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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... sometimes the point - element remains though with- out any trill , sometimes only the back - element is retained , which may or may not be accompanied with secondary trillings of the uvula ( “ Northumbrian burr " ) . Very often the ...
... sometimes the point - element remains though with- out any trill , sometimes only the back - element is retained , which may or may not be accompanied with secondary trillings of the uvula ( “ Northumbrian burr " ) . Very often the ...
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... sometimes have a subject without having to put it in the genitive or possessive . The following sentences will ... sometimes taken in an active and sometimes in a passive meaning applies to gerunds as well . A passive meaning 31.1 ] 321 ...
... sometimes have a subject without having to put it in the genitive or possessive . The following sentences will ... sometimes taken in an active and sometimes in a passive meaning applies to gerunds as well . A passive meaning 31.1 ] 321 ...
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... Sometimes both an infinitive and a prepositional group with the gerund may be used concurrently : Was there no chance to get away ( no chance of getting away ) ? His power to decide ( of deciding ) . I have the honour to address you ...
... Sometimes both an infinitive and a prepositional group with the gerund may be used concurrently : Was there no chance to get away ( no chance of getting away ) ? His power to decide ( of deciding ) . I have the honour to address you ...
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