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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... spelling , boatswain and coxswain [ bousn , köksn ] , gunwale [ ganəl ] . Cp . also the familiar forms ' ll and ' d ( ' ud ) for will and would . On rw see 4.13 . 5.31 . Among final groups that have been simplified , we have already ...
... spelling , boatswain and coxswain [ bousn , köksn ] , gunwale [ ganəl ] . Cp . also the familiar forms ' ll and ' d ( ' ud ) for will and would . On rw see 4.13 . 5.31 . Among final groups that have been simplified , we have already ...
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Otto Jespersen. CHAPTER VI SPELLING Causes of unphonetic spelling . — French influence : ch , g , c , ou , u , o . -Doubling of letters . - Differentiation of i , j , u , v . - Learned spellings . 6.11 . The traditional way of writing ...
Otto Jespersen. CHAPTER VI SPELLING Causes of unphonetic spelling . — French influence : ch , g , c , ou , u , o . -Doubling of letters . - Differentiation of i , j , u , v . - Learned spellings . 6.11 . The traditional way of writing ...
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... spelling , which is found in all languages with a literary history , has become particularly powerful since the invention of the art of printing ; in many respects ... spelling gu though French now writes without the 62 [ 6.2 SPELLING.
... spelling , which is found in all languages with a literary history , has become particularly powerful since the invention of the art of printing ; in many respects ... spelling gu though French now writes without the 62 [ 6.2 SPELLING.
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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