Language, Band 81

accepted alliteration alternation analysis animacy appear approach argues argument Cambridge claim clauses cognitive complex compounds consider construction context contrast definitive determined direct discussion distinction distribution effects English evidence example fact factors formal frequency functional German given grammar head historical human important interesting interpretation involving irregular irregular verbs issues Japanese John language lexical linguistic marking meaning morphological nature nominative Note nouns object oblique observed occur Participant patterns person phonetic phonological plural position possessor possible predicates present Press problem pronoun properties proposed provides question raising reference regular relations relative relative clauses respect role rules s-genitive semantic sentences shows similar speakers speech structure suggests syntactic syntax Table theory tion types University V-V compounds variation verbs vowel weight