1 - JWoodsDistrict205
... pronouns, and interrogative pronouns. Some pronouns can appear in more than one classification. The way in which a pronoun is classified depends on how it is used in a sentence. Personal pronouns refer to three types of people: the speaker or speakers, those spoken to, and those spoken about. When a ...
... pronouns, and interrogative pronouns. Some pronouns can appear in more than one classification. The way in which a pronoun is classified depends on how it is used in a sentence. Personal pronouns refer to three types of people: the speaker or speakers, those spoken to, and those spoken about. When a ...
Text Linguistics Course - KSU Faculty Member websites
... features of English texts, and Halliday, in Halliday and Hasan (1985). In their workCohesion in English, Halliday and Hasan (1976: 2; already quoted in section 2.1 above, but repeated here for convenience) define the notion ‘text’ by saying: Text is used in linguistics to refer to any passage, spoke ...
... features of English texts, and Halliday, in Halliday and Hasan (1985). In their workCohesion in English, Halliday and Hasan (1976: 2; already quoted in section 2.1 above, but repeated here for convenience) define the notion ‘text’ by saying: Text is used in linguistics to refer to any passage, spoke ...
ARCHIVEr JUN 30 1975
... language universals have been created to account for the differences. However, as I intend to show, there are crucial differences between Navajo and existing descriptions of other verb final languages, differences requiring a reexamination of some fairly well-accepted universal constraints on langua ...
... language universals have been created to account for the differences. However, as I intend to show, there are crucial differences between Navajo and existing descriptions of other verb final languages, differences requiring a reexamination of some fairly well-accepted universal constraints on langua ...
Lecture 12: Semantics and Pragmatics
... ➣ We can measure information in a limited, technical, and very useful, sense ➢ Think of a signal being transmitted from a source to a destination, possibly with noise in the channel ➢ Measure information in bits: the number of yes/no questions needed to determine a term ➢ Context can help decoding d ...
... ➣ We can measure information in a limited, technical, and very useful, sense ➢ Think of a signal being transmitted from a source to a destination, possibly with noise in the channel ➢ Measure information in bits: the number of yes/no questions needed to determine a term ➢ Context can help decoding d ...
Existential predication and trans
... The term ‘existential predication’ is the label most commonly used by linguists to designate predicative constructions illustrated by clauses such as English There is a book (on the table), French Il y a un livre (sur la table), German Da liegt ein Buch (auf dem Tisch), Turkish (Masada) bir kitap va ...
... The term ‘existential predication’ is the label most commonly used by linguists to designate predicative constructions illustrated by clauses such as English There is a book (on the table), French Il y a un livre (sur la table), German Da liegt ein Buch (auf dem Tisch), Turkish (Masada) bir kitap va ...
FORMATIVE B
... a.Although I don't like to owe people money, I decline his offer of a loan. b.Although I don't like to owe people money, I accepted his offer of a loan. c.Although his offers of a loan, I don't take money. d.I didn't take the money since I don't like to owe people money. 28. (objective 14/4) “While ...
... a.Although I don't like to owe people money, I decline his offer of a loan. b.Although I don't like to owe people money, I accepted his offer of a loan. c.Although his offers of a loan, I don't take money. d.I didn't take the money since I don't like to owe people money. 28. (objective 14/4) “While ...
From a children`s first dictionary to a lexical
... Lexical knowledge is knowledge expressed by words. Words can be used in many different ways. They can be nice or mean, whispered or shouted, direct or ambiguous. They can also be said or implied. Words help us discover, interpret, and remember the world around us. They can trigger many images, feeli ...
... Lexical knowledge is knowledge expressed by words. Words can be used in many different ways. They can be nice or mean, whispered or shouted, direct or ambiguous. They can also be said or implied. Words help us discover, interpret, and remember the world around us. They can trigger many images, feeli ...
this PDF file - Journal of Language Modelling
... with ambiguity in languages like Wolof, there is a restriction on the use of certain disambiguation methods. Due to the lack of resources, there is a very limited possibility to apply statistical approaches that often require a large data set to ensure reliable results. To address these different re ...
... with ambiguity in languages like Wolof, there is a restriction on the use of certain disambiguation methods. Due to the lack of resources, there is a very limited possibility to apply statistical approaches that often require a large data set to ensure reliable results. To address these different re ...
Hans Landqvist* Trade Slang Terms among Swedish Musicians
... in Swedish musical terminology (Brodin 1986: [4]). Theatrical terminology also demonstrates a corresponding lexical situation (Fluck 1996: 98; Beck 1998: 676). Nevertheless, there are few loanwords among the trade slang terms in my material (see Kotsinas 2001: 19-20 and Lindfors Viklund 2001: 57-58 ...
... in Swedish musical terminology (Brodin 1986: [4]). Theatrical terminology also demonstrates a corresponding lexical situation (Fluck 1996: 98; Beck 1998: 676). Nevertheless, there are few loanwords among the trade slang terms in my material (see Kotsinas 2001: 19-20 and Lindfors Viklund 2001: 57-58 ...
Adjectives and Adverbs
... 1. Architecture is certainly one of the (interesting) careers of all. 2. Very few people have (challenging) jobs than architects do. 3. The public is usually (curious) about the architects themselves than about the work they do. 4. Art, mathematics, and engineering are among the (important) subjects ...
... 1. Architecture is certainly one of the (interesting) careers of all. 2. Very few people have (challenging) jobs than architects do. 3. The public is usually (curious) about the architects themselves than about the work they do. 4. Art, mathematics, and engineering are among the (important) subjects ...
Uses of ter- in Malay: A corpus-based study
... If one considers the three sentences from the perspective of voice, example (1b) seems to be active, whereas (1c) is passive. Even though the meaning of the notions of ‘active’ and ‘passive’ may vary depending on linguistic theories, particularly in the Austronesian languages (cf. Wouk and Ross, 200 ...
... If one considers the three sentences from the perspective of voice, example (1b) seems to be active, whereas (1c) is passive. Even though the meaning of the notions of ‘active’ and ‘passive’ may vary depending on linguistic theories, particularly in the Austronesian languages (cf. Wouk and Ross, 200 ...
- UM Students` Repository
... grammatical rules for negation vary from language to language, and a given language may have more than one way of producing negation. And not all languages have special completive interjections.” Bloomfield and Hockett (A Leonard Bloomfield Anthology.1987) In Modern English we use ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to ...
... grammatical rules for negation vary from language to language, and a given language may have more than one way of producing negation. And not all languages have special completive interjections.” Bloomfield and Hockett (A Leonard Bloomfield Anthology.1987) In Modern English we use ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to ...
CAPITALIZATION
... object receives the action of the verb. (her, him, it, me, them, us, whom, whomever) My father drove us to the mall. 3. Possessive case: The pronoun shows possession. (her/hers, his, its, my/mine, our/ours, their/theirs, whose) The dog found his bone. Indefinite pronouns take singular verbs- some ...
... object receives the action of the verb. (her, him, it, me, them, us, whom, whomever) My father drove us to the mall. 3. Possessive case: The pronoun shows possession. (her/hers, his, its, my/mine, our/ours, their/theirs, whose) The dog found his bone. Indefinite pronouns take singular verbs- some ...
create questions - hilliardsclass.com
... edge on the readers’ part beyond, perhaps, vague recollections of long-ago grammar lessons, we do assume that, as language users, students will learn to draw on their subconscious linguistic knowledge as they learn about the structure of English in a conscious way. Wc help students tap into their su ...
... edge on the readers’ part beyond, perhaps, vague recollections of long-ago grammar lessons, we do assume that, as language users, students will learn to draw on their subconscious linguistic knowledge as they learn about the structure of English in a conscious way. Wc help students tap into their su ...
a corpus-based analysis of negative concord in english
... On the one hand, the version with verbal negation (14) is just a declarative negative sentence that is informing about Alan not working as a teacher. On the other hand, in the example with nonverbal negation (13) Alan might be a teacher, but the utterance is meant to deny and criticize his pedagogi ...
... On the one hand, the version with verbal negation (14) is just a declarative negative sentence that is informing about Alan not working as a teacher. On the other hand, in the example with nonverbal negation (13) Alan might be a teacher, but the utterance is meant to deny and criticize his pedagogi ...
Frege - Princeton University
... sentences which contain proper names without referents will be of this kind. The sentence "Odysseus was set ashore at Ithaca while sound asleep" obviously has a sense. But since it is doubtful whether the name "Odysseus," occurring therein, has a referent, it is also doubtful whether the whole sente ...
... sentences which contain proper names without referents will be of this kind. The sentence "Odysseus was set ashore at Ithaca while sound asleep" obviously has a sense. But since it is doubtful whether the name "Odysseus," occurring therein, has a referent, it is also doubtful whether the whole sente ...
The Gerund and the to-Infinitive as Subject
... the use of the -ing form in conditional contexts, in which there is no real occurrence of the -ing’s event to be referred to or validated. With regard to a use such as (16), (16) I took a deep breath. Being angry wouldn’t help, Conrad (1982, 116-17) attempts to explain the use of the gerund as due t ...
... the use of the -ing form in conditional contexts, in which there is no real occurrence of the -ing’s event to be referred to or validated. With regard to a use such as (16), (16) I took a deep breath. Being angry wouldn’t help, Conrad (1982, 116-17) attempts to explain the use of the gerund as due t ...
English II
... action in the overall context of Greek life and religion and it may occasionally advise the characters or express sympathy with the tragic hero. • Ship of State – Lines 768-772 – It is particularly appropriate for the Athenian maritime empire to thing of rule in terms of navigation. • Fate – For the ...
... action in the overall context of Greek life and religion and it may occasionally advise the characters or express sympathy with the tragic hero. • Ship of State – Lines 768-772 – It is particularly appropriate for the Athenian maritime empire to thing of rule in terms of navigation. • Fate – For the ...
Adverbs
... Clarify the intent of the sentence before making a decision about such verbs as look, taste, or feel. Use adverbs when these words are action words. He hurriedly looked for the contract on his desk. ...
... Clarify the intent of the sentence before making a decision about such verbs as look, taste, or feel. Use adverbs when these words are action words. He hurriedly looked for the contract on his desk. ...
A NON-CONFIGURATIONAL LANGUAGE?
... For this reason (among others), recent developments in generative grammar have moved away from the distinction between configurational and non-configurational languages, and many, if not most, generative syntacticians now seem to believe that the X'-theory (and binary branching) can adequately acco ...
... For this reason (among others), recent developments in generative grammar have moved away from the distinction between configurational and non-configurational languages, and many, if not most, generative syntacticians now seem to believe that the X'-theory (and binary branching) can adequately acco ...
Choices for Writers
... and write—and now text—in multiple languages. In addition to coming from diverse cultural backgrounds, English 100L students often use different languages at home, at work, at church, and among peers and friends than they use in the classroom. All of these are uniquely important languages and forms ...
... and write—and now text—in multiple languages. In addition to coming from diverse cultural backgrounds, English 100L students often use different languages at home, at work, at church, and among peers and friends than they use in the classroom. All of these are uniquely important languages and forms ...
Строй современного английского языка.
... language. Numerous specimens of exaggerations may be found practically in every grammar book. Let us consider a few of the most characteristic examples of such exaggerations. It is frequently laid down as a rule that verbs of perception, such as see, hear, feel (in the meaning 'experience'), also th ...
... language. Numerous specimens of exaggerations may be found practically in every grammar book. Let us consider a few of the most characteristic examples of such exaggerations. It is frequently laid down as a rule that verbs of perception, such as see, hear, feel (in the meaning 'experience'), also th ...
Experiences with the GTU grammar development environment
... Sometimes these parses di er only by a single feature which may be hard to detect by a human. Automatic comparison of the parses is needed. This can also be used to compare the parses of a given sentence before and after a grammar modi cation. It is dicult to assess the e ects of a grammar modi cat ...
... Sometimes these parses di er only by a single feature which may be hard to detect by a human. Automatic comparison of the parses is needed. This can also be used to compare the parses of a given sentence before and after a grammar modi cation. It is dicult to assess the e ects of a grammar modi cat ...
Translation Pedagogy: Strategies for Improving Dictionary Use
... checked in a dictionary, along with the titles of the dictionaries consulted. (See Appendix 2, note 1 for an example.) This particular exercise would also prepare them for translation in a professional milieu, where new translators are often asked to indicate the sources of their information. But di ...
... checked in a dictionary, along with the titles of the dictionaries consulted. (See Appendix 2, note 1 for an example.) This particular exercise would also prepare them for translation in a professional milieu, where new translators are often asked to indicate the sources of their information. But di ...
The Verb live in Dictionaries: A - TamPub
... dictionary user who is not a native speaker but a learner of English; in this study, the Finnish dictionary user. According to David Crystal (2003b, 106-9), up to a third of the world's population is using and/or being exposed to the English language, and the number is constantly expanding. At a tim ...
... dictionary user who is not a native speaker but a learner of English; in this study, the Finnish dictionary user. According to David Crystal (2003b, 106-9), up to a third of the world's population is using and/or being exposed to the English language, and the number is constantly expanding. At a tim ...