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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... final two chapters take the discussion beyond the construction of propositions to the ways in which proposi- tions combine . Chapter 9 looks at the means of co- ordination and conjunction which combine propositions . The last chapter ...
... final two chapters take the discussion beyond the construction of propositions to the ways in which proposi- tions combine . Chapter 9 looks at the means of co- ordination and conjunction which combine propositions . The last chapter ...
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... Computing Service 1980 ) . In the final chapter , though , a complete text is used to illustrate the discussion of messages and texts . It is an article taken from The Guardian Weekly newspaper , written by one 6 Introduction.
... Computing Service 1980 ) . In the final chapter , though , a complete text is used to illustrate the discussion of messages and texts . It is an article taken from The Guardian Weekly newspaper , written by one 6 Introduction.
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... final one , contains a small number of exercises at the end , and a note within the chapter indicates the appropriate point at which to attempt the exercise . The aim of the exercises is to provide further illustration of the scheme of ...
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... final example , we may cite the verb write , which belongs to both the ' activity ' subclass and the ' accomplish- ment ' subclass : [ 35 ] I write very little and very quickly [ 36 ] I wrote letters for some of the illiterates [ G25 ...
... final example , we may cite the verb write , which belongs to both the ' activity ' subclass and the ' accomplish- ment ' subclass : [ 35 ] I write very little and very quickly [ 36 ] I wrote letters for some of the illiterates [ G25 ...
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... final sound of the base form ; compare the following ( pronunciation is given in the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet ) : [ 39 ] work - s / s / load - s Izl gaze - s / IZ / work - ed load - ed / id / / t / gaze - d / d / A ...
... final sound of the base form ; compare the following ( pronunciation is given in the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet ) : [ 39 ] work - s / s / load - s Izl gaze - s / IZ / work - ed load - ed / id / / t / gaze - d / d / A ...
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Nouns | 23 |
Adverbs and prepositions | 46 |
Tense aspect and modality | 76 |
Determinatives and modifiers | 108 |
Sentences | 136 |
Embedded clauses | 170 |
Adverbial clauses | 199 |
Coordination and conjunction | 218 |
Texts | 237 |
References | 257 |
Key to Exercises | 258 |
Glossary of terms | 277 |
Index | 289 |
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3rd person singular adjective Adjunct adverbial clauses AFFECTED participant associated base form Chapter circum circumstantial combination Complement condition conjoiner conjunctive adverbs Consider contains context CONTINGENCY countable nouns defart definite article dew-pond discussed elements ellipsis embedded clauses English Exercise finite following examples following sentences future genitive grammatical identified illustrated included proposition indefinite quantifier infinitive clause inflection ing-clause introduced language main proposition main verb mass nouns meaning modal modal auxiliary verb modified non-finite non-finite clause Non-finite verb noun phrase obligatory occur paragraphs participant role past participle past tense periphrastic point of orientation pond position possessive Predicator present participle present perfective pro-adverbs progressive pron realised RECIPIENT reference relate relative clause relative pronoun represent respect result second proposition semantic role separate written unit situation types slot speaker specified stance structure subclass Subject subordinator talk TEMPORAL circumstance that-clause thing tion typically usually verb forms verb word wh-clause writing