Grammar and Meaning: A Semantic Approach to English GrammarRoutledge, 11 cze 2014 - 312 Grammar and Meaning is an introduction to the study of grammar of contemporary English. It provides an impressive survey of all the main areas of English grammar, from words through to sentences and texts. It introduces and explains the linguistic terms needed to talk about the ways in which language works, from simple terms like adjective to more complex terms like non-finite clause. To meet the needs of both students and scholars, Howard Jackson has produced an innovative approach to the study of English grammar. Instead of concentrating on the formal and theoretical discussion of grammar, as many introductions do, this original analysis examines the 'meanings' we want to express when we use language. Beginning with the question, "What do we talk about?", it goes on to investigate how these meanings are structured in the grammar of English. These notions are closer to our ordinary understanding of what language is doing, and therefore the forms and structures of grammar are more easily grasped. The book is extensively illustrated with examples from real English. With analytical exercises in each chapter and a comprehensive glossary of terms, the book will prove and invaluable aid to students of English language, linguistics and English as a Foreign Language, whilst also being accessible to anyone who studies English grammar as part of their course. |
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... things do we talk about ? ' , and then go on to examine how these meanings are organised grammatically . Why both semantic and grammatical analysis ? There are two main reasons which justify this dual analysis and description . The ...
... things do we talk about ? ' , and then go on to examine how these meanings are organised grammatically . Why both semantic and grammatical analysis ? There are two main reasons which justify this dual analysis and description . The ...
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... things affected by the action of washing-up). The meaning of these elements is constant while their grammatical function changes. The change in grammar can be seen merely from the order of elements: Nathan is first in [1] and last in [2] ...
... things affected by the action of washing-up). The meaning of these elements is constant while their grammatical function changes. The change in grammar can be seen merely from the order of elements: Nathan is first in [1] and last in [2] ...
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... things that happen : ' the wicked prosper ' . We talk about what people do : ' She sent you a message . ' We talk about the way people or things are : ' She's the living example of that Marxist myth ... ' We will label these meanings ...
... things that happen : ' the wicked prosper ' . We talk about what people do : ' She sent you a message . ' We talk about the way people or things are : ' She's the living example of that Marxist myth ... ' We will label these meanings ...
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... things are , what they are like , the condition they are in , where they are , the position they have taken up , and the like . Look at the examples in [ 2 ] to [ 8 ] below , which illustrate states . Do the verbs in these sentences all ...
... things are , what they are like , the condition they are in , where they are , the position they have taken up , and the like . Look at the examples in [ 2 ] to [ 8 ] below , which illustrate states . Do the verbs in these sentences all ...
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... things that happen . There is no stated human or other animate instigator or agent for an event : they simply occur . In essence this is the feature which distinguishes events from actions . Actions are set in train by a ( usually ) ...
... things that happen . There is no stated human or other animate instigator or agent for an event : they simply occur . In essence this is the feature which distinguishes events from actions . Actions are set in train by a ( usually ) ...
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Adverbs and prepositions | 84 |
Tense aspect and modality | 107 |
Determinatives and modifiers | 132 |
Sentences | 154 |
Embedded clauses | 75 |
Exercises | 95 |
Coordination and conjunction | 113 |
senders choices | 128 |
Envoi | 142 |
Exercises | 144 |
Glossary of Terms | 162 |
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adjective Adjunct adverbial clauses AFFECTED participant associated base form Chapter circumstantial co-ordinating cohesive combination Complement condition conjoiner conjunctive adverbs Consider contains context Contingency countable nouns defart definite article dew-pond discussed elements ellipsis embedded clause English Exercise expressed finite following examples following sentences future genitive identified illustrated included proposition indefinite quantifier infinitive clause inflection ing-clause introduced language LOCATIVE circumstance main clause main proposition main verb mass nouns means modal modal auxiliary verb modifiers non-finite non-finite clause noun phrase Object obligatory occur organisation paragraph participant role past participle past tense periphrastic plural pond position possessive Predicator present participle pro-adverbs progressive pron question reader realised RECIPIENT reference relating relationship relative clause relative pronoun represent result semantic role separate written unit situation type slot speaker specified structure subclass Subject subordinator talk TEMPORAL circumstance text grammar that-clause things typically usually verb forms verb word wh-clause Whitlock's article word-class writing