Essentials of English GrammarRoutledge, 24.05.2013 - 800 Seiten This book was first published in 1933, Essentials of English Grammar is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics. |
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... pronunciation is different, the vowel in the last syllable of the French word being unknown in English. In English we make a difference in pronunciation between to excuse'and an excuse, but no such difference is made in French. Still ...
... pronunciation is different, the vowel in the last syllable of the French word being unknown in English. In English we make a difference in pronunciation between to excuse'and an excuse, but no such difference is made in French. Still ...
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... pronunciation. -In the endings -ion, -ian, -ious the i originally counted as a full syllable, though not now pronounced in that way, hence we have opinion, condition, difl'usion, musician, tedious and others with stress on what is now ...
... pronunciation. -In the endings -ion, -ian, -ious the i originally counted as a full syllable, though not now pronounced in that way, hence we have opinion, condition, difl'usion, musician, tedious and others with stress on what is now ...
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... pronunciations : 'acceptable—the old rhythmic form, is found in Shakespeare and is still used sometimes in the reading of the Prayer Book, but generally the word is pronounced ac'ceptable. Shakespeare's and Spenser's 'detestable has ...
... pronunciations : 'acceptable—the old rhythmic form, is found in Shakespeare and is still used sometimes in the reading of the Prayer Book, but generally the word is pronounced ac'ceptable. Shakespeare's and Spenser's 'detestable has ...
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... pronunciation, for the vowels have become diphthongs, though of a different order from [ai, au], as their movement is slow, so that they might be written [e'i, on] in exact notation. Here they are for practical reasons written [ei, ou] ...
... pronunciation, for the vowels have become diphthongs, though of a different order from [ai, au], as their movement is slow, so that they might be written [e'i, on] in exact notation. Here they are for practical reasons written [ei, ou] ...
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... pronunciation the point is more retracted, and the movements are generally slower in all positions. This is par~ ticularly conspicuous in such words as very American, where the [r] is apt to colour the preceding vowel and make it ...
... pronunciation the point is more retracted, and the movements are generally slower in all positions. This is par~ ticularly conspicuous in such words as very American, where the [r] is apt to colour the preceding vowel and make it ...
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CHAPTER V EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEMconcluded | 50 |
CHAPTER VI SPELLING | 61 |
CHAPTER VII PAGE WORDCLASSES | 66 |
CHAPTER VIII THE THREE RANKS | 78 |
CHAPTER XX NUMBER | 197 |
CHAPTER XXI NUMBERconcluded | 206 |
CHAPTER XXII DEGREE | 219 |
CHAPTER XXIII TENSE | 230 |
CHAPTER XXIV TENSEcontinued | 252 |
CHAPTER XXV WILL AND SHALL | 271 |
CHAPTER XXVI WOULD AND SHOULD | 282 |
CHAPTER XXVII PAGE MOOD | 293 |
CHAPTER IX JUNCTION AND NEXUS | 91 |
CHAPTER X SENTENCESTRUCTURE | 97 |
CHAPTER XI RELATIONS OF VERB TO SUBJECT AND OBJECT | 107 |
CHAPTER XII PASSIVE | 120 |
CHAPTER XIII PAGE PREDICATIVES | 124 |
CHAPTER XIV CASE | 132 |
CHAPTER XV PERSON | 147 |
CHAPTER XVI DEFINITE PRONOUNS | 152 |
CHAPTER XVII INDEFINITE PRONOUNS | 174 |
CHAPTER XVIII PAGE PRONOUNS OF TOTALITY | 184 |
CHAPTER XIX GENDER | 188 |
CHAPTER XXVIII AFFIRMATION NEGATION QUESTION | 296 |
CHAPTER XXIX DEPENDENT NEXUS | 309 |
CHAPTER XXX NEXUSSUBSTANTIVES | 316 |
CHAPTER XXXI THE GERUND | 320 |
CHAPTER XXXII THE INFINITIVE | 329 |
CHAPTER XXXIII CLAUSES AS PRIMARIES | 349 |
CHAPTER XXXIV CLAUSES AS SECONDARIES | 357 |
CHAPTER XXXV CLAUSES AS TERTIARIES | 369 |
CHAPTER XXXVI RETROSPECT | 374 |
INDEX | 379 |
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