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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... rule . Our grammar must therefore be historical to a certain extent . Finally , grammar may be appreciative , examining whether the rules obtained from the language in question are in every way clear ( unambiguous , logical ) ...
... rule . Our grammar must therefore be historical to a certain extent . Finally , grammar may be appreciative , examining whether the rules obtained from the language in question are in every way clear ( unambiguous , logical ) ...
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... rule is to use the singular form , even if the conception is naturally plural . ( It should be remembered that the first part of a compound is really a kind of adjunct ) . Thus we have six shilling books | a five pound note | a seventy ...
... rule is to use the singular form , even if the conception is naturally plural . ( It should be remembered that the first part of a compound is really a kind of adjunct ) . Thus we have six shilling books | a five pound note | a seventy ...
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... rule , we never have to ) and " We haven't got to change at Crewe " ( this time ) . While sentences like " We had to leave him there " are extremely frequent ( had to a notional preterit of must ) , the combination " We had got to leave ...
... rule , we never have to ) and " We haven't got to change at Crewe " ( this time ) . While sentences like " We had to leave him there " are extremely frequent ( had to a notional preterit of must ) , the combination " We had got to leave ...
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