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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... pronunciation , for the vowels have become diphthongs , though of a different order from [ ai , au ] , as their movement is slow , so that they might be written [ ɛ'i , o'u ] in exact notation . Here they are for practical reasons ...
... pronunciation , for the vowels have become diphthongs , though of a different order from [ ai , au ] , as their movement is slow , so that they might be written [ ɛ'i , o'u ] in exact notation . Here they are for practical reasons ...
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... pronunciation the point is more retracted , and the movements are generally slower in all positions . This is par- ticularly conspicuous in such words as very American , where the [ r ] is apt to colour the preceding vowel and make it ...
... pronunciation the point is more retracted , and the movements are generally slower in all positions . This is par- ticularly conspicuous in such words as very American , where the [ r ] is apt to colour the preceding vowel and make it ...
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... pronunciation in the first syllable of such words as police , potato , propose , produce , society , etc .; but [ ou ] is often heard in less familiar words , like protest , phonetic , chronology , and always in learned words like ...
... pronunciation in the first syllable of such words as police , potato , propose , produce , society , etc .; but [ ou ] is often heard in less familiar words , like protest , phonetic , chronology , and always in learned words like ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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