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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... Exercises 71 Chapter 4 Specifying States , Events and Actions : Tense , aspect and modality 76 Time 76 Present 77 Past and future 78 Point and period 80 Definite and indefinite 81 Orientation 82 Tense and Aspect 85 Verb forms 85 ...
... Exercises 71 Chapter 4 Specifying States , Events and Actions : Tense , aspect and modality 76 Time 76 Present 77 Past and future 78 Point and period 80 Definite and indefinite 81 Orientation 82 Tense and Aspect 85 Verb forms 85 ...
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... Exercises 105 Chapter 5 Specifying Participants : Determinatives and modifiers 108 Identification 108 Definite and indefinite 109 Possession 111 Quantity 112 Determinatives 113 Articles 114 Demonstratives 115 Possessives 116 Quantifiers ...
... Exercises 105 Chapter 5 Specifying Participants : Determinatives and modifiers 108 Identification 108 Definite and indefinite 109 Possession 111 Quantity 112 Determinatives 113 Articles 114 Demonstratives 115 Possessives 116 Quantifiers ...
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... Exercises 197 Chapter 8 Propositions as Circumstances : Adverbial clauses 199 Time , place and contingency 200 Condition , concession and contrast Reason , purpose and result 207 Comment and sentence relatives 210 Comparison 211 Summary ...
... Exercises 197 Chapter 8 Propositions as Circumstances : Adverbial clauses 199 Time , place and contingency 200 Condition , concession and contrast Reason , purpose and result 207 Comment and sentence relatives 210 Comparison 211 Summary ...
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... Ellipsis 254 Conjunction 254 Lexical repetition 255 Collocation 256 Envoi 256 References 257 Key to Exercises 258 Glossary of Terms 277 Index 289 This page intentionally left blank List of Key Diagrams and Contents ix.
... Ellipsis 254 Conjunction 254 Lexical repetition 255 Collocation 256 Envoi 256 References 257 Key to Exercises 258 Glossary of Terms 277 Index 289 This page intentionally left blank List of Key Diagrams and Contents ix.
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... Exercises Each chapter , apart from the 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 ...
... Exercises Each chapter , apart from the 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 ...
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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