Essays about: "verb suffix"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words verb suffix.

1. 1. An Escap-ee from French to English who will never return : A semantic and syntactic study of the -ee suffix in English

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Yiu Tong Wong; [2017]
   Keywords : Contextual anchoring; derivational morpheme; ergativity; semantic roles; Kontextförankring; derivationsmorfem; ergativitet; semantiska roller;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate the semantic and syntactic properties of the -­ee suffix in English. The -­ee suffix was borrowed from the French ‑­é suffix during the late Middle Ages, when French started to exert its linguistic influence on English. READ MORE

3. 2. Negation in Dravidian languages : A descriptive typological study on verbal and non-verbal negation in simple declarative sentences

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Camilla Lindblom; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Over the years the typology of negation has been much described and discussed. However, focus has mainly been on standard negation. Studies on non-verbal negation in general and comparative studies covering the complete domain of non-verbal negation in particular are less common. The strategies to express non-verbal negation vary among languages. READ MORE

4. 3. Non-Standard "-ed" Forms of Selected Irreguslar Verbs: A Corpus-based Study of Present-day American English

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Eric Wikström; [2013-06-28]
   Keywords : irregular verbs; -ed forms; non-standard usage; present-day American English; past participle; preterit; COCA Corpus of Contemporary American English ; standardization; variation; AAVE African America Vernacular English ; SWVE Southern White Vernacular English ;

   Abstract : This is a corpus-based study which aims to survey the parallel use of non-standard preterit and past participle "-ed" forms in a group of irregular verbs (namely "blow", "grow", "know", and "throw") in Present-day American English and to determine in what media, style registers, and text types such non-standard verb forms occur. The data for this analysis is provided by the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) which comprises texts from the period of 1990 - 2010. READ MORE

5. 4. Selected Topics in the Grammar of Nalca

   University essay from Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Erik Svärd; [2013]
   Keywords : grammar; Mek languages; Nalca; New Guinea; New Testament; Papuan languages; parallel text; grammatik; Irian Jaya; mek; nalca; Nya Guinea; Nya Testamentet; papuanska språk; parallelltext;

   Abstract : The present study analyzes a selection of topics in the grammar of Nalca (Mek language; Papua), with a focus on verbs and nominals. No published grammar or dictionary is available for Nalca, but a translation of the New Testament was used as a parallel text. READ MORE

6. 5. Ringo o taberemasu ka? - An analysis of the shortened potential verb form in colloquial Japanese

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Varpu Sole; [2013]
   Keywords : sociolinguistics; the -re form; ranuki kotoba; potential form; passive voice; Japanese; language change; japanska; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : While various studies have been conducted on the innovative potential suffix of Japanese vowel verbs, commonly known as ranuki kotoba (lit. ra-omission words), few studies exist on the use of the innovative form based on situational context and style of speech. READ MORE