Predicates or Formulas? Evidence from Ellipsis

First order formulas with modular predicates

Two results by Schützenberger (1965) and by McNaughton and Papert (1971) lead to a precise description of the expressive power of first order logic on words interpreted as ordered colored structures. In this paper, we study the expressive power of existential formulas and of Boolean combinations of existential formulas in a logic enriched by modular numerical predicates. We first give a combina...

v-Stranding VPE: Ellipsis in Farsi complex predicates

English was long considered the only language to possess Verb Phrase Ellipsis (VPE), a process in which a verb phrase, identified in many standard accounts with the vP, goes missing under identity with the vP of an antecedent clause. An example of VPE in English is given in (1), where the elements struck through are not pronounced. A schematization of the relevant part of the structure is given...

Two Sources of Again-Ambiguities: Evidence from Degree-Achievement Predicates

This paper provides evidence that again-ambiguities derive from two distinct sources, with the precise nature of a particular ambiguity being dependent on the particular type of predicate (Result-State or DegreeAchievement) present in the sentence. Previous research has focused primarily on sentences containing Result-State predicates (e.g. to open) rather than Degree Achievements (e.g. to wide...

Transforming Predicates or Updating States ? Total

chasting or dischasting of quran and scriptures predicates

one of the most important principles in understanding and interpretation of quran, torah and bible is believing infallibility of these scriptures. if the verses (ayat) and expressions of scriptures during the prosses of sinking and over the time underwent contradictions and incompatibility, no one would trust them anymore and then it would be something like human speech. for the aspects of auth...