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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... French grammar with the structure of French , etc. Language consists of words , but the way in which these words are modified and joined together to express thoughts and feelings differs from one language to another . English and French ...
... French grammar with the structure of French , etc. Language consists of words , but the way in which these words are modified and joined together to express thoughts and feelings differs from one language to another . English and French ...
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... French- later also of Latin - spelling . Norman scribes introduced several peculiarities of French spelling , not only when writing words taken over from that language , but also when writing native English words . Our present - day ...
... French- later also of Latin - spelling . Norman scribes introduced several peculiarities of French spelling , not only when writing words taken over from that language , but also when writing native English words . Our present - day ...
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... French ; hence g is in later loan - words pronounced [ 3 ] : rouge , mirage , prestige . 6.32 . Another Old French way of writing [ dz ] was i , later j ; hence we have English spellings like joy , join , journey . In bijou j has the ...
... French ; hence g is in later loan - words pronounced [ 3 ] : rouge , mirage , prestige . 6.32 . Another Old French way of writing [ dz ] was i , later j ; hence we have English spellings like joy , join , journey . In bijou j has the ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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