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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... written without any etymological reason in scent ( from French sentir ) . C is used for the sound [ k ] in can , corn , cup , clean , creep and many similar words , while k is written in kiss , keep , think , etc. , and q before u ...
... written without any etymological reason in scent ( from French sentir ) . C is used for the sound [ k ] in can , corn , cup , clean , creep and many similar words , while k is written in kiss , keep , think , etc. , and q before u ...
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... written , e.g. trafficking from traffic , etch , edge . On account of the phonetic development , however , a double consonant is now written after some long vowels , e.g. in roll , all , staff , glass , which had formerly short vowels ...
... written , e.g. trafficking from traffic , etch , edge . On account of the phonetic development , however , a double consonant is now written after some long vowels , e.g. in roll , all , staff , glass , which had formerly short vowels ...
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... written , he has written , etc. , and the Pluperfect , formed by the preterit of the same auxiliary and the second participle : I had written , he had written , etc. These tense - phrases go back to very old times . Originally have here ...
... written , he has written , etc. , and the Pluperfect , formed by the preterit of the same auxiliary and the second participle : I had written , he had written , etc. These tense - phrases go back to very old times . Originally have here ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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