the same thing may be categorized otherwise by different people, as well as the same person may do so at different times. For example, if there is a half-filled glass of wine, one person may describe it as half full and another person ...
... The model provided above also accounts for the possibility that the same thing may be categorized otherwise by different people, as well as the same person may do so at different times. For example, if there is a half-filled glass of wine, one person may describe it as half full and another person ...
Big Question - Scottsboro Electric Power Board
... information in the text. Pictures, maps, charts, time lines, and diagrams are all examples of graphic sources. As you read, use graphic sources to help you understand information. Compare information in the text with information in the graphic sources. ...
... information in the text. Pictures, maps, charts, time lines, and diagrams are all examples of graphic sources. As you read, use graphic sources to help you understand information. Compare information in the text with information in the graphic sources. ...
Contrastive Analysis of German and Malay Modal Verbs
... German modal verb in a phrase, disoriented Malaysian learners may face many challenges due to the word formation process differences, Schmitz (1991). The function of modal verb is very important because modal verb expresses the possibility or obligation, Biber et al. (2004, p. 176). Therefore if a m ...
... German modal verb in a phrase, disoriented Malaysian learners may face many challenges due to the word formation process differences, Schmitz (1991). The function of modal verb is very important because modal verb expresses the possibility or obligation, Biber et al. (2004, p. 176). Therefore if a m ...
The Akan Phrasal Verb as a Syntactic Manifestation
... It will be necessary, at this juncture, to discuss the nature and workings of the adposition element in the Akan. Adposition elements in Akan can be grouped into the ordinary and the verbal according to the grammatical form with which the meaning of the adposition element is associated; and also int ...
... It will be necessary, at this juncture, to discuss the nature and workings of the adposition element in the Akan. Adposition elements in Akan can be grouped into the ordinary and the verbal according to the grammatical form with which the meaning of the adposition element is associated; and also int ...
PARTICIPLES AND PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
... There are three kinds of verbals: participles 2. gerunds 3. infinitives ...
... There are three kinds of verbals: participles 2. gerunds 3. infinitives ...
Maltese Morphology - Stony Brook Linguistics
... the Maltese linguistic community and there is no diglossia. (Dialectal differences within Maltese are relatively minor.) In Maltese the Arabist finds a kind of experimental control on the diglossic history of mainstream Arabic dialects and can examine colloquial developments independently of the influ ...
... the Maltese linguistic community and there is no diglossia. (Dialectal differences within Maltese are relatively minor.) In Maltese the Arabist finds a kind of experimental control on the diglossic history of mainstream Arabic dialects and can examine colloquial developments independently of the influ ...
Lexicalization of Serbian Verbs: Evidence from - e
... This paper aims to explore the meaning and use of four Serbian verbs: cepati ‟tear‟, pocepati ‟tear (up)‟, otcepiti ‟tear off‟ and iscepati ‟tear up‟. The four verbs will be analyzed in terms of their argument selection, the meaning with different types of arguments and their use (literal and figura ...
... This paper aims to explore the meaning and use of four Serbian verbs: cepati ‟tear‟, pocepati ‟tear (up)‟, otcepiti ‟tear off‟ and iscepati ‟tear up‟. The four verbs will be analyzed in terms of their argument selection, the meaning with different types of arguments and their use (literal and figura ...
Infinitive Construct
... ¶ The Infinitive Construct could be used as a noun and a verb. It may take both subjects and objects. Pronouns may be suffixed to the infinitive. A noun following an infinitive may be either the subject or object, though the subject is more likely. ¶ Inseperable preposition like ל, כ, בcould ...
... ¶ The Infinitive Construct could be used as a noun and a verb. It may take both subjects and objects. Pronouns may be suffixed to the infinitive. A noun following an infinitive may be either the subject or object, though the subject is more likely. ¶ Inseperable preposition like ל, כ, בcould ...