specificational copular sentences in russian and english
... on these approaches, since they analyze specificational sentences as something similar to equative sentences, with two e-type arguments. predicate topicalization: Analyses of English specificational copular sentences on which NP1 gets into sentence-initial position by fronting but does not end up as ...
... on these approaches, since they analyze specificational sentences as something similar to equative sentences, with two e-type arguments. predicate topicalization: Analyses of English specificational copular sentences on which NP1 gets into sentence-initial position by fronting but does not end up as ...
Syntax 2
... Noun phrases vary structurally from one-word phrases consisting of a head only to complex structures in which the head is preceded and/or followed by other words. Consider, for example, the following noun phrases, in all of which books functions as head: books the books books on linguistics the book ...
... Noun phrases vary structurally from one-word phrases consisting of a head only to complex structures in which the head is preceded and/or followed by other words. Consider, for example, the following noun phrases, in all of which books functions as head: books the books books on linguistics the book ...
On the Distinctions between Semantics and Pragmatics
... In order to assign reference and to determine truth conditions for these sentences we need among other things the following information: For sentence (ii): (1) the universe of quantification for everyone, (2) the location of the speaker to determine the deictic reference required by came, (3) the ve ...
... In order to assign reference and to determine truth conditions for these sentences we need among other things the following information: For sentence (ii): (1) the universe of quantification for everyone, (2) the location of the speaker to determine the deictic reference required by came, (3) the ve ...
Bi-Lexical Rules for Multi-Lexeme Translation in Lexicalist MT 1
... 4 Lexical and Bi-Lexical Rules The lexicon has taken a prominent place in several linguistic theories (Pollard and Sag 1994; Oehrle et al. 1988), not least because, given appropriate tools, both general and idiosyncratic properties of language can be captured within a uniform framework. Among the to ...
... 4 Lexical and Bi-Lexical Rules The lexicon has taken a prominent place in several linguistic theories (Pollard and Sag 1994; Oehrle et al. 1988), not least because, given appropriate tools, both general and idiosyncratic properties of language can be captured within a uniform framework. Among the to ...
6.863J Natural Language Processing Lecture 9: Writing grammars
... • For a grammar rule β 0 Æ β1 …β n • <βi feature path> = Atomic value • <βi feature path> = <βj feature path> 6.863J/9.611J Lecture 9 Sp03 ...
... • For a grammar rule β 0 Æ β1 …β n • <βi feature path> = Atomic value • <βi feature path> = <βj feature path> 6.863J/9.611J Lecture 9 Sp03 ...
MA Thesis
... share the V2 constraint which requires the finite verb to occur in second position and therefore partly obscures the underlying head-final position of the verb in German (specifically in main clauses with only one verb). English, on the other hand, no longer has this V2 constraint. Chapter 3 outline ...
... share the V2 constraint which requires the finite verb to occur in second position and therefore partly obscures the underlying head-final position of the verb in German (specifically in main clauses with only one verb). English, on the other hand, no longer has this V2 constraint. Chapter 3 outline ...
Accusative Case-Assignment in Double Object Constructions in
... following that manner, has multiple accusative case-assignment that is assigned to two different NPs , one is the indirect object whereas, the other is the direct object. To overcome the problem of case-assignment in DOCs within MP, Ura (2000) suggests that the verb in DOCs allows multiple checking ...
... following that manner, has multiple accusative case-assignment that is assigned to two different NPs , one is the indirect object whereas, the other is the direct object. To overcome the problem of case-assignment in DOCs within MP, Ura (2000) suggests that the verb in DOCs allows multiple checking ...
Introduction to Words and Morphemes
... language and still do not know the language. Anyone who has tried to be understood in a foreign country by merely using a dictionary knows this is true. On the other hand, without words we would be unable to convey our thoughts through language. Thus, what is a word? What do you know when you know a ...
... language and still do not know the language. Anyone who has tried to be understood in a foreign country by merely using a dictionary knows this is true. On the other hand, without words we would be unable to convey our thoughts through language. Thus, what is a word? What do you know when you know a ...
reference cohesion within the complex sentence
... the personal pronoun which has to be attached to the verb. That is the case of yeye (her), in the following example. (7) Maria a-mesema kuwa yeye a-ta-ki-soma kitabu Maria has said that she would read the book In this example, the three morphemes yeye, a- (in amesema) and a- (in atakisoma) all anaph ...
... the personal pronoun which has to be attached to the verb. That is the case of yeye (her), in the following example. (7) Maria a-mesema kuwa yeye a-ta-ki-soma kitabu Maria has said that she would read the book In this example, the three morphemes yeye, a- (in amesema) and a- (in atakisoma) all anaph ...
contrastive analysis between indonesian and english declarative
... of basic element followed morpheme, word, phrase, and clause. It is also an important thing in communication since it can express someone’s idea that will be understood by the listener. In linguistics, a sentence is an expression in natural language that is a grammatical and lexical unit consisting ...
... of basic element followed morpheme, word, phrase, and clause. It is also an important thing in communication since it can express someone’s idea that will be understood by the listener. In linguistics, a sentence is an expression in natural language that is a grammatical and lexical unit consisting ...
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... -TE. It is this PAST that does not allow an imperative or propositive sentence to carry -TE. This PAST is not inherently related to the time of an even t, although naturally past PERCEIVING is more frequently associated with past events. The PAST in -TE indicates any time prior to the time of uttera ...
... -TE. It is this PAST that does not allow an imperative or propositive sentence to carry -TE. This PAST is not inherently related to the time of an even t, although naturally past PERCEIVING is more frequently associated with past events. The PAST in -TE indicates any time prior to the time of uttera ...
Usage questions from 2007
... Maria similarly finds that a good old school grammar rule, to use the past tense with the past participle born, is still upheld by most people except non-native speakers of English like Swedes and Armenians. One of our readers has noticed that reputedly is used sentence-initially as an adverb in the ...
... Maria similarly finds that a good old school grammar rule, to use the past tense with the past participle born, is still upheld by most people except non-native speakers of English like Swedes and Armenians. One of our readers has noticed that reputedly is used sentence-initially as an adverb in the ...
The Participle Phrase
... Mariah risked petting the pit bull wagging its stub tail . But when a participle phrase concludes a main clause and modifies a word farther up in the sentence, you will need a comma. The pattern looks like this: ...
... Mariah risked petting the pit bull wagging its stub tail . But when a participle phrase concludes a main clause and modifies a word farther up in the sentence, you will need a comma. The pattern looks like this: ...
The Science of Scientific Writing
... tendency, she can arrange for the emphatic information to appear at the moment the reader is naturally exerting the greatest reading emphasis. As a result, the chances greatly increase that reader and writer will perceive the same material as being worthy of primary emphasis. The very structure of t ...
... tendency, she can arrange for the emphatic information to appear at the moment the reader is naturally exerting the greatest reading emphasis. As a result, the chances greatly increase that reader and writer will perceive the same material as being worthy of primary emphasis. The very structure of t ...
The Participle Phrase
... Mariah risked petting the pit bull wagging its stub tail . But when a participle phrase concludes a main clause and modifies a word farther up in the sentence, you will need a comma. The pattern looks like this: MAIN CLAUSE + , + PARTICIPLE PHRASE . ...
... Mariah risked petting the pit bull wagging its stub tail . But when a participle phrase concludes a main clause and modifies a word farther up in the sentence, you will need a comma. The pattern looks like this: MAIN CLAUSE + , + PARTICIPLE PHRASE . ...
An Evaluation of Microsoft Word 97’s Grammar Checker
... reacting to the green wavy lines that underline potential errors in grammar and problems in style, as well as to the red ones that underline errors in spelling. And some teachers and writers of textbooks are suggesting that they should. As a college writing teacher, I wanted information on the perfo ...
... reacting to the green wavy lines that underline potential errors in grammar and problems in style, as well as to the red ones that underline errors in spelling. And some teachers and writers of textbooks are suggesting that they should. As a college writing teacher, I wanted information on the perfo ...
predication and equation in copular sentences: russian vs. english
... Are these types of copular sentence interrelated in a way that would suggest that one type, say the predicational, can be considered basic and the other types are to be derived from it ? If so, how are equative and specificational sentences to be derived from their predicational source in a composit ...
... Are these types of copular sentence interrelated in a way that would suggest that one type, say the predicational, can be considered basic and the other types are to be derived from it ? If so, how are equative and specificational sentences to be derived from their predicational source in a composit ...
Agreement: a crash-course ( ) . The Person Case
... • On a feature-checking approach, this obligatoriness would arise as follows: ...
... • On a feature-checking approach, this obligatoriness would arise as follows: ...
On Nigerian Pidgin - Michigan State University
... claim that NP is a monocodal language with limited lexical endowment. The approach is morpho-semantic with analytical framework designed to explore specific linguistic features of NP, i.e. conditional markers and their structural capacity to express abstract hypothetical conceptual structures within ...
... claim that NP is a monocodal language with limited lexical endowment. The approach is morpho-semantic with analytical framework designed to explore specific linguistic features of NP, i.e. conditional markers and their structural capacity to express abstract hypothetical conceptual structures within ...
Commas
... Commas are also not needed for indirect quotations, which do not repeat the exact words. Indirect quotes are usually indicated by the word “that” after an attribution: The comma said that his feelings were hurt. ...
... Commas are also not needed for indirect quotations, which do not repeat the exact words. Indirect quotes are usually indicated by the word “that” after an attribution: The comma said that his feelings were hurt. ...
Vocabulary Exercise: For each word provide the
... 3. Where is each type of adverb placed in the sentence? Adverb of manner: It is placed after the verb or at the end of the sentence. Adverb of time: It is placed after the verb or at the end of the sentence. Adverb of frequency: It is placed before the main verb. Adverb of degree: It is placed after ...
... 3. Where is each type of adverb placed in the sentence? Adverb of manner: It is placed after the verb or at the end of the sentence. Adverb of time: It is placed after the verb or at the end of the sentence. Adverb of frequency: It is placed before the main verb. Adverb of degree: It is placed after ...
On the Reciprocal in Ndebele - Nordic Journal of African Studies
... and an active lexical component, that is, the argument structure, the functional structure and the constituent structure. It must be stated that morphological complexity in the verbs played a pivotal role in motivating derivational accounts of sentence relatedness (cf. Bresnan 1978, ‘A realistic tra ...
... and an active lexical component, that is, the argument structure, the functional structure and the constituent structure. It must be stated that morphological complexity in the verbs played a pivotal role in motivating derivational accounts of sentence relatedness (cf. Bresnan 1978, ‘A realistic tra ...
Syntactic Theory: A Formal Introduction
... to say, *Lee is improbable to be elected? (In keeping with standard linguistic practice, we will use an asterisk to mark an expression that is not well-formed – that is, that doesn’t ‘sound good’ to our ears). Example 2: The sentences They saw Pat with Chris and They saw Pat and Chris are near parap ...
... to say, *Lee is improbable to be elected? (In keeping with standard linguistic practice, we will use an asterisk to mark an expression that is not well-formed – that is, that doesn’t ‘sound good’ to our ears). Example 2: The sentences They saw Pat with Chris and They saw Pat and Chris are near parap ...