... of written
English into a linear ordering according to the number
of vowel strings contained in the word. Our study of
the one-vowel string or cvc words is reported with
some thoroughness in ... consonantal doubling rules
in the inflection of English verbs
C. The determination of word-breaking rules as used
in end-of-the-line practices in type composition
D. The determination of parts-of-speech ... admissible
AFFIXING INWRITTENENGLISH
87
[Mechanical Translation and Computational Linguistics, vol.8, nos.3 and 4, June and October 1965]
The Nature of Affixing inWrittenEnglish *†
by...
... been
frustratingly difficult to acquire from other
sources. Until now.
Our book, The MostCommon Inpatient
Problems in Internal Medicine, provides practical
and pertinent information for the most common
medical ... Chest x-ray findings of HF may be
obscured or distorted if there is
underlying lung disease, and findings
may be absent in patients with
chronic HF.
23
lung disease in patients presenting to the ... student, intern, or resident
who is (or will be) caring for patients on the
medical ward? Do you find it challenging to
locate practical and pertinent information about
many of the common inpatient...
... it is worth noting that the string
QUE is an
admissible final-consonant string, occurring in words
like
MASQUE.
Because only the admissible final-consonant strings
not ending with E were ... hypothesis regarding strong affixes is that an
inadmissible consonant string implies the existence of
either a compounding unit or an affix whose point of
attachment in the word lies in the inadmissible ...
Another restriction occurring in the following defini-
tions will be explained after they are stated.
Definition P3. Let
P = C
1
V
1
be a fixed-letter sequence
in initial position.
P is a...
...
5.2.1. Interference Errors
The interference errors are divided into two types, literal translation
from Arabic, and omission of the indefinite article. Table 3 shows that the
students made nine ... language, and, in turn, eliminate or, at
least, minimize their errors.
However, the picture was not completed at that point. Errors insist to
manifest themselves in the learners’ written and ... error analysis. English
Language Teaching. 22(2). In Richards, J. (1984) (ed.).
25. _______ (1972). Social factors, interlanguage, and language learning.
Language Learning. 22(2). In Richards,...
... Birner constraints
n Information Structure
n Occurrence in corpora
p Summary
17
1
st
non-canonical construction:
Preposing – Constraint Illustration
In principle, he is now capable of carrying out ... dust in the creases of her
face. […] In the better light of the living-room he noticed with interest
that there actually was dust in the creases of her face.
p Suddenly there sprang into his mind, ... IS in English
p Intonation
p Non-canonical word order
n Gregory Ward & Betty Birner studies:
p 1998 – Information Status and Non-canonical Word Order in English
p 2001 – Discourse and Information...
... She couldn’t explain the reason
why she was here.
She couldn’t explain the reason
because she was here.
120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to
Australia.
I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... She couldn’t explain the reason
why she was here.
She couldn’t explain the reason
because she was here.
120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to
Australia.
I’m thinking to move to Australia. ...
105. Since & from I’ve been waiting here since
eleven this morning.
I’ve been waiting here for eleven
this morning.
Copyright by Andrew D. Miles, 2010
47. Except We’ll finance...
... you
mind,
look forward to.
Examples:
1
think it's no use trying again. J can't help
feeling angry about it.
Use the gerund or the infinitive after certain verbs, such
as begin, ... succeeded to win the prize.
/
Say: Paula succeeded in winning the prize.
83 Think of + -ing.
Don't say:
1
often think to go to England.
/
Say:
1
often think of going to England. ...
42
Interested in, not
for.
Don't say: She's
not
interested
for
her work.
/ Say: She's not interested in her work.
Note Also
take an interest in
She
takes
a
great interest
...
... another winery up the hill
that you might enjoy stopping at
146. Wine tasting Sampling different types of wine If you are interested in trying some
wines you should go on a wine tasting
tour.
Order ... hold fast to something, maintain
To keep on doing something
To look after
To look into: pore into, scrutinize
To pass out = to faint
To pick out
To put off: postpone, delay
To point out
To run ... the bun Win the first position
74. Homemade Made from a recipe at home We serve the best homemade soup in
town
75. Host, hostess Staff member in charge of greeting and seating
customers in a restaurant
Please...
... gnarring sound.
g. The wild not … of the bullfinch … is a most jarring and disagreeable noise.
h. Through the plashing streets.
i. Attended with pricking pains in the right side.
j. The rapid increase ... in
spoken English. In 4. 1, I will select these words by using the LLC. In 4. 2, I will
examine the usages of these words. In 4. 3, I will find the tendencies of the most
frequent and most onomatopoeic ... words by using the LOB corpus. In 5. 2, I will
examine the usages of these words. In 5. 3, I will show general tendencies of the most
frequent and most onomatopoeic words inwritten English.
Chapter...
... reference to their origin, as cerebral those originating in the brain, and
spinal those originating in the spinal cord.
There are two sets of nerves and nerve-centers, which are intimately connected, ... cunning invests all living things constraining into her service chemical affinities, arranging the
elements and disposing them for her own benefit, in such numberless ways that we involuntarily exclaim,
"The ... of the windpipe, and used for
the purpose of modulating the voice in speaking or singing. In the adult, the trachea, in its unextended state, is
from four and one-half to five inches in length,...