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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... consonant groups . - Consonants dropped . -Voiced and voiceless consonants . - H. - Assibilation . - Stump- words . Consonants 5.11 . While the vowel - system has undergone very heavy , nearly revolutionary , changes , consonants have ...
... consonant groups . - Consonants dropped . -Voiced and voiceless consonants . - H. - Assibilation . - Stump- words . Consonants 5.11 . While the vowel - system has undergone very heavy , nearly revolutionary , changes , consonants have ...
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... consonant in medial and a voiceless consonant in final position ; this , however , con- cerns only fricatives , and it is important to remember that very often a vowel which followed the consonant has since disappeared , while the ...
... consonant in medial and a voiceless consonant in final position ; this , however , con- cerns only fricatives , and it is important to remember that very often a vowel which followed the consonant has since disappeared , while the ...
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... consonant sounds , while , for instance , the old editions of Shakespeare print ioy , vs , vpon , fiue , fauour joy , us , upon , five , favour . The old use of u for the consonant explains the name of w : double u . 6.9 . Scholars have ...
... consonant sounds , while , for instance , the old editions of Shakespeare print ioy , vs , vpon , fiue , fauour joy , us , upon , five , favour . The old use of u for the consonant explains the name of w : double u . 6.9 . Scholars have ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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