Giridhar P.P

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• Answer added in Applied Linguistics
  291 Are there any languages that appear to have no grammar?
  By Frank Bandach · Chief Scientist, Intrullect
  Giridhar P.P ·

  There can be no natural lgs without grammar. I loved the metaphor of a house without an inside. But all natural lgs are lgs without any intent to comm... [more]

  There can be no natural lgs without grammar. I loved the metaphor of a house without an inside. But all natural lgs are lgs without any intent to communicate. Giridhar
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• Answer added in Methods
  2 In-vitro translation without PEP and pyruvate kinase?
  By Parijat Sarkar · Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
  Giridhar P.P ·

  What is in-vitro translation? Giridhar 

  What is in-vitro translation? Giridhar
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• Answer added in Linguistics
  7 Why are causative/inchoative alternations in English different from Arabic?
  By Raneen Lahwani · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  Giridhar P.P ·

  the string cut is very much possible in Engglish. in the Arabic example with disappear is there no causative/transitive marker in the verb? If there ... [more]

  the string cut is very much possible in Engglish. in the Arabic example with disappear is there no causative/transitive marker in the verb? If there isn't, then DISAAPPEAR in Arabic is very much like a lexical causative like KILL in English. I DON'T THINK THIS is AN ANALYTICal PUZZLE. GIRIDHAR
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• Answer added in Linguistics
  12 Is the "'zero person' construction" well known among linguists, and if so, is it widely recognized as distinct from other "impersonal" constructions?
  By Jim Wilce · Northern Arizona University
  Giridhar P.P ·

  'Zero-person construction is one in which the primary argument is left open' it is said. this is not clear. There is no structural room for subjects i... [more]

  'Zero-person construction is one in which the primary argument is left open' it is said. this is not clear. There is no structural room for subjects in impersonal passives as in kannada. Can one give us a finnish sent which is a zero-person passive vs an impersonal passive. Let us not talk in the air. Giridhar
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• Answer added in Cognitive Science and Artificial Thinking
  26 Could we translate Speaking language to Conceptual language?
  By Farideh sh · Islamic Azad University of Shahrood
  Giridhar P.P ·

  I AGREE TOTALLY WITH GEOFFREY STEPHENSON'S REMARKS A s for the conceptual lg coresponding to what we speak, there is no evidence for saying this. We... [more]

  I AGREE TOTALLY WITH GEOFFREY STEPHENSON'S REMARKS A s for the conceptual lg coresponding to what we speak, there is no evidence for saying this. We speak of two interfaces that every linguistic expression must meet the condiitions of. viz the sensory-motor interface and the conceptual-intentional interface. For the conceptual lg to be true there needs to be a lg of thought that is distinct from what CI entails. giridhar
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