Grammar and Meaning: A Semantic Approach to English GrammarGrammar 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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The definite article ( the tongue ) , used with singular countable nouns , implies that the noun represents the prototype of its class ( of tongues ) . This use of the definite article is associated with a rather formal or literary ...
The definite article ( the tongue ) , used with singular countable nouns , implies that the noun represents the prototype of its class ( of tongues ) . This use of the definite article is associated with a rather formal or literary ...
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This / these and that / those are distinguished by a category of ' proximity ' : this implies proximate ( to the speaker ) , while that implies non - proximate or distant ( from the speaker ) : see the diagram at [ 86 ] in Chapter 2 and ...
This / these and that / those are distinguished by a category of ' proximity ' : this implies proximate ( to the speaker ) , while that implies non - proximate or distant ( from the speaker ) : see the diagram at [ 86 ] in Chapter 2 and ...
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cessive circumstance implies that the main proposition is unexpected or surprising in view of what is expressed in the concessive [ 25 ) . A concessive thus contains an element of contrast , but this is the primary meaning of the third ...
cessive circumstance implies that the main proposition is unexpected or surprising in view of what is expressed in the concessive [ 25 ) . A concessive thus contains an element of contrast , but this is the primary meaning of the third ...
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| Tytuł | Grammar and Meaning: A Semantic Approach to English Grammar Tom 0 z Learning about language |
| Autor | Howard Jackson |
| Wydanie | ilustrowane, reprint |
| Wydawca | Longman, 1990 |
| W formie oryginalnej | Uniwersytet Kalifornijski |
| W formie cyfrowej | 5 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0582028752, 9780582028753 |
| Liczba stron | 292 |
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