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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"complex predicates"”.
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Restructuring parameters and complex predicates--a transformational approach
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 1988.
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Aspects of complex predicate formation in Romance
This thesis studies the Romance complex predicate structures formed by Modal and Aspectual (MA) and Causative verbs. The claim made in this thesis is that the composition of infinitival Infl(exion) in the Romance Null Subject Languages (NSL's) is (-Tense,+Agr). The presence of Agr in infinitival …
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Symbolic Reasoning for Query Verification and Optimization
… semantics; (2) optimizing queries with learned predicates. I propose to use symbolic reasoning to address the limitations of syntax-driven approaches in these two problems. I first present two techniques for proving query equivalence under set and bag semantics based on symbolic representation. …
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Complex Motion Predicates in Hiaki
… America, and it explores the extent to which complex predicates of motion may be said to form a discrete class crosslinguistically, either in structural or semantic terms, by comparing Hiaki with genetically and typologically distinct languages such as Korean and Warlpiri. The study asks the …
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Case and Phi-agreement in Laki: Parametrizing split-ergativity in Kurdish
… proposal is based on the agreement pattern with complex predicates formed by a transitive light verb (a light verb whose heavy verb counterpart is transitive), where we see the ergative pattern with transitives, unaccusatives and unergatives. I further propose that the Erg head selects for a …
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Serial verb constructions and echo-reference constructions in the languages of Northwest Malekula: V'ënen Taut, Tape, and Tirax
… Taut and Tape, lacked comprehensive analyses of complex predicates and multi-verb constructions; more specifically serial verb constructions (Part One) and echo-reference constructions (Part Two). This work seeks to address this descriptive gap in the literature. Part One describes serial verb …
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Cognitive Human Activity and Plan Recognition for Human-Robot Collaboration
… successful collaboration. HAPR becomes even more complex in the analysis of visual inputs, such as RGB-D images. This thesis addresses this bottleneck by investigating how to perform an efficient and accurate vision-based HAPR for fluent collaboration in real-world applications. The following …
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A grammar of the Neverver language of Malakula (Vanuatu)
… the phonological system of the language, where complex segments with prenasalisation, including bilabial and alveolar trills, contrast with plain segments. Heterogeneous and geminate sequences of consonants are permitted in the language, provided syllable onsets and codes are simple. Epenthesis …