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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... given it a thought . 11.73 . As will appear from all the examples given hitherto , the rule , which is almost universal , is to place the indirect before the direct object . Exceptions are only found in the case of weak pronouns ...
... given it a thought . 11.73 . As will appear from all the examples given hitherto , the rule , which is almost universal , is to place the indirect before the direct object . Exceptions are only found in the case of weak pronouns ...
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... given a stone after its possessor's death ( Shaw ) . 12.42 . In these sentences there is nothing in the form to show which is the subject and which the retained object ; but as it is an almost universal practice in English to have the ...
... given a stone after its possessor's death ( Shaw ) . 12.42 . In these sentences there is nothing in the form to show which is the subject and which the retained object ; but as it is an almost universal practice in English to have the ...
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... given here . The old form brethren is preserved through the influence of the Bible , while the regular new formation , brothers , is the only one in ordinary use . 20.32 . A totally different kind of irregularities is found in many ...
... given here . The old form brethren is preserved through the influence of the Bible , while the regular new formation , brothers , is the only one in ordinary use . 20.32 . A totally different kind of irregularities is found in many ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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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