Essentials of English Grammar: 25th Impression, 1987

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Routledge, 31.12.2003 - 400 Seiten
First Published in 2004. 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. grammar, giving the student a real insight into the structure of the language. Grammatical rules are laid out in a clear, concise way and are illustrated with carefully selected examples.

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
1
CHAPTER II SOUNDS
6
CHAPTER III EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM
11
CHAPTER IV EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM
18
CHAPTER V EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM
26
CHAPTER VI SPELLING
34
CHAPTER VII WORDCLASSES
38
CHAPTER VIII THE THREE RANKS
47
CHAPTER XX NUMBER
153
CHAPTER XXI NUMBER
160
CHAPTER XXII DEGREE
170
CHAPTER XXIII TENSE
180
CHAPTER XXIV TENSE
199
CHAPTER XXV WILL AND SHALL
216
CHAPTER XXVI WOULD AND SHOULD
226
CHAPTER XXVII MOOD
236

CHAPTER IX JUNCTION AND NEXUS
59
CHAPTER X SENTENCESTRUCTURE
65
CHAPTER XI RELATIONS OF VERB TO SUBJECT AND OBJECT
74
CHAPTER XII PASSIVE
85
CHAPTER XIII PREDICATIVES
89
CHAPTER XIV CASE
96
CHAPTER XV PERSON
109
CHAPTER XVI DEFINITE PRONOUNS
113
CHAPTER XVII INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
132
CHAPTER XVIII PRONOUNS OF TOTALITY
142
CHAPTER XIX GENDER
146
CHAPTER XXVIII AFFIRMATION NEGATION QUESTION
239
CHAPTER XXIX DEPENDENT NEXUS
251
CHAPTER XXX NEXUSSUBSTANTIVES
257
CHAPTER XXXI THE GERUND
261
CHAPTER XXXII THE INFINITIVE
269
CHAPTER XXXIII CLAUSES AS PRIMARIES
286
CHAPTER XXXIV CLAUSES AS SECONDARIES
293
CHAPTER XXXV CLAUSES AS TERTIARIES
304
CHAPTER XXXVI RETROSPECT
309
Index
313
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