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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... imply volition . The desire for clearness is also respon- sible for the growing use of the unmistakable expression ... implying actual will . CHAPTER XXVI WOULD AND SHOULD Would . - Real past 25.8 ] 281 SUMMARY.
... imply volition . The desire for clearness is also respon- sible for the growing use of the unmistakable expression ... implying actual will . CHAPTER XXVI WOULD AND SHOULD Would . - Real past 25.8 ] 281 SUMMARY.
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... implies scornful assertion : Is he over fifty ? —Oh yes , I should think so [ = Rather ! ] . 26.62 . We next come to the use in conditional clauses . If he called , if he should call , and if he were to call are nearly synonym- ous ...
... implies scornful assertion : Is he over fifty ? —Oh yes , I should think so [ = Rather ! ] . 26.62 . We next come to the use in conditional clauses . If he called , if he should call , and if he were to call are nearly synonym- ous ...
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... implies astonishment at the greatness of the amount , which was exactly £ 20 . He paid not less than twenty pounds implies uncertainty with regard to the exact amount , which at the very least was £ 20 . 28.34 . If not is placed before ...
... implies astonishment at the greatness of the amount , which was exactly £ 20 . He paid not less than twenty pounds implies uncertainty with regard to the exact amount , which at the very least was £ 20 . 28.34 . If not is placed before ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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adjectives adjunct adverbs auxiliary CHAPTER chiefly colloquial combinations comparative compounds conjunction connexion consonant construction corresponding definite denote Dickens diphthongs distinction English examples expanded tenses express felt French frequent future genitive gerund grammatical hence idea implies indefinite article indicated indirect object infinitive interrogative interrogative word intransitive intransitive verbs Jane Austen kind lady language look main sentence married mass-words meaning mentioned names natural negative never nexus nexus-substantives Note object originally passive perfect phonetic phrases pluperfect plural possessive pronoun possible predicative present tense preterit primary pronouns pronunciation question reference relative clause relative pronoun secondary seen sense set phrases Similarly singular sometimes sound speak speaker speech spelling spoken stress subjunctive substantive superlative syllable tendency tertiary thing third person thou verb voiceless voiceless consonant volition vowel woman word-order words writing