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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... plural ( 5.6 ) , namely : ( 1 ) a dozen words in [ f ] , written ƒ or fe , plural [ vz ] , written ves ; thus : thief , pl . thieves wife , pl . wives In the same way are formed the plurals calves , halves , knives , leaves , lives ...
... plural ( 5.6 ) , namely : ( 1 ) a dozen words in [ f ] , written ƒ or fe , plural [ vz ] , written ves ; thus : thief , pl . thieves wife , pl . wives In the same way are formed the plurals calves , halves , knives , leaves , lives ...
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... plural in -im is found in cherubim , seraphim , now usually cherubs , seraphs . The Unchanged Plural 20.41 . Many substantives are unchanged in the plural , either always or in certain employments . Thus some names of animals : sheep ...
... plural in -im is found in cherubim , seraphim , now usually cherubs , seraphs . The Unchanged Plural 20.41 . Many substantives are unchanged in the plural , either always or in certain employments . Thus some names of animals : sheep ...
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... plural of you . The Meaning of Plural 20.71 . The meaning of the plural number is obvious in most cases ; horses means ( one ) horse + ( a second ) horse + ( a third ) horse , and so on . It is perhaps less obvious that we is not the plural ...
... plural of you . The Meaning of Plural 20.71 . The meaning of the plural number is obvious in most cases ; horses means ( one ) horse + ( a second ) horse + ( a third ) horse , and so on . It is perhaps less obvious that we is not the plural ...
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