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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... sounds are oral . 2.6 . If the vocal chords ( in the larynx , popularly called " Adam's apple " ) are brought together and made to vibrate , the result is a voiced sound ; if they are separated from each other and kept still , the sound ...
... sounds are oral . 2.6 . If the vocal chords ( in the larynx , popularly called " Adam's apple " ) are brought together and made to vibrate , the result is a voiced sound ; if they are separated from each other and kept still , the sound ...
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Otto Jespersen. CHAPTER III EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND - SYSTEM Sound laws . - Alternations . - Stress . - The great vowel - shift.- New [ a ' , ' ] . 3.1 . In course of time , languages change in respect to sounds as well as in everything ...
Otto Jespersen. CHAPTER III EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND - SYSTEM Sound laws . - Alternations . - Stress . - The great vowel - shift.- New [ a ' , ' ] . 3.1 . In course of time , languages change in respect to sounds as well as in everything ...
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... sound changes do not affect the same sound wherever it is found , but only under certain phonetic conditions -in one particular position ( initial , medial , or final ) , in stressed syllables or in unstressed syllables , etc. A long ...
... sound changes do not affect the same sound wherever it is found , but only under certain phonetic conditions -in one particular position ( initial , medial , or final ) , in stressed syllables or in unstressed syllables , etc. A long ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
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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