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... adverbs , and locative or directional adverbs , respectively . In other words , the where clause in 2.19 ) below is permissible with live for the same reason as is the locative prepositional phrase in 2.20 ) , and similarly the what ...
... adverbs , and locative or directional adverbs , respectively . In other words , the where clause in 2.19 ) below is permissible with live for the same reason as is the locative prepositional phrase in 2.20 ) , and similarly the what ...
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Carl Leroy Baker. questions in which a degree adverb is questioned in con- nection with a manner adverb , as in 3.39 ) and 3.40 ) : 3.39a ) How abruptly did Fulbright end the meeting ? b ) * It was quite abruptly that Fulbright ended the ...
Carl Leroy Baker. questions in which a degree adverb is questioned in con- nection with a manner adverb , as in 3.39 ) and 3.40 ) : 3.39a ) How abruptly did Fulbright end the meeting ? b ) * It was quite abruptly that Fulbright ended the ...
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... adverbs discussed here was , So far as I know , first noted by Michael L. Geis in his work on time adverbs . There is a use of the modal will , traditionally referred to as " volitional will , " which may appear in if clauses and which ...
... adverbs discussed here was , So far as I know , first noted by Michael L. Geis in his work on time adverbs . There is a use of the modal will , traditionally referred to as " volitional will , " which may appear in if clauses and which ...
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acceptable adverbs Alfred ambiguity Anna anomaly arguments assert assume assumption believe Bill Phillips chapter Class 1 predicates cleft sentences Clyde shot complex predicate concealed questions constituent construction corresponding cows eat grass deep structure deviant difference discovered discussion disjuncts embedded with Class English Ethel prefers example exclusive disjunction fact free relative George George Wallace given guess illustrated inchoative transformation indefinite instance interrogative interrogative word intransitive Janet will sing Jespersen John doesn't know John knows John's belief Judy will dance Katz and Postal kind Lakoff lexical entry morpheme noun phrases NP knows object nominals occur occurrences of wh permit indirect questions phrase structure rules possible answers predicate compression pronoun proposal refer relative clauses relatives embedded restrictions S₁ seems semantic interpretation semantic readings sentences containing sentential sort statement subject-auxiliary inversion subordinate clause syntactic take indirect questions tell understood verb know VP NP wh's word