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... determine in the usual fashion the order in which the binary operations are to be performed and the subformulae to which they are to be applied. We could introduce characters T and F to denote the Boolean constants ‘true’ and ‘false’ respectively. It remains to consider how Boolean variables are to ...
... determine in the usual fashion the order in which the binary operations are to be performed and the subformulae to which they are to be applied. We could introduce characters T and F to denote the Boolean constants ‘true’ and ‘false’ respectively. It remains to consider how Boolean variables are to ...
THE SYNTAX-SEMANTICS INTERFACE
... The relationship between "gave" and the three NPs in (9) is also a basic semantic question. The observed one-to-one correspondence has motivated an analysis of verbs as mathematical functions. A mathematical function maps an argument to a result. Crucially, a function must take exactly one argument ...
... The relationship between "gave" and the three NPs in (9) is also a basic semantic question. The observed one-to-one correspondence has motivated an analysis of verbs as mathematical functions. A mathematical function maps an argument to a result. Crucially, a function must take exactly one argument ...
A constructional approach to English verbal gerunds
... and a specifier, it will be eligible to head either a nonfin-head-subj-cx, which combines a head with an accusative NP subject, or a noun-poss-cx, which combines a head with a genitive NP specifier. Since the subject and specifier are identified with each other, no verbal gerund will be able to comb ...
... and a specifier, it will be eligible to head either a nonfin-head-subj-cx, which combines a head with an accusative NP subject, or a noun-poss-cx, which combines a head with a genitive NP specifier. Since the subject and specifier are identified with each other, no verbal gerund will be able to comb ...
Missing arguments in earlier English clause structures
... proposal of Rizzi (1986: 508-509), it is tenable. According to him there are two ways in which the theta roles assigned by a predicate can be saturated; (i) syntactically , or (ii) lexically. If a certain theta role is syntactically saturated, it is projected into the syntactic structure as an expli ...
... proposal of Rizzi (1986: 508-509), it is tenable. According to him there are two ways in which the theta roles assigned by a predicate can be saturated; (i) syntactically , or (ii) lexically. If a certain theta role is syntactically saturated, it is projected into the syntactic structure as an expli ...
Implementation of Argumentation as Process in Theoretical Linguistics
... and functionalist theories, specifically "in the light of the distinction which has been proposed between ‘corpusbased’ and ‘corpus-driven’ approaches". Butler argued "that functional theories must take on board the findings of corpus-driven linguistics if they are to fulfil the aims they set for th ...
... and functionalist theories, specifically "in the light of the distinction which has been proposed between ‘corpusbased’ and ‘corpus-driven’ approaches". Butler argued "that functional theories must take on board the findings of corpus-driven linguistics if they are to fulfil the aims they set for th ...
PowerPoint Presentation - META-Net
... • Lexical rules apply to idiom elementary trees as usual • Lexical rules can be restricted to apply to certain elementary trees • Recognition and semantics: same as with single word elementary trees ...
... • Lexical rules apply to idiom elementary trees as usual • Lexical rules can be restricted to apply to certain elementary trees • Recognition and semantics: same as with single word elementary trees ...
On the Origin and History of the English Prepositional Type A
... This pattern occurred side by side with a parallel prepositional structure in which on preceded the verbal noun ending in -a , -e and -o (later -eth). Seemingly, both patterns were identical in meaning, but from eME the type with -eth is considered archaic, being thus superseded by the much more com ...
... This pattern occurred side by side with a parallel prepositional structure in which on preceded the verbal noun ending in -a , -e and -o (later -eth). Seemingly, both patterns were identical in meaning, but from eME the type with -eth is considered archaic, being thus superseded by the much more com ...
Linking syntactic and semantic arguments in a dependency
... We employ the role hierarchy to model alternative realizations in the sense of section 2: e.g. using the hierarchy above, dativeshift can be realized as either obji or ppto but not by either ppdirectional, ppinto or ppin. Note that certain roles (ppto, ppinto, etc.) will be realized by only two lexi ...
... We employ the role hierarchy to model alternative realizations in the sense of section 2: e.g. using the hierarchy above, dativeshift can be realized as either obji or ppto but not by either ppdirectional, ppinto or ppin. Note that certain roles (ppto, ppinto, etc.) will be realized by only two lexi ...
alternative double object construction
... 2. The distribution of ditransitive constructions within varieties of English As has been mentioned, the two ditransitive constructions of standard English — the prepositional object construction and the canonical double object construction — have a strongly overlapping, though not identical, distri ...
... 2. The distribution of ditransitive constructions within varieties of English As has been mentioned, the two ditransitive constructions of standard English — the prepositional object construction and the canonical double object construction — have a strongly overlapping, though not identical, distri ...
Let and allow
... Did you hear it? Let, me, go. Let, pronoun, infinitive. Now, let can be made negative by using an auxiliary verb, like didn't, can't or wouldn't. And it's possible to use a prepositional phrase like 'back in' instead of the infinitive. Listen to Matt: ...
... Did you hear it? Let, me, go. Let, pronoun, infinitive. Now, let can be made negative by using an auxiliary verb, like didn't, can't or wouldn't. And it's possible to use a prepositional phrase like 'back in' instead of the infinitive. Listen to Matt: ...
A temporal semantics for Malayalam Conjunctive Participle
... ‘He lives studying, teaching and working.’ The name Conjunctive/Adverbial Participle comes from the two ways these constructions can be translated, either as participle adjuncts serving an adverbial type function, (3), or as conjoined sentences, (2). While they are sometimes translated using conjunc ...
... ‘He lives studying, teaching and working.’ The name Conjunctive/Adverbial Participle comes from the two ways these constructions can be translated, either as participle adjuncts serving an adverbial type function, (3), or as conjoined sentences, (2). While they are sometimes translated using conjunc ...
The Participle
... The indefinite forms, both active and passive, are used to express an action or a state simultaneous with that expressed by the predicate of the sentence. She leaned against the gate pretending to read the morning paper. The perfect forms, both active and passive, express an action or a state which ...
... The indefinite forms, both active and passive, are used to express an action or a state simultaneous with that expressed by the predicate of the sentence. She leaned against the gate pretending to read the morning paper. The perfect forms, both active and passive, express an action or a state which ...
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... word structure as similar to sentence structure. Yet another reason has to do with a core concept of dependency grammar. Dependency grammars seem, by their very nature, to be word grammars. If words are seen as the basic units of syntax, then their further analysis into component parts is deemed ina ...
... word structure as similar to sentence structure. Yet another reason has to do with a core concept of dependency grammar. Dependency grammars seem, by their very nature, to be word grammars. If words are seen as the basic units of syntax, then their further analysis into component parts is deemed ina ...
Word Formation - Prefixes and Opposites
... With some words, it is possible to just add a prefix or suffix to create the opposite. Un, dis, im, over, in, ir are all prefixes that create the opposite of the adjective. There unfortunately is no rule that goes with these prefixes, you just have to memorize! ...
... With some words, it is possible to just add a prefix or suffix to create the opposite. Un, dis, im, over, in, ir are all prefixes that create the opposite of the adjective. There unfortunately is no rule that goes with these prefixes, you just have to memorize! ...
Objects Out of the Lexicon! Argument-Structure in the Syntax
... canonical direct objects are inner subjects of predication. “Patients” in the classic sense are excluded. ...
... canonical direct objects are inner subjects of predication. “Patients” in the classic sense are excluded. ...
PARATAXIS IN LANGO* Michael Noonan State University of New
... Semantics of Parataxis Having considered some aspects of the syntax of parataxis, it remains now ...
... Semantics of Parataxis Having considered some aspects of the syntax of parataxis, it remains now ...
Information Structure in Tinrin and Neku: topicalisation, impersonal
... 2. Passive constructions Passive is a structure in which the deep object NP of a transitive clause is promoted to the surface subject. The agent of a transitive clause is either deleted or demoted to an oblique function, and the verb in the passive structure often bears some morphological marking o ...
... 2. Passive constructions Passive is a structure in which the deep object NP of a transitive clause is promoted to the surface subject. The agent of a transitive clause is either deleted or demoted to an oblique function, and the verb in the passive structure often bears some morphological marking o ...
A multi-modular approach to gradual change in
... semantics in the analysis of their interaction. In Autolexical Grammar (Sadock 1991, Yuasa 2005) and similar multimodular theories such as Parallel Architecture (Jackendoff 2002, Culicover & Jackendoff 2005), grammatical phenomena are systematically sorted out into syntactic and semantic modules. Some ...
... semantics in the analysis of their interaction. In Autolexical Grammar (Sadock 1991, Yuasa 2005) and similar multimodular theories such as Parallel Architecture (Jackendoff 2002, Culicover & Jackendoff 2005), grammatical phenomena are systematically sorted out into syntactic and semantic modules. Some ...
A Study of the Verbs of Verb-copying Construction in Mandarin
... The verb-copying construction in Mandarin Chinese is a common structure in modern Chinese literary works which has motivated many research analyses on its syntax. Different from other constructions, the verb-copying construction contains two verbs which have the same word form but different syntacti ...
... The verb-copying construction in Mandarin Chinese is a common structure in modern Chinese literary works which has motivated many research analyses on its syntax. Different from other constructions, the verb-copying construction contains two verbs which have the same word form but different syntacti ...
Turkish Relative Participles. A Reanalysis in Categorial Grammar.
... These complex functional relations can only be explained if the morphology/syntax border is made more transparent than it is assumed in most theories about syntax. I argue with special reference to the relative suffix digi that a categorial analysis gives new insights into the syntax-morphology inte ...
... These complex functional relations can only be explained if the morphology/syntax border is made more transparent than it is assumed in most theories about syntax. I argue with special reference to the relative suffix digi that a categorial analysis gives new insights into the syntax-morphology inte ...
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... Look up phrase in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. For other uses, see Phrase (disambiguation). In grammar, a phrase (Greek φράση, sentence, expression, see also strophe) is a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. For example the house at the end of the street ( ...
... Look up phrase in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. For other uses, see Phrase (disambiguation). In grammar, a phrase (Greek φράση, sentence, expression, see also strophe) is a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. For example the house at the end of the street ( ...
Discontinuous phrases in dependency grammar
... without recognising them. But now they are in place, we can exploit them in the search for a more suitable replacement for the Projectivity Principle. I shall illustrate the discussion with examples of subject-to-subject raising, as in It is raining. We have to justify three dependency relations: it ...
... without recognising them. But now they are in place, we can exploit them in the search for a more suitable replacement for the Projectivity Principle. I shall illustrate the discussion with examples of subject-to-subject raising, as in It is raining. We have to justify three dependency relations: it ...
Morpho-syntactic Lexical Generalization for CCG
... constructions, for example including Skolem constants for plurals and Davidson quantifiers for events, which we will introduce briefly throughout this paper as they appear. Weighted CCGs A weighted CCG grammar is defined as G = (Λ, Θ), where Λ is a CCG lexicon and Θ ∈ Rd is a d-dimensional parameter ...
... constructions, for example including Skolem constants for plurals and Davidson quantifiers for events, which we will introduce briefly throughout this paper as they appear. Weighted CCGs A weighted CCG grammar is defined as G = (Λ, Θ), where Λ is a CCG lexicon and Θ ∈ Rd is a d-dimensional parameter ...