10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESENTATIVE»
Discover the use of
presentative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
presentative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Grammar of Lavukaleve
DIST.sgn -EXT come -sgm 2sg- continue -POT 'Whoever you are, if you come
from far away, from Australia, everywhere far, if you come...' 8.6.3 The
Presentative suffix -ri and the Predicative suffixes -o/-om/-v The Presentative
suffix -ri appears ...
2
Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar
Presentative. Sentences. A preservative sentence performs the function of
introducing into a discourse a noun phrase naming an entity. There are two ways
in which this can happen: either the entity being introduced by this noun phrase
can ...
Charles N. Li, Sandra A. Thompson, 1989
3
Case in Semitic: Roles, Relations, and Reconstruction
The presentative and existential use of 'inna as described by Sibawaihi is only
found in early periods and disappears from later stages of CA. We can thus
assume that, despite the loss of the presentative function in later Classical Arabic,
'inna ...
4
Studies in Arabic Syntax and Semantics
Chapter IV Presentative Structures and Their Syntactic and Semantic
Development 1. Introduction 1.1 By "presentative" I mean a linguistic form,
typically a particle, which serves (at least in the most basic use) to alert the hearer
or draw his ...
5
Languages and Cultures in Contrast and Comparison
The P 1 S V pattern has a strategic PØslot for Presentative Focus elements such
as postposed objects. Structures built with this pattern and exhibiting final focus
thus need not necessarily make use of this slot. By contrast, we would claim that ...
María A. Gómez-González, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Elsa González Alvarez, 2008
6
English Grammar: A Function-Based Introduction
As can be seen from examples (92) through (102) above, typical extraposed REL
-clauses tend to be those that make sense as presentative clauses. So that one
could easily construct examples with infelicitous extraposed clauses with ...
7
Seeing Through Multilingual Corpora: On the Use of Corpora ...
and have- and Jia-presentative constructions, which include the possessive
verbs have/ha. Ebeling shows that the three construction types differ in use within
each language, and that they often do not match across the two languages, in
spite ...
8
Indian Psychology Perception
The presentative element and the representative element do not lose their
identity in the mixed mode.1 The Naiyayika may urge that if we recognize a
mixed mode of presentative and representative processes, then presentation and
...
9
Syntax: An Introduction
Second, if a definite head is introduced with the appropriate presentative verb, it
can be modified by an extraposed REL-clause. Thus, with the presentative verb '
come in': (87) a. Adjacent The woman I told you about finally came in and... b.
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Pragmatics of Word Order Flexibility
to expect to find in the original text 21 instances of presentative SV clauses, 1
instance of a presentative VSX clause, and 33 instances of presentative VS
clauses. While the majority of presentative clauses in this extrapolated data are
VS, the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESENTATIVE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
presentative is used in the context of the following news items.
Evanston declares heat advisory
... a heat advisory and urging all residents to take presentative actions during the hot weather to avoid heat-related illness, such as heat stroke. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Editorial: Be mindful of rabies in wild animals
About 900 Marylanders go through this presentative treatment every year. But, as Dr. Katherine Feldman, Maryland's state public health ... «Carroll County Times, Jul 15»
Unregulated airlines bad for American families
We no longer can afford to visit our families, and the cost for all of them to visit, is presentative. We are in our 80s now and haven't seen our ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
Who will fill Malema's ANC boots?
The ANC-aligned student body, the South African Students Congress (Sasco), this year lost student re-presentative council elections to the ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 15»
Warren police sued over man who collapsed in custody and died
Sophie Sondey, the personal presentative of the state but whose relation to the Shelby Township man was not immediately clear, also seeks ... «The Macomb Daily, Jun 15»
Supermarket could be on its way to Buckshaw Village
A letter sent by a presentative of Buckshaw Scout Group said their current waiting list was 45 per cent of their membership due to a lack of ... «Chorley Guardian, May 15»
New Hampshire Man Charged With Voter Suppression
CONCORD, N.H. (CBS) – A New Hampshire man was arrested for allegedly trying to stop residents from voting during a state presentative ... «CBS Local, May 15»
Grammar map reveals bizarre language differences across the US
One of the most interesting discoveries are presentative sentences like 'Here's you a water bottle.' 'That sentence just floored me,' says ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
Project explores the 'marvelously diverse' ways we speak English
They plot the results on a map. One of the most interesting discoveries that the group has encountered are presentative sentences like “Here's ... «Yale News, Apr 15»
Home or away? It doesn't matter that much to Blackhawks
According to The Tennessean, the Predators have employed some presentative measures to make sure that doesn't happen again, such as ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
