Diminutives and augmentatives in Beja (North-Cushitic) - Hal-SHS
... several Beja poets and published by the second author (Hamid Ahmed 2005). These data are supplemented by some elicitations made with the second author, a native speaker of Beja, during his stay in Paris in 2014, and examples from Roper’s (1928) grammar and lexicon. Two very different strategies are ...
... several Beja poets and published by the second author (Hamid Ahmed 2005). These data are supplemented by some elicitations made with the second author, a native speaker of Beja, during his stay in Paris in 2014, and examples from Roper’s (1928) grammar and lexicon. Two very different strategies are ...
Constructing grammatical meaning
... and argues that Czech speakers’ conventional understanding of se necessarily includes specific pragmatic and discourse-related functions, in addition to semantic and syntactic factors. The analysis will be carried out in the spirit of Construction Grammar (Fillmore, Kay & O’Connor 1988, Fillmore 1989 ...
... and argues that Czech speakers’ conventional understanding of se necessarily includes specific pragmatic and discourse-related functions, in addition to semantic and syntactic factors. The analysis will be carried out in the spirit of Construction Grammar (Fillmore, Kay & O’Connor 1988, Fillmore 1989 ...
Subject and Predicate-Parts of a Sentence
... The simple subject is usually a noun or a pronoun. A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or an idea. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. The simple predicate is the main word or group of words in the complete predicate. The simple predicate is always a verb ...
... The simple subject is usually a noun or a pronoun. A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or an idea. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. The simple predicate is the main word or group of words in the complete predicate. The simple predicate is always a verb ...
The Phrase - Haiku Learning
... shouts "Beans!" whenever something goes wrong. 2. Some words for the expression of anger have Latin origins. 3. Many of us in English class wanted to discuss how people express their annoyance. 4. Imagine what would happen if everybody with a bad temper had a bad day simultaneously. 5. We agreed tha ...
... shouts "Beans!" whenever something goes wrong. 2. Some words for the expression of anger have Latin origins. 3. Many of us in English class wanted to discuss how people express their annoyance. 4. Imagine what would happen if everybody with a bad temper had a bad day simultaneously. 5. We agreed tha ...
Functional Morphology
... which are like finite-state automata, but their arcs are labelled by pairs of symbols rather than just symbols. Strings consisting of the first components of these pairs are called the upper language of the transducer, and strings consisting of the second components are called the lower language. A ...
... which are like finite-state automata, but their arcs are labelled by pairs of symbols rather than just symbols. Strings consisting of the first components of these pairs are called the upper language of the transducer, and strings consisting of the second components are called the lower language. A ...
The Use of Sentence Adverbials in the Written Discourse of
... illustrating is performed by a few different adverbials, for example being the most frequent among them. The least common types of sentence adverbials in the sample are those used to express an inference. ...
... illustrating is performed by a few different adverbials, for example being the most frequent among them. The least common types of sentence adverbials in the sample are those used to express an inference. ...
Table of Contents
... Beth Johnson 576 Superman and Me Sherman Alexie 585 Prison Studies Malcolm X 590 Straw into Gold: The Metamorphosis of the Everyday Sandra Cisneros 595 Mother Tongue Amy Tan 601 ...
... Beth Johnson 576 Superman and Me Sherman Alexie 585 Prison Studies Malcolm X 590 Straw into Gold: The Metamorphosis of the Everyday Sandra Cisneros 595 Mother Tongue Amy Tan 601 ...
On problems of address in an automatic dictionary of
... It is the words of eight nine and ten letters which must be given most attention. These three lists show certain groupings which comprise two, three and even five words. These groups are resolved, for the most part, by the initial trigram, and even by two letters only, these being letters I and II, ...
... It is the words of eight nine and ten letters which must be given most attention. These three lists show certain groupings which comprise two, three and even five words. These groups are resolved, for the most part, by the initial trigram, and even by two letters only, these being letters I and II, ...
the nature and classification of idioms
... incorrect structure. The idiom I am good friends with him is irregular or illogical in its grammatical structure. I is singular; why then is the correct form in this case not I am a good friend with him? This form is impossible although it is more logical; one would have to say: I am a good friend o ...
... incorrect structure. The idiom I am good friends with him is irregular or illogical in its grammatical structure. I is singular; why then is the correct form in this case not I am a good friend with him? This form is impossible although it is more logical; one would have to say: I am a good friend o ...
1 CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND In this chapter, the
... preferred acts are “sure”, “yes, please”, “why not”, etc. Preferred acts can be also called confirmations or agreements. According to Yule (2008, p. 81), there are ways in showing dispreferred such as delay/hesitate (pause, “er”, “em”), preface (“well”, “oh”), express doubt (“I’m not sure”, “I don’t ...
... preferred acts are “sure”, “yes, please”, “why not”, etc. Preferred acts can be also called confirmations or agreements. According to Yule (2008, p. 81), there are ways in showing dispreferred such as delay/hesitate (pause, “er”, “em”), preface (“well”, “oh”), express doubt (“I’m not sure”, “I don’t ...
HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY CONTENTS CHAPTER I REQUIREMENTS OF SPEECH
... simple name that your grandfather called it. It has stood the test of time, and old friends are always good friends. To use a big word or a foreign word when a small one and a familiar one will answer the same purpose, is a sign of ignorance. Great scholars and writers and polite speakers use simple ...
... simple name that your grandfather called it. It has stood the test of time, and old friends are always good friends. To use a big word or a foreign word when a small one and a familiar one will answer the same purpose, is a sign of ignorance. Great scholars and writers and polite speakers use simple ...
chapter i - Cmadras.com
... It is very easy to learn how to speak and write correctly, as for all purposes of ordinary conversation and communication, only about 2,000 different words are required. The mastery of just twenty hundred words, the knowing where to place them, will make us not masters of the English language, but m ...
... It is very easy to learn how to speak and write correctly, as for all purposes of ordinary conversation and communication, only about 2,000 different words are required. The mastery of just twenty hundred words, the knowing where to place them, will make us not masters of the English language, but m ...
Computers, Thought, and Life
... they are the first, or last, word of the user’s input. We’ll see a ‘first word test’ a bit later (with memorisation of ‘my’ phrases); here’s an example of a ‘last word test’: O you [] => ME O you => I These two output transformations will have the effect of changing ‘you’ into ‘ME’ if it is the ve ...
... they are the first, or last, word of the user’s input. We’ll see a ‘first word test’ a bit later (with memorisation of ‘my’ phrases); here’s an example of a ‘last word test’: O you [] => ME O you => I These two output transformations will have the effect of changing ‘you’ into ‘ME’ if it is the ve ...
Sanskrit signs and P¯an.inian scripts - Gallium
... The first remark to be made is that the As..tādhyāyı̄ is not self-sufficient. It must be used together with specialized lexicons, one giving roots with derivational markers (dhātupāt.ha), another one giving lists of words sharing morphological characteristics (gan.apāt.ha), still other ones lis ...
... The first remark to be made is that the As..tādhyāyı̄ is not self-sufficient. It must be used together with specialized lexicons, one giving roots with derivational markers (dhātupāt.ha), another one giving lists of words sharing morphological characteristics (gan.apāt.ha), still other ones lis ...
Prepositional Phrases as Subject Complements
... The second nominal function that prepositional phrases perform is the subject complement. A subject complement is a word, phrase, or clause that follows a copular, or linking, verb and describes the subject of a clause. For example, the following italicized prepositional phrases function as subject ...
... The second nominal function that prepositional phrases perform is the subject complement. A subject complement is a word, phrase, or clause that follows a copular, or linking, verb and describes the subject of a clause. For example, the following italicized prepositional phrases function as subject ...
Abstract Math: The symbolic language of math
... called propositions or sentences. All these words, as well as our use of “term”, can cause cognitive dissonance: Many people would refer to “ H2O ” as “the formula for water”, but it is not a formula in sense of logic because it does not make a statement. In everyday usage “proposition” may mean ...
... called propositions or sentences. All these words, as well as our use of “term”, can cause cognitive dissonance: Many people would refer to “ H2O ” as “the formula for water”, but it is not a formula in sense of logic because it does not make a statement. In everyday usage “proposition” may mean ...
Part2
... hobbies. Take notes about what you hear and write down the most suitable clubs for them. The first one has been done for you as an example. ...
... hobbies. Take notes about what you hear and write down the most suitable clubs for them. The first one has been done for you as an example. ...
Phrases - Maria English Society
... the noun or pronoun directly in front of it. It usually answers "Which one?" or "What kind of ?" Examples of adjective phrases: Prepositional phrases used as adjective phrases The bicycle in the driveway belongs to my friend. (Which bicycle?) Would you care for another slice of pie? (What kind of sl ...
... the noun or pronoun directly in front of it. It usually answers "Which one?" or "What kind of ?" Examples of adjective phrases: Prepositional phrases used as adjective phrases The bicycle in the driveway belongs to my friend. (Which bicycle?) Would you care for another slice of pie? (What kind of sl ...
Automata vs. Logics on Data Words
... MSO(∼, <) denotes monadic second-order logic with predicates ∼ and <, interpreted respectively by the data-equality relation and by the total order relation over the positions of a given data word. FO(∼, <) is the restriction of MSO(∼, <) that only uses quantification over first-order variables. An ...
... MSO(∼, <) denotes monadic second-order logic with predicates ∼ and <, interpreted respectively by the data-equality relation and by the total order relation over the positions of a given data word. FO(∼, <) is the restriction of MSO(∼, <) that only uses quantification over first-order variables. An ...
IV Sentence Problems
... ---She was impressed with the way her operation had gone; this was the vocation for her. Two ways to correct such problems: Finding the antecedent for each of the pronouns used Without an antecedent, just dropping the pronoun and put in the word it is intended to refer to 3. The pronouns It, Th ...
... ---She was impressed with the way her operation had gone; this was the vocation for her. Two ways to correct such problems: Finding the antecedent for each of the pronouns used Without an antecedent, just dropping the pronoun and put in the word it is intended to refer to 3. The pronouns It, Th ...
Paraphrasing factoid dependency trees into fluent sentences in a
... In this thesis I will present the results of a feasibility study of paraphrasing factoid dependency trees into fluent sentences in a natural language. We do not address the paraphrasis of full text, with anaphora and discourse structures, but limit ourselves to factual sentences (factoids). We do no ...
... In this thesis I will present the results of a feasibility study of paraphrasing factoid dependency trees into fluent sentences in a natural language. We do not address the paraphrasis of full text, with anaphora and discourse structures, but limit ourselves to factual sentences (factoids). We do no ...
5th inaugral lecture - Copy - National Open University of Nigeria
... world with his transformational approach to the analysis of language, things have not remained the same in the field. Linguists from various parts of the world have been preoccupied with applying and revising his theory. Some have turned out to be his apostles, while others have become his opponents ...
... world with his transformational approach to the analysis of language, things have not remained the same in the field. Linguists from various parts of the world have been preoccupied with applying and revising his theory. Some have turned out to be his apostles, while others have become his opponents ...
Grammar by STAAR-light - Priceless Literacy
... of the bestpreserved legal documents from ancient times. C Hammurabi wasn’t the first ruler to establish a system of laws, but by inscribing his code in stone, he left modern archaeologists with one of the bestpreserved legal documents from ancient times. ...
... of the bestpreserved legal documents from ancient times. C Hammurabi wasn’t the first ruler to establish a system of laws, but by inscribing his code in stone, he left modern archaeologists with one of the bestpreserved legal documents from ancient times. ...
On Nigerian Pidgin - Michigan State University
... The Joy of Language 1980, Faraclas 1996) with a community of native speakers (Elugbe and Omamor 1991). The conditions under which NP has customarily been considered a native language seem to engender more questions than answers. Nonetheless, what cannot be disputed is the idea that NP is a bona fid ...
... The Joy of Language 1980, Faraclas 1996) with a community of native speakers (Elugbe and Omamor 1991). The conditions under which NP has customarily been considered a native language seem to engender more questions than answers. Nonetheless, what cannot be disputed is the idea that NP is a bona fid ...
PDF hosted at the Radboud Repository of the Radboud University
... know what determines this process of integration, but it may be relevant to borrowability because the latter may change over time. There may be long term integration of items, and there may be the development of channels for integration, as suggested by Heath (1989). We should state right away that ...
... know what determines this process of integration, but it may be relevant to borrowability because the latter may change over time. There may be long term integration of items, and there may be the development of channels for integration, as suggested by Heath (1989). We should state right away that ...