10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTRIBUTIVELY»
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1
A Handbook for Language Detectives
Some English adjectives mainly function predicatively whereas some of the
corresponding adjectives in Danish may be used attributively as well: a.
Adjectives starting with the weakly stressed prefix a— (e.g. afraid, alone, asleep)
b. A Group of ...
2
A grammar of the German language, adapted from Heyse's ...
Attributively it is used the same as in English : e. g., der liebende Voter the loving
father. It has invariably an active signification, and ought therefore never to be
employed in a passive sense, or placed in syntactic connection with objects that ...
Gustave Louis M. Strauss, Johann Christian A. Heyse, 1852
3
Periwinkle English Grammer & Composition Book 7
An Adjective can be used Attributively or Predicatively. e.g. The blue scarf looks
beautiful. Which scarf? What is the subject in the above sentence? The Adjective '
blue' is used before the Noun. Hence it is said to be used Attributively • When an
...
4
A Reference Grammar of Syrian Arabic with Audio CD: (based ...
The numeral wafied (fem, wahde) 'one' is unlike the other cardinal numerals in
that it is used attributively like an ordinary adjective, with an indefinite term as
well as a definite one: ?uda w&fide 'one room' raSSal wahed 'one man' Cardinal
...
5
What is Said: A Theory of Indirect Speech Reports
Let us begin by looking more carefully at Donnellan*'s view that definite
descriptions used attributively are not used to refer, do not have a referential
function. The weight of this claim comes to rest on the assertion that when a
speaker uses a ...
6
The English Journal of Education
But (5) in those languages which, like the German, have the adjective, when
used attributively, inflected so as to agree with its noun, and in the other case not,
this distinction is brought conspicuously before the reader's observation ; but
even ...
7
The Rado_da-Vev?ani Dialect of Macedonian: Structure, Texts, ...
Both the masculine and the feminine forms fall into two groups depending on
whether they are used attributively as well as non-attributively , or only non-
attributively . Within the masculine forms there are distinct sets of forms for the
direct and ...
8
The Linguistic Description of Opaque Contexts (RLE ...
But the sentence: (197) That man is Smith's murderer. in which, I have claimed,
Smith'smurderer may be used attributively, cannot be paraphrased naturally as: (
19G) That man is whoever murdered Smith. In fact this sentence is at best only ...
9
A Syntax of Ṣanʻānī Arabic
A noun modified attributively by an annexion phrase with initial hagg is often
used in place of certain identificatory and classificatory annexion phrases. With
exceptions noted below, these include: alienable possession, origin, description
and ...
10
Attitudes and Changing Contexts
But, then, Donnellan argued that a description might not only be used
referentially, but also attributively. I have argued with Stalnaker (1970b) that
when a description is used attributively, the rule for determining the referent of the
description is ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTRIBUTIVELY»
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attributively is used in the context of the following news items.
Oh my word Vane, vain, vein and wane
Rhetorically, or attributively, vain refers to having no value, no significance; useless or futile Politicians make vain promises at the time of ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
Q and A on English usage in politics, elections, ethnic descriptions …
Note, though, that all dictionaries agree that there is no difference between “elder” and “older,” except that “elder” is mostly used attributively, ... «Daily Trust, May 15»
Every day and not everyday
Consequentially, some adjectives are used attributively (inserted before the noun) and others predicatively (inserted after the noun). Yet, some ... «GhanaWeb, Nov 14»
'Alaskan Bush People' Indictments? So What? Reality TV Fakers …
... programming that features videos of actual occurrences (as a police chase, stunt, or natural disaster) -- often used attributively 'reality TV'.". «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
Women beware "woman"
Believe it or not, nouns can, will, and do modify other nouns attributively. There is no need to reclassify every noun in the dictionary as an ... «Baltimore Sun, Oct 14»
Quartz Daily Brief—America edition—Indonesia's election, India's …
It takes a firm stand against false titles used attributively and urges intelligence writers to lowercase the w in Vietnam war ('undeclared'). «Quartz, Jul 14»
Writing Tips From the CIA's Ruthless Style Manual
It takes a firm stand against false titles used attributively and urges intelligence writers to lowercase the w in Vietnam war (“undeclared”). «GovExec.com, Jul 14»
Doing Away With Scientism
Indeed, some of those philosophers are, themselves, self-attributively scientistic. For instance, the distinguished Bristol philosopher of science James Ladyman ... «Philosophy Now, May 14»
The week in words: When politicians use 'hard-working'
... points out that hard, before a participial adjective, is 'always hyphenated' when the compound is used attributively, as in 'hard-boiled egg'. «Spectator.co.uk, Oct 13»
WTF Is Older and More Flexible Than You Think
And then it began to be used attributively: Feb. 1, 1994. "sendmail: how is | (pipe) supported?" alt.fan.warlord. "I'm glad that barphic is clearly ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 13»
