Essentials of English GrammarUniversity of Alabama Press, 1964 - 387 Seiten A classic of English grammar, Essentials of English Grammar provides a common ground for the traditionalist and the structural or descriptive linguist. Jespersen's work provides insight into the fundamental concepts that underlie the linguistic approach, but at the same time the foundation of the traditional approach is retained. |
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... CHAPTER III EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND - SYSTEM Sound laws . - Alternations . - Stress . - The great vowel - shift.— New [ a ' , ' ] . CHAPTER IV EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND - SYSTEM - continued Weakening of r . - Short vowels before r . — ar ...
... CHAPTER III EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND - SYSTEM Sound laws . - Alternations . - Stress . - The great vowel - shift.— New [ a ' , ' ] . CHAPTER IV EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND - SYSTEM - continued Weakening of r . - Short vowels before r . — ar ...
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Otto Jespersen. CHAPTER VII PAGE WORD - CLASSES Substantives . — Adjectives . — Verbs . - Pronouns . — Numerals.— Particles : Provisional survey of inflexions . - Derivation of word - classes . 66 CHAPTER VIII THE THREE RANKS 78 Three ...
Otto Jespersen. CHAPTER VII PAGE WORD - CLASSES Substantives . — Adjectives . — Verbs . - Pronouns . — Numerals.— Particles : Provisional survey of inflexions . - Derivation of word - classes . 66 CHAPTER VIII THE THREE RANKS 78 Three ...
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... CHAPTER XIV PAGE 124 CASE • Cases in pronouns . - Nominative and objective . — After than and as . - But , save ... CHAPTER XV PERSON Three persons . - Substitutes for pronouns . - Indirect speech.— Vocative . - Imperative . - Verbs ...
... CHAPTER XIV PAGE 124 CASE • Cases in pronouns . - Nominative and objective . — After than and as . - But , save ... CHAPTER XV PERSON Three persons . - Substitutes for pronouns . - Indirect speech.— Vocative . - Imperative . - Verbs ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
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adjectives adjunct adverbs amorphous sentences auxiliary barks CHAPTER chiefly colloquial combinations Compare compounds connexion consonant construction corresponding definite denote Dickens diphthongs distinction English examples expressed felt fool French frequent genitive gerund grammatical H. W. Fowler idea indefinite article indicated indirect object infinitive interrogative intransitive Jane Austen John kind king lady language live look married mass-words meaning mentioned names natural negative never nexus nexus-substantives Note one's originally participle passive perfect phonetic pluperfect plural possessive pronoun possible predicative prepositional group present preterit primary pronouns prop-word question reference regard relative clause relative pronoun secondary seen sense set phrases Similarly singular sometimes sound speak speaker speech spelling stantive stress substantive superlative syllable tendency tertiary Thackeray thing third person thou transitive verbs verb voiceless vowel woman word-order words writing