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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... sense : hence has been retained in literary English in a figurative sense ) , from now , by then , for long . Pronouns 8.35 . The personal pronouns I , we , you , etc. , and who are used as primaries only ; thus also the compounds with ...
... sense : hence has been retained in literary English in a figurative sense ) , from now , by then , for long . Pronouns 8.35 . The personal pronouns I , we , you , etc. , and who are used as primaries only ; thus also the compounds with ...
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... sense of stallion . ) 19.32 . The word man requires special mention on account of its ambiguity . It may mean a human being without regard to sex , as in every man and no man ; but in most combinations it will be understood of a male ...
... sense of stallion . ) 19.32 . The word man requires special mention on account of its ambiguity . It may mean a human being without regard to sex , as in every man and no man ; but in most combinations it will be understood of a male ...
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... sense : John's ( his ) discovery , admiration , love , respect , approbation , etc. But in all those cases in which more interest is taken in the person who is the object of an action than in the person who is the agent , the ...
... sense : John's ( his ) discovery , admiration , love , respect , approbation , etc. But in all those cases in which more interest is taken in the person who is the object of an action than in the person who is the agent , the ...
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