On the prepositional nature of non
... semantic nature —its ‘flavor’— is configurationally determined (see Folli & Harley 2005 and references therein). Such a perspective has opened the door not only to reconsider the nature of syntactic primitives and the nature of the lexicon (see Borer 2005, Halle & Marantz 1993, Starke 2009), but als ...
... semantic nature —its ‘flavor’— is configurationally determined (see Folli & Harley 2005 and references therein). Such a perspective has opened the door not only to reconsider the nature of syntactic primitives and the nature of the lexicon (see Borer 2005, Halle & Marantz 1993, Starke 2009), but als ...
The Use of the Participle in Latin The Circumstantial Participle The
... In Latin, however, regular participles are rarely employed in an attributive sense; instead, they have a predicative force, actively stating something about the noun they modify. As a result, they function as the equivalent of a subordinate clause, and are often best translated in this way, both for ...
... In Latin, however, regular participles are rarely employed in an attributive sense; instead, they have a predicative force, actively stating something about the noun they modify. As a result, they function as the equivalent of a subordinate clause, and are often best translated in this way, both for ...
Irregular Verbs
... You probably know that every sentence has at least one verb in it. There are two main types of verbs. Action verbs are used to depict activities that are doable, and linking verbs are used to describe conditions. Both action verbs and linking verbs can accompany auxiliary verbs including the three m ...
... You probably know that every sentence has at least one verb in it. There are two main types of verbs. Action verbs are used to depict activities that are doable, and linking verbs are used to describe conditions. Both action verbs and linking verbs can accompany auxiliary verbs including the three m ...
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 ...
Module 2: Writing about the past
... 3. She twisted around _____________ carrying a heavy box. 4. He has learnt a lot about customer service ____________ he started training. 5. Pete didn’t know ____________ the snow or the driver’s carelessness caused the accident. 6. You can’t become a driver _____________ you pass your test. 7. He t ...
... 3. She twisted around _____________ carrying a heavy box. 4. He has learnt a lot about customer service ____________ he started training. 5. Pete didn’t know ____________ the snow or the driver’s carelessness caused the accident. 6. You can’t become a driver _____________ you pass your test. 7. He t ...
Summary of Verb Tenses - KSU Faculty Member websites
... the same time the statement is written. This tense is formed by using am/is/are with the verb form ending in -ing. The sociologist is examining the effects that racial discrimination has on society. Past Progressive Tense Past progressive tense describes a past action which was happening when anothe ...
... the same time the statement is written. This tense is formed by using am/is/are with the verb form ending in -ing. The sociologist is examining the effects that racial discrimination has on society. Past Progressive Tense Past progressive tense describes a past action which was happening when anothe ...
Summary of Verb Tenses - KSU Faculty Member websites
... This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The speaker of the House will finish her term in May of 1998. The future tense can also be expressed by using am, is, or are with going to. The surgeon is going to perform the first bypass in Minnesota. We can also use the pr ...
... This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The speaker of the House will finish her term in May of 1998. The future tense can also be expressed by using am, is, or are with going to. The surgeon is going to perform the first bypass in Minnesota. We can also use the pr ...
Slide 1
... There are some verbs which can be followed by the infinitive or gerund without any difference in meaning. The most common ones are: start, begin: I started studying / to study English when I was a little girl. However, when the verb is in the continuous form the to-infinitive is preferred: I’m begin ...
... There are some verbs which can be followed by the infinitive or gerund without any difference in meaning. The most common ones are: start, begin: I started studying / to study English when I was a little girl. However, when the verb is in the continuous form the to-infinitive is preferred: I’m begin ...
Improving Subcategorization Acquisition using Word Sence
... - reveals only syntactic aspects; - no distinction between predicate senses Korhonen(2002) model : back-off estimates which used the predominant sense of a verb (WordNet) Acquisition Goal – domain specific lexicon (written vs. spoken; genre based on different senses) ...
... - reveals only syntactic aspects; - no distinction between predicate senses Korhonen(2002) model : back-off estimates which used the predominant sense of a verb (WordNet) Acquisition Goal – domain specific lexicon (written vs. spoken; genre based on different senses) ...
Unit 1
... • Use the past perfect tense to help your readers know that an action happened even earlier than another past action. Before Millay and Baca wrote poems about love, William Shakespeare had created plays about it. • Use the future perfect tense to help your readers know that an action will happen b ...
... • Use the past perfect tense to help your readers know that an action happened even earlier than another past action. Before Millay and Baca wrote poems about love, William Shakespeare had created plays about it. • Use the future perfect tense to help your readers know that an action will happen b ...
as a PDF
... Another thing that stands out, too, is that in the majority of cases e alternates only with i, not with ie in the present, whereas this kind of alternation is never found in the other conjugations; and in the older language there was also mainly an alternation between o and u, which was later elimin ...
... Another thing that stands out, too, is that in the majority of cases e alternates only with i, not with ie in the present, whereas this kind of alternation is never found in the other conjugations; and in the older language there was also mainly an alternation between o and u, which was later elimin ...
Slide 1
... Me molesta que mi amiga no guarde mis secretos Es bueno que ella corra todos los días. Es malo que llueva. ...
... Me molesta que mi amiga no guarde mis secretos Es bueno que ella corra todos los días. Es malo que llueva. ...
universidaddechile david m. feldman some structural
... Both examples are legitímate Spanish constructions. In (a) the verb leer is used intransitively. In (b), however, it is used transitively. T o state, then, that leer is a transitive or intransitive verb would simply not be descriptive. On the other ihand, there are verbs which are more or less restr ...
... Both examples are legitímate Spanish constructions. In (a) the verb leer is used intransitively. In (b), however, it is used transitively. T o state, then, that leer is a transitive or intransitive verb would simply not be descriptive. On the other ihand, there are verbs which are more or less restr ...
Helge Lødrup Looking Possessor Raising in the mouth: Norwegian
... dative external possessor construction. Cf. the French (2). (2) Le médecin leur a examiné la gorge (Vergnaud and Zubizarreta 1992) the doctor them (DATIVE) has examined the throat In (2), the body part noun is the direct object, while the possessor is realized as a dative pronoun which is not includ ...
... dative external possessor construction. Cf. the French (2). (2) Le médecin leur a examiné la gorge (Vergnaud and Zubizarreta 1992) the doctor them (DATIVE) has examined the throat In (2), the body part noun is the direct object, while the possessor is realized as a dative pronoun which is not includ ...
Object Shift with Raising Verbs
... The facts discussed provide a strikingly compelling argument in support of the structure in (2). In view of this, we need to consider potential weaknesses of the argumentation. The weakest spot appears to be the assumption that raising verbs lack vP. This assumption, though based on Burzio's General ...
... The facts discussed provide a strikingly compelling argument in support of the structure in (2). In view of this, we need to consider potential weaknesses of the argumentation. The weakest spot appears to be the assumption that raising verbs lack vP. This assumption, though based on Burzio's General ...
Context Effects on Frame Probability Independent of Verb Sense
... senses, a set of hypernyms (superordinate classes) is specified, for example schmecken ‘taste’ is a hypernym of versuchen, probieren ‘attempt, try’. A hierarchy of hypernyms is assumed, rooted in a small number of top-level classes, such as aufnehmen ‘take in’ or Körperverb ‘verb of bodily care and ...
... senses, a set of hypernyms (superordinate classes) is specified, for example schmecken ‘taste’ is a hypernym of versuchen, probieren ‘attempt, try’. A hierarchy of hypernyms is assumed, rooted in a small number of top-level classes, such as aufnehmen ‘take in’ or Körperverb ‘verb of bodily care and ...
1 Naming motion events in Spanish and English Paula Cifuentes
... give rise to different mental images, even when Spanish and English speakers are given the same text (Slobin 2000). In this research, we ask whether there are psychologically real effects of languagespecific semantic systems in influencing how speakers form new word meanings. If the semantic system ...
... give rise to different mental images, even when Spanish and English speakers are given the same text (Slobin 2000). In this research, we ask whether there are psychologically real effects of languagespecific semantic systems in influencing how speakers form new word meanings. If the semantic system ...
The Past Perfect in German, English, and Old Russian (Comparative
... push westwards into Germanic territory, but borrowing for the most part seems to have been from Germanic to Slavic rather than the other way. PLUSQUAMPERFEKT IN GERMAN German Plusquamperfekt, like the Perfekt, is a complex past tense. It denotes an action which had happened before another past actio ...
... push westwards into Germanic territory, but borrowing for the most part seems to have been from Germanic to Slavic rather than the other way. PLUSQUAMPERFEKT IN GERMAN German Plusquamperfekt, like the Perfekt, is a complex past tense. It denotes an action which had happened before another past actio ...
perfective aspect
... John bought a new car last relevance (result) of the past week (he may or may not have action: John has bought a sold it since then). new car (the car is still in his possession). Refers to a period that Refers to a period of time terminated before the that includes the speech speech moment: John Sm ...
... John bought a new car last relevance (result) of the past week (he may or may not have action: John has bought a sold it since then). new car (the car is still in his possession). Refers to a period that Refers to a period of time terminated before the that includes the speech speech moment: John Sm ...
a brief description of english primary auxiliary verbs
... Nowadays, since English is as an international language, a number of scientists, teachers, journalists, etc realize that they need to study language more deeply, especially in grammar. Grammar makes the speakers and writers have good sentences because it tells about the structure and the rule of the ...
... Nowadays, since English is as an international language, a number of scientists, teachers, journalists, etc realize that they need to study language more deeply, especially in grammar. Grammar makes the speakers and writers have good sentences because it tells about the structure and the rule of the ...
Grammar Notebook Part One - cathyeagle
... • Translation: had ----ed • Must show action completed in the past before another action • The endings must be attached to the 3rd pp minus “I”; cannot be by itself or it’s the imperfect of sum – Ambulaveram in silva. I had walked in the woods. ...
... • Translation: had ----ed • Must show action completed in the past before another action • The endings must be attached to the 3rd pp minus “I”; cannot be by itself or it’s the imperfect of sum – Ambulaveram in silva. I had walked in the woods. ...
WrlCh7 - CALL | Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics
... irregularities are few: the irregular imperatives dhangurnanga ‘eat!’ and wanmanga ‘move!’ (see 7.2.1), the irregular present tense ngutayidha, of nguta ‘to give’, and the verb whose only known forms are gawa ‘come here’, and gaa(r)ndi ‘was coming’. The representative verbs chosen for the table are: ...
... irregularities are few: the irregular imperatives dhangurnanga ‘eat!’ and wanmanga ‘move!’ (see 7.2.1), the irregular present tense ngutayidha, of nguta ‘to give’, and the verb whose only known forms are gawa ‘come here’, and gaa(r)ndi ‘was coming’. The representative verbs chosen for the table are: ...
Gerunds and Infinitives
... There are some verbs which can be followed by the infinitive or gerund without any difference in meaning. The most common ones are: start, begin: I started studying / to study English when I was a little girl. However, when the verb is in the continuous form the toinfinitive is preferred: I’m beginn ...
... There are some verbs which can be followed by the infinitive or gerund without any difference in meaning. The most common ones are: start, begin: I started studying / to study English when I was a little girl. However, when the verb is in the continuous form the toinfinitive is preferred: I’m beginn ...
Lecture 13 -- May 22: Aspect and Quantification II.
... (1) State-predicates in English resist progressive (perhaps because they already contain the ‘continuity’-content that progressive aspect normally adds): *The towel is being wet; *John is knowing the answer. (*John is loving Mary: OK but only when ‘love’ is coerced to a nonstative meaning.) (OKJohn ...
... (1) State-predicates in English resist progressive (perhaps because they already contain the ‘continuity’-content that progressive aspect normally adds): *The towel is being wet; *John is knowing the answer. (*John is loving Mary: OK but only when ‘love’ is coerced to a nonstative meaning.) (OKJohn ...
ISTEP Final Exam
... d. making too much money 17. Your uncle wouldn’t even part with a dime to help the kids pay for their trip. That’s just one more example of his penurious ways. In contrast, many people who have much less money have donated a great deal to the cause. What does “penurious” mean? a. very old b. very we ...
... d. making too much money 17. Your uncle wouldn’t even part with a dime to help the kids pay for their trip. That’s just one more example of his penurious ways. In contrast, many people who have much less money have donated a great deal to the cause. What does “penurious” mean? a. very old b. very we ...