Complement clauses in Canela
... characteristic that distinguishes a verb used in agent-patient clauses from that one used in the ergative-absolutive clauses (encoding the recent past) is the opposition finite versus nonfinite. This property is not shared by descriptive verbs, which display the same form in both clause types. There ...
... characteristic that distinguishes a verb used in agent-patient clauses from that one used in the ergative-absolutive clauses (encoding the recent past) is the opposition finite versus nonfinite. This property is not shared by descriptive verbs, which display the same form in both clause types. There ...
Syntactic and semantic constraints on the formation and
... cordoning off (a building or a street, say), (ii) the state resulting from such an event, and (iii) the fence or barricade erected during the event which is responsible for the state.1 Other -ung-nouns are only two-ways ambiguous: Mischung (from mischen, ‘to mix’) can either denote the ‘event of mix ...
... cordoning off (a building or a street, say), (ii) the state resulting from such an event, and (iii) the fence or barricade erected during the event which is responsible for the state.1 Other -ung-nouns are only two-ways ambiguous: Mischung (from mischen, ‘to mix’) can either denote the ‘event of mix ...
Unit 7 - Wilson School District
... A. Talk about the play. Change the underlinedverb to the past tense. 1. “A Raisin in the Sun” opens on Broadway in 1959. The play is a hit. 2. The playwright, Lorraine Hansberry, dies at the age of 34. 3. Her plays, however, will live on. B. Talk with a partner about Walter. Write three sentence ...
... A. Talk about the play. Change the underlinedverb to the past tense. 1. “A Raisin in the Sun” opens on Broadway in 1959. The play is a hit. 2. The playwright, Lorraine Hansberry, dies at the age of 34. 3. Her plays, however, will live on. B. Talk with a partner about Walter. Write three sentence ...
Grammar Notes
... If you have any questions, let me know means that you will let me know only if you have questions Like dependent clauses, the rule for the conditional sentence is when the “if clause” is at the beginning of the sentence, you need a comma. When the “if clause” is at the end of the sentence, you don’t ...
... If you have any questions, let me know means that you will let me know only if you have questions Like dependent clauses, the rule for the conditional sentence is when the “if clause” is at the beginning of the sentence, you need a comma. When the “if clause” is at the end of the sentence, you don’t ...
Typology of Verbs for Scholarly Writing - Mid
... like younger adults, older adults detected threatening faces more quickly than they detected other types of emotional stimuli” (p. 43). Thus, the verb discovered might appropriately replace the verb found as follows: “[some researchers] have [discovered] that like younger adults, older adults detect ...
... like younger adults, older adults detected threatening faces more quickly than they detected other types of emotional stimuli” (p. 43). Thus, the verb discovered might appropriately replace the verb found as follows: “[some researchers] have [discovered] that like younger adults, older adults detect ...
Editorial: A Typology of Verbs for Scholarly Writing
... like younger adults, older adults detected threatening faces more quickly than they detected other types of emotional stimuli” (p. 43). Thus, the verb discovered might appropriately replace the verb found as follows: “[some researchers] have [discovered] that like younger adults, older adults detect ...
... like younger adults, older adults detected threatening faces more quickly than they detected other types of emotional stimuli” (p. 43). Thus, the verb discovered might appropriately replace the verb found as follows: “[some researchers] have [discovered] that like younger adults, older adults detect ...
Confusing Irregular Verbs
... up on its own, then use rise. If the object requires help, then use raise. Check the definitions even if the sentence has no direct object. ...
... up on its own, then use rise. If the object requires help, then use raise. Check the definitions even if the sentence has no direct object. ...
The Regular, Irregular, and Pronominal Commands
... In the negative command, the ne precedes the pronoun or pronouns and the pas or another negative word follows the verb in the command form. Check out the following examples of affirmative and negative imperatives with direct and indirect object pronouns. Parle-lui! (Speak to him/her!), Ne lui parle ...
... In the negative command, the ne precedes the pronoun or pronouns and the pas or another negative word follows the verb in the command form. Check out the following examples of affirmative and negative imperatives with direct and indirect object pronouns. Parle-lui! (Speak to him/her!), Ne lui parle ...
SPAN 2311
... student to acquire greater proficiency in the four skills in a greater variety of situations. At this level, students should be able to narrate and describe in present, past, and future time and handle many survival situations. Since the focus is on developing the conversational skills, much listeni ...
... student to acquire greater proficiency in the four skills in a greater variety of situations. At this level, students should be able to narrate and describe in present, past, and future time and handle many survival situations. Since the focus is on developing the conversational skills, much listeni ...
AP Spanish Study Sheet: Reflexive Pronouns and Verbs
... A verb is reflexive when the subject receives the action of the verb. That is, the subject does the action to or for himself, herself, themselves, etc. Other times, a reflexive verb simply indicates that the subject receives the action, and that the performer of the action is unknown or unimportant. ...
... A verb is reflexive when the subject receives the action of the verb. That is, the subject does the action to or for himself, herself, themselves, etc. Other times, a reflexive verb simply indicates that the subject receives the action, and that the performer of the action is unknown or unimportant. ...
PAPER An image is worth a thousand words: why nouns tend to
... They all, however, maintain that there is something unique about the grammatical form classes ‘noun’ and ‘verb’ that accounts for the disparity in these word types. An alternative explanation suggests that the noun–verb disparity may not be as much about form class per se as it is about the kinds of ...
... They all, however, maintain that there is something unique about the grammatical form classes ‘noun’ and ‘verb’ that accounts for the disparity in these word types. An alternative explanation suggests that the noun–verb disparity may not be as much about form class per se as it is about the kinds of ...
semantic constraints on the caused-motion construction
... The Lexical Constructional Model is a recent approach to meaning construction developed by Ruiz de Mendoza and Mairal (1997ab) with a view to making productive connections between projectionist and constructional approaches to the relationship between lexicon and grammar. In general, the projectioni ...
... The Lexical Constructional Model is a recent approach to meaning construction developed by Ruiz de Mendoza and Mairal (1997ab) with a view to making productive connections between projectionist and constructional approaches to the relationship between lexicon and grammar. In general, the projectioni ...
The PIE word for`dry`*) 1. The PIE root for `to be dry, to dry up` has
... *-we- must be sought in an inner-Tocharian development. The endings of class IV are identical with class III, which goes back to the thematic middle (the difference in the timbre of the thematic vowel is now explained by the preceding *w). Class IV can therefore be considered äs a subgroup of class ...
... *-we- must be sought in an inner-Tocharian development. The endings of class IV are identical with class III, which goes back to the thematic middle (the difference in the timbre of the thematic vowel is now explained by the preceding *w). Class IV can therefore be considered äs a subgroup of class ...
Actives, passives and ergatives English has active and passive
... – Ergative verb The emphasis is entirely on the action. We do not know who is responsible. It is as though the project started all by itself. In some languages you could indicate this with a reflexive verb. In other languages the sentence would not be possible. In English it is possible because of t ...
... – Ergative verb The emphasis is entirely on the action. We do not know who is responsible. It is as though the project started all by itself. In some languages you could indicate this with a reflexive verb. In other languages the sentence would not be possible. In English it is possible because of t ...
1 Variation in Appalachian non-present verb forms 1. Overview. For
... 1. Overview. For many non-regular verbs, Standardized Englishes exhibit two distinct forms for the “past” vs. the “past participle” (call these non-present forms), for simple past vs. compound tense contexts (e.g., They drank vs. They’ve drunk). Although this is the pattern claimed to be exhibited b ...
... 1. Overview. For many non-regular verbs, Standardized Englishes exhibit two distinct forms for the “past” vs. the “past participle” (call these non-present forms), for simple past vs. compound tense contexts (e.g., They drank vs. They’ve drunk). Although this is the pattern claimed to be exhibited b ...
A Comparison of French and ... Auxiliary Verb Selection: The HAVE/BE Alternation ,.
... whether there is an identifiable commonality between the verbs in the first category which would cause them to take BE as their auxiliary in both French and German. Building on that idea, what do the verbs in List 4 have in common with the verbs in List 1 which causes all of them to select BE as th ...
... whether there is an identifiable commonality between the verbs in the first category which would cause them to take BE as their auxiliary in both French and German. Building on that idea, what do the verbs in List 4 have in common with the verbs in List 1 which causes all of them to select BE as th ...
ASSIDUE Hocąk as an active/inactive language
... If there are two undergoer participants expressed by two pronouns of the undergoer series, the assignment of undergoer roles to these pronouns is context dependent. Hocąk has a wealth of valence increasing derivations such as causativization, transitivization (by means of eight instrumental prefixes ...
... If there are two undergoer participants expressed by two pronouns of the undergoer series, the assignment of undergoer roles to these pronouns is context dependent. Hocąk has a wealth of valence increasing derivations such as causativization, transitivization (by means of eight instrumental prefixes ...
The typology of motion and posture verbs: a
... the verb (jump, run, etc.), whereas verb-framed (V)-languages express the path in the verb (enter, exit) and the manner in an adverbial – if at all. In this paper, this typological distinction will be applied to data from Swiss German (Muotathal dialect), Standard German and French. As expected, Fre ...
... the verb (jump, run, etc.), whereas verb-framed (V)-languages express the path in the verb (enter, exit) and the manner in an adverbial – if at all. In this paper, this typological distinction will be applied to data from Swiss German (Muotathal dialect), Standard German and French. As expected, Fre ...
Reflexive Verbs
... Note how “se” can be used for both singular and plural. The use of a subject pronoun in the sentence is recommended to clarify. ...
... Note how “se” can be used for both singular and plural. The use of a subject pronoun in the sentence is recommended to clarify. ...
8) Bepassiveperfect
... You have grown since the last time I saw you. The government has become more interested in arts education. Japanese has become one of the most popular courses at the university since the Asian studies program was established. My English has really improved since I moved to Australia. The interest o ...
... You have grown since the last time I saw you. The government has become more interested in arts education. Japanese has become one of the most popular courses at the university since the Asian studies program was established. My English has really improved since I moved to Australia. The interest o ...
Pronunciation of the Regular Past Tense Endings
... Forms 2 and 3 of regular verbs look and sound the same. Forms 2 and 3 of regular verbs are easy for learners once they have learned some rules of spelling and pronunciation. What should you call these forms? The traditional names are sometimes confusing. For example, Form 5 (ing) is traditional ...
... Forms 2 and 3 of regular verbs look and sound the same. Forms 2 and 3 of regular verbs are easy for learners once they have learned some rules of spelling and pronunciation. What should you call these forms? The traditional names are sometimes confusing. For example, Form 5 (ing) is traditional ...
Predicative argument marking: The case of
... another argument of the same verb. In other words, verbs whose argument structure includes a predicative argument lend themselves to a semantic decomposition including a predication of identification. This applies in particular to verbs such as English become or transform: – E becomes P = the refere ...
... another argument of the same verb. In other words, verbs whose argument structure includes a predicative argument lend themselves to a semantic decomposition including a predication of identification. This applies in particular to verbs such as English become or transform: – E becomes P = the refere ...
PDT 2.0 - Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics
... grammar and thus are not semantically relevant gender, number or case of an adjective in a noun group come from agreement with the noun (e.g. in Czech or German), not from semantics similarly, person is not a grammateme of verbs, as it is only induced by subject-verb agreement ...
... grammar and thus are not semantically relevant gender, number or case of an adjective in a noun group come from agreement with the noun (e.g. in Czech or German), not from semantics similarly, person is not a grammateme of verbs, as it is only induced by subject-verb agreement ...