Results 71 to 80 of about 18,278 (225)
SyMiLa and the Atlas linguistique de la France: A tool for the study of Gallo-Romance syntax
This paper presents different ways in which the Gallo-Romance data of the Atlas linguistique de la France (ALF) can contribute to syntactic description, typology and analysis.
Anne Dagnac
doaj +2 more sources
Three particles in Andaandi Nubian interrogative clauses: aba, sen, and on
A presentation at the 2021 Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, hosted by the University of Edinburgh.
Abdallah, Kamal Hussein, Jaeger, Marcus
openaire +1 more source
LTAG semantics for questions [PDF]
This papers presents a compositional semantic analysis of interrogatives clauses in LTAG (Lexicalized Tree Adjoining Grammar) that captures the scopal properties of wh- and nonwh-quantificational elements.
Babko-Malaya, Olga +2 more
core
Abstract A key debate in second language acquisition research revolves around the relative significance of explicit and implicit learning conditions in grammar learning. However, little is known about the potential of learners’ extramural (i.e., out‐of‐class) language use in fostering implicit and/or automatized knowledge as compared to explicit ...
Alexandra Schurz (she/her)
wiley +1 more source
„Nescit quo flectere puppem" (Corippi Johan. I 273). Hipoteza kontaminacyjna
The paper examines a Late Latin construction consisting of a relative or an interrogative pronoun followed by a bare infinitive. It has been often proposed that the syntactic structure of such sentences results from a contamination of two distinct ...
Jarosław Jakielaszek
doaj +1 more source
Counting markedness : a corpus investigation on German free relative constructions [PDF]
This paper reports the results of a corpus investigation on case conflicts in German argument free relative constructions. We investigate how corpus frequencies reflect the relative markedness of free relative and correlative constructions, the relative ...
Vogel, Ralf, Zugck, Marco
core
Abstract This article reports on a 2‐year collaborative action research project carried out in 2022–2023, which investigated the intersection of social justice and advocacy in English language teaching. The aim was to describe how English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers working at state secondary schools in two Argentinian cities harnessed their ...
Darío Luis Banegas +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Preposition omission before indirect questions in contemporary standard European Portuguese
This paper discusses the use of argumental prepositions, mainly de 'of' and sobre 'about', before subordinate interrogative clauses, used as complements, examining the tendency – discussed in the literature – to suppress them.
Telmo Móia
doaj +1 more source
ENGLISH ALTERNATIVE INTERROGATIVE STRUCTURES – CONSTITUENTS AND FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE CLAUSE
The article discusses the qualitative and quantitative results from a corpus-based research into the constituents of English alternative interrogative structures (EAISs) and their grammatical functions within the clause. The study has shown that the most typical functions of the EAISs are those of direct object, adjunct and subject-oriented predicative
openaire +1 more source
New Insights on the Question Particle "a" in Sardinian [PDF]
The article analyzes the Sardinian question particle a in yes/no "special" questions. Following Obenauer (2004, 2006), this particle is taken to mark special interrogative clauses that cannot be answered with yes or no as they denote invitations or ...
Mensching, Guido
core +2 more sources

