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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... predicative ? —Article or no article with substantives as pre- dicatives . - Predicative left out . 13.1 . In such sentences as he was quiet | he seemed quiet , he became quiet , we call quiet a predicative . The predicative gives a ...
... predicative ? —Article or no article with substantives as pre- dicatives . - Predicative left out . 13.1 . In such sentences as he was quiet | he seemed quiet , he became quiet , we call quiet a predicative . The predicative gives a ...
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... predicative first and then the subject without any verb . This word - order is generally due to a strong emotion ; very often the predicative is pronounced without the speaker at first intending to let anything else follow ; if then the ...
... predicative first and then the subject without any verb . This word - order is generally due to a strong emotion ; very often the predicative is pronounced without the speaker at first intending to let anything else follow ; if then the ...
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... Predicative XIII , isolated 13.4 , preposed 13.4 . , of becoming 13.5 ; what can be a predicative 13.6 , left out 13.9 ; case 14.3 . Predicative nexus - substantives 30.1 prefer 22.6 , Prehistoric sound laws 3.1 , 4.63 ou spelling 3.52 ...
... Predicative XIII , isolated 13.4 , preposed 13.4 . , of becoming 13.5 ; what can be a predicative 13.6 , left out 13.9 ; case 14.3 . Predicative nexus - substantives 30.1 prefer 22.6 , Prehistoric sound laws 3.1 , 4.63 ou spelling 3.52 ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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