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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... tendency to leave out [ j ] , see 5.12 . [ ] and [ 3 ] only in [ tf , dz ] : child , join . [ p , t , k ] only after [ s ] : spy , sty , sky . The only m- and n - combinations ( apart from [ mj , nj ] ) that are found are [ sm , sn ] ...
... tendency to leave out [ j ] , see 5.12 . [ ] and [ 3 ] only in [ tf , dz ] : child , join . [ p , t , k ] only after [ s ] : spy , sty , sky . The only m- and n - combinations ( apart from [ mj , nj ] ) that are found are [ sm , sn ] ...
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... tendency to use verbs without the reflexive pronouns is stronger in English , where these pronouns are heavy and cumbersome , than in other languages where the corresponding forms are short and light ( French se , German sich , etc ...
... tendency to use verbs without the reflexive pronouns is stronger in English , where these pronouns are heavy and cumbersome , than in other languages where the corresponding forms are short and light ( French se , German sich , etc ...
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... tendency in English is to use the superlative in speaking of two : Put your best leg foremost . Whose God is strongest , thine or mine ? ( Milton ) . We'll see who is strongest , you or I ( Goldsmith ) . 22.74 . It is a natural ...
... tendency in English is to use the superlative in speaking of two : Put your best leg foremost . Whose God is strongest , thine or mine ? ( Milton ) . We'll see who is strongest , you or I ( Goldsmith ) . 22.74 . It is a natural ...
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