Essentials of English Grammar: 25th Impression, 1987Routledge, 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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... SPELLING Causes of unphonetic spelling.—French influence: ch, g, c, ou, u, o.—Doubling of letters.—Differentiation of i, j, u, v.— Learned spellings. 11 26 34 CHAPTER VII VII. CHAPTER VIII VIII. CHAPTER IX IX. CHAPTER CONTENTS.
... SPELLING Causes of unphonetic spelling.—French influence: ch, g, c, ou, u, o.—Doubling of letters.—Differentiation of i, j, u, v.— Learned spellings. 11 26 34 CHAPTER VII VII. CHAPTER VIII VIII. CHAPTER IX IX. CHAPTER CONTENTS.
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Inhalt
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 |
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