Verb-noun compounds in Italian and in Portuguese. Verb-noun compounding represents from the synchronic aspect a very productive word-formation process. The research in corpus La Repubblica and CETEMPúblico revealed that according to the number of created lemmas in both languages the most efficient type is porta+N. In Italian follow types as salva+N, mangia+N, acchiappa+N and ammazza+N, in Portuguese caça+N, guarda+N a papa+N. Compound V-N is clasified as subordinate and exocentric. Subject, to which Italian and Portuguese compound V-N is referring to, is the most often an instrument. In Portuguese a referent category of plants and animals is also present very frequently. The compound elements in Italian are usually amalgamated, in contrast to Portuguese where forms with hyphen are the most common. The output category of V-N formation is a substantive which is mostly in unmarked gender and in invariable plural form. In syntax the compound can perform both function of a substantive and an adjective. Compounds as noun-modifiers occur mostly at very productive types.

in English This dissertation studies su xal derivation of adjectives from nouns in French. It is based on a lexicon of about 15, 000 adjectives, 40% of which may be considered deno- minal. I rst present the data under investigation. I describe the Dénom database, which was derived from large scale lexica. In order to assess the position of denominal adjectives in the more general adjectival system, I present a classi cation of French adjectives on the basis of their morphological properties. In the process, I spot cases where the fringes of the class of denominals are unclear, and question the distributional and semantic co- hesion of the class. I nally review di erent types of formal or semantic mismatches between the adjective and its base noun. In a second step, I present a study of the formal and semantic properties of a subset of denominal adjectives where the morphological relation between base and derivative is regular. This subset is selected on the basis of the type frequency of formal patterns of alternation between base and derivative. I describe the phonological and morpholo- gical properties of base nouns, with the aim of uncovering factors that play a role in the formation of adjectives. This leads to the observation of morphological niches, that is, cases where the presence of a...

This diploma thesis - in its theoretical part - deals with the position of adnominal genitive in contemporary Czech language, its semantics and syntax. First, it defines this case (its semantical and syntactical structure in contemporary Czech) and after that it describes- with the theoretical linguistic background - the semantical types of adnominal genitive in Czech. The semantical types of adnominal genitive then serve as a criterion for determining specific cases in the texts of the Czech language and Literature Journal. This diploma thesis is focused on the texts published between 2010-2019.

The aim of this paper is to show that Swahili has several strategies to resolve verbal agreement with conjoined noun phrases. In section 2, I give a brief summary of the situation as depicted in grammatical descriptions of Swahili. I then present a number of examples - mainly taken from Muhammed Said Abdulla`s (1976) novel Mwana wa Yungi hulewa - illustrating different strategies of agreement with conjoined NPs. In section 4, I present an analysis of one of the strategies discussed and argue that the choice of different strategies is not only based on dialect or speaker variation, but rather can be related to information structure and the dynamics of interpretation.

The aim of this thesis is to analyze how post-nominal of-phrases are translated from English to Swedish in a non-fiction text about the musician Dave Grohl and his band Foo Fighters. The analysis is both quantitative and qualitative. The of-phrases are categorized according to Keizer’s (2007) categories, and the results show that most of-phrases are translated to prepositional phrases, although it differs which prepositions are used, depending on the type of ofphrase. For of-phrases of the possession-type, i is the most common preposition, and for compound-like of-phrases, av is the most common preposition. Of-phrases of possession-type are also frequently translated into genitive constructions, especially if the possessor is animate or syntactically light. Other structural changes also occur in the translation, although no pattern was found for this strategy in the analysis.

In die verre noorde van Suidwes-Afrika is n aantal inboorlinggebiede gelee wat vanaf die weskus tot by die Caprivistrook in die ooste strek. In die weste, met die Kunenerivier as noordelike en die Atlantiese Oseaan as westelike grens, le 'n ruwe bergagtige gebied wat as die Kaokoveld, of deesdae Kaokoland bekend staan. Dit is die tuisland van die Hererosprekende Himba. In die ooste, afgesien van die nog verder oos gelee Caprivistrook, le die Kavango-tuisland. Hier woon die Kwangali, Shambyu, Gciriku en Mbukushu. Tussen hierdie twee gebiede le Owambo, tuiste van die Wambo. Dit is verreweg die digsbewoonde gebied in S.W.A. en het 'n bevolking van meer as 300,000. Ofskoon polities en etnies saamgesnoer, word die Wambo in agt stamme verdeel waarvan die KWANYAMA en Ndonga, hoofsaaklik vanwee hul getalsoorwig en as gevolg van sendingaktiwiteite, die vernaamstes is. Indien die.grens tussen Angola en S.W.A. buite rekening gelaat word, sou die KWANYAMA na skatting twee keer soveel as die Ndonga kon tel, ongeveer 140,000 teenoor 70,000. Die tale van die onderskeie groepe is dialekties aan mekaar verwant en is onderling verstaanbaar. Sowel KWANYAMA as Ndonga word in Owambo as amptelike tale erken. Die vernaamste verskille tussen die twee le in die eerste plek in die klankstelsel en fonologie en in die tweede plek in die woordeskat, terwyl die morfologie slegs enkele wesenlike verskille toon. In hierdie studie sal verwysings na Ndonga soms onvormydelik wees. 'n Aanhaling uit 'n uitgawe van "Bantu-Studies" (Doke, Maart 1933, p.26) mag die toestand van ons kennis van prof. Doke se suidwestelike Bantoetaalgroep paslik illustreer: "We confess, however, that in this field we are sadly lacking in information, as to the population involved and the relative importance to-day of these languages, and can make no definite suggestions of value until the necessary survey has been undertaken. Die behoefte aan meer ontsluitende kennis van genoemde taalgroep bestaan in 'n groot mate vandag nog. Ofskoon die selfstandige naamwoord in KWANYAMA maar een aspek is, en daar slegs aan geraak word, mag dit moontlik 'n bydrae tot ons kennis van die Suidwestale lewer. / African Languages / M.A. (Bantoetale)

Text in Hebrew with English Summary / This research describes nominal patterns with prefixes m and t as appearing in Parma A in comparison with other traditions viz. Kaufinan, Paris and Y emenite manuscripts. This research has 3 aims: 1. To describe all relevant evidence in Parma A 2. To compare evidence with data in other traditions, including the Bible and Mishnaic Hebrew and Aramaic sources 3. To elaborate on those unique forms in manuscripts which represent genuine Mishnaic Hebrew / Classics and Modern European Languages / D. Litt et Phil. (Semitic Languages)

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Cette thèse s'attache à décrire et à analyser les différents emplois de mono (chose, objet) en japonais contemporain. Comme le mot français chose, ce terme d’usage très courant a la particularité de ne pas avoir de signifié en propre mais de pouvoir tout aussi bien désigner un objet concret qu’un concept abstrait ou encore une classe d’individus partageant les mêmes traits. Nom « caméléon » aux propriétés référentielles singulières, mono est aussi fréquemment employé à des fins fonctionnelles, voire purement énonciatives.À travers des observations en discours, ce travail précise les contours de ces deux emplois référentiel et fonctionnel et explore la nature de la contribution sémantique de mono à la réalisation de tournures expressives plus ou moins figées.Sur le plan de la méthodologie, nous avons adopté une approche basée sur l’observation de données authentiques que nous avons analysées sous différents angles syntaxiques, sémantiques et énonciatifs. Pour cela nous avons constitué un corpus de travail réunissant des exemples extraits d’articles de journaux, de romans populaires, d’échanges sur internet ou de conversations informelles.Dans la première partie, nous avons cherché à identifier et à décrire les emplois « référentiels » au regard d’autres emplois essentiellement fonctionnels et, pour cela, nous avons exploré la notion de nom formel dont mono est considéré comme un des principaux représentants. Dans la deuxième partie, la tournure en « A-wa C MONO da » a plus particulièrement retenu notre attention pour sa fréquence et ses effets énonciatifs. Nous l’avons d’abord envisagée dans le cadre général de la phrase à prédicat nominal caractéristique du jugement catégorique. Une seconde approche a consisté à envisager « MONO DA » comme un opérateur modal venant surdéterminer une occurrence prédicative. Pour cette analyse, nous nous sommes appuyé sur les travaux de Nishiyama (1985), Kudo (1995, 2002), Teramura (1984, 1999) et Morita (1989).Dans une troisième partie, le point de vue de la modalité a permis de préciser la nature appréciative ou épistémique du jugement. Nous avons également analysé le fonctionnement de la modalité explicative propre aux écrits journalistiques et précisé l’emploi de mono du point de vue de sa contribution à la réalisation d’opérations argumentatives. L’approche pragmatique a enfin éclairé le processus conduisant à l’émergence de valeurs spécifiques dérivées de la valeur axiologique de l’expression d’une tendance générale.Ce travail se termine par une mise en perspective du point de vue de la grammaticalisation des différents emplois observés. / In this dissertation, we focus on the various uses of mono (thing, object) in contemporary Japanese. From a methodological point of view, we have adopted an approach based on the observation of authentic data which we have analyzed under several syntactical, semantic and enunciative criteria. Samples consist of various aspects of modern language (newspaper articles, contemporary novels, internet-based communication, informal conversation) collected from existing data sources, mainly from the Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese (BCCWJ) and the Nagoya University Japanese Conversation Corpus.We have first attempted to identify and describe referential readings compared to other more functionnal uses. For this purpose, we have investigated the concept of ‘formal noun’ (keishiki meishi) of which mono is seen as a prototype.The second part is dedicated to the form 'A-wa C-MONO da' that particularly caught our attention because of its frequency and its enunciative effects. A first approach concentrates on nominal uses realized within the framework of a nominal sentence (meishi jutsugo bun). In this part, we propose a brief summary of research on nominal predication and present the different meanings of the sentences built around the bare noun mono. In a second approach, we consider it from the point of view of nominalization, where mono da can be seen as a purely enunciative operator. For this analysis, we have developped a theorical model based on Nishiyama (1985), Kudo (1995, 2002), Teramura (1984, 1999) and Morita (1989).In the third part, reference to the notion of modality has allowed us to specify the appreciative or epistemic nature of the judgment. We have also analyzed the function of mono as a discourse connector in journalist papers and shown its contribution to argumentative operations. The pragmatic approach highlights the process that drives the emergence of specific values derived from its underlying meaning of 'general tendency.' This work ends with an attempt to put the various uses of mono in perspective from the point of view of grammaticalization.

The subject of the present study is a comparison of two postmodifying constructions in noun phrases - finite relative adnominal clauses with the subject gap and nonfinite participial clauses - in spoken academic discourse: natural and social science. The comparison is based on the fact that both constructions realize the same clause element, i.e. a postmodifier in a noun phrase. The aim of the present study is thus to present major characteristics and functions of finite relative clauses and their reduced counterparts with respect to their distribution across the two subregisters of spoken academic discourse. The study is divided into three main parts: the theoretical background (Chapter 2) which defines the major characteristics and functions of the two postmodifying constructions and their mutual relationship, as are presented in the literature; the main part (Chapters 3 and 4) which provides the analysis of finite relative clauses and participial postmodifiers; and conclusion in Chapter 5.