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Crossing Dependencies In Persian, Jonathan M. Dehdari
Crossing Dependencies In Persian, Jonathan M. Dehdari
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Languages occasionally have syntactic constructions that are difficult, if not impossible, to describe using a context-free grammar. One such construction is a crossing dependency. Crossing dependencies have been well studied for Dutch and Swiss German (Huybregts, 1976; Shieber, 1985), and recently for Tagalog (Maclachlan and Rambow, 2003). In this paper I propose that Persian exhibits crossing dependencies. In this SOV language, a light verb construction in the future tense becomes interrupted by a future auxiliary verb, which agrees with its subject in person and number. The future auxiliary also splits passive constructions in a similar manner. These forms present interesting …
Colleges Explore Funding For Electronic Course Media, Susie Quartey, Copyright Clearance Center
Colleges Explore Funding For Electronic Course Media, Susie Quartey, Copyright Clearance Center
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How to fund course materials for students is widely debated by campus administrators. This brief article interviews three copyright officials at different academic institutions who provide insight as to how electronic course materials are funded on their campuses and future funding options to be explored.