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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... negative we have the order v - S - V - O : Don't you begin it ! 10.61 . The subject is left out colloquially in some set phrases : ( I ) thank you . ( God ) bless you ! Confound it ! ( It ) serves him right . 10.62 . In familiar speech ...
... negative we have the order v - S - V - O : Don't you begin it ! 10.61 . The subject is left out colloquially in some set phrases : ( I ) thank you . ( God ) bless you ! Confound it ! ( It ) serves him right . 10.62 . In familiar speech ...
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... negative to the verb leads to the colloquial form you mustn't take that . 28.2 . On the other hand the negative is often attracted to any word that can easily be made negative . This is found with particular frequency in the literary ...
... negative to the verb leads to the colloquial form you mustn't take that . 28.2 . On the other hand the negative is often attracted to any word that can easily be made negative . This is found with particular frequency in the literary ...
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... negative sentence to have not before the verb that is really negatived , and yet affixed to a verb : “ I shan't sleep , ” “ He doesn't smoke . " 66 In such instances , and in the frequency of constructions like " He had a wash , " He ...
... negative sentence to have not before the verb that is really negatived , and yet affixed to a verb : “ I shan't sleep , ” “ He doesn't smoke . " 66 In such instances , and in the frequency of constructions like " He had a wash , " He ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
CHAPTER III | 29 |
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adjectives adjunct adverbs amorphous sentences auxiliary barks CHAPTER chiefly colloquial combinations Compare compounds connexion consonant construction corresponding definite article denote Dickens diphthongs distinction English examples expanded tenses express felt French frequent future genitive gerund grammatical H. W. Fowler idea implies indefinite indefinite article indicated indirect object infinitive interrogative intransitive Jane Austen John kind lady language look married mass-words meaning mentioned names natural negative never nexus nexus-substantives Note originally participle passive perfect phonetic pluperfect plural possible preceded predicative present tense preterit primary pronouns pronunciation question reference regard relative clause relative pronoun secondary seen sense set phrases Similarly singular sometimes sound speak speaker speech spelling spoken stantive stress subjunctive substantive superlative syllable tell tendency tertiary thing third person thou transitive verbs verb voiceless vowel woman word-order words writing