english - Meaning of the root "ject" - Linguistics Stack Exchange
Aug 25, 2014 · Meaning of the root "ject" Ask Question Asked 11 years, 4 months ago Modified 4 years, 1 month ago
english - Is “them” in “I care for them” an indirect object, a direct ...
Aug 27, 2020 · None of these is an object of the verb, so why call them objects at all? But what about sentences like these where the object of the preposition identifies the recipient of the action? Are …
morphology - Do some languages use lexical stress to differentiate ...
May 5, 2023 · ˈob ject = solid or tangible thing ob ˈject = protest ˈsub ject = topic, living object of an experiment sub ˈject = inflict upon My question is "are there languages that use lexical stress …
What are the stress-distinguished minimal pairs in English?
Dec 9, 2021 · Because the many homographs, especially initial-stress-derived nouns, that are distinguished only by stress can be found among this large list on Wikipedia, I am particularly …
english - Is 'love' transitive? - Linguistics Stack Exchange
Aug 8, 2021 · Love is an example of a verb that is both transitive and intransitive, meaning it can be used both with and without an object. A verb cannot be used both transitively and intransitively at the …
What is the scope of negation? - Linguistics Stack Exchange
The citation is probably Ross, John (1984) "Inner Islands". In Proceedings of 10th Berkeley Linguistics Society. It is likely hard to find (although I'd bet jlawler has a copy available). It deals (inter alia) with …
What's the difference between a modifier and a complement?
May 19, 2019 · Here is an extract from another post of mine on another SE site, slightly modified: 1.0 Complements versus Modifiers 1.1 Complements OK, so let´s have a look at what Modifiers and …