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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... names of persons in familiar intercourse ; further , names of meals : Breakfast is at eight . He came immediately after lunch . I am afraid we shall be late for dinner . But the article is necessary in other cases , for instance in ...
... names of persons in familiar intercourse ; further , names of meals : Breakfast is at eight . He came immediately after lunch . I am afraid we shall be late for dinner . But the article is necessary in other cases , for instance in ...
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... names and common names : it might be said that the articleless words mentioned in the last few paragraphs are treated in this way because they stand as a kind of proper name . The more a composite name of a locality is felt to be chosen ...
... names and common names : it might be said that the articleless words mentioned in the last few paragraphs are treated in this way because they stand as a kind of proper name . The more a composite name of a locality is felt to be chosen ...
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... names with plural form : the West Indies , the Nether- lands , the Alps , the Hebrides , etc. 16.55 . English titles prefixed to a name have no article : Mr Smith , Dr Johnson , King George , etc. But Lady sometimes takes the article ...
... names with plural form : the West Indies , the Nether- lands , the Alps , the Hebrides , etc. 16.55 . English titles prefixed to a name have no article : Mr Smith , Dr Johnson , King George , etc. But Lady sometimes takes the article ...
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