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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... Verbs 8 What do we talk about ? 8 Situation types 8 States 9 Events 12 Actions 13 Semantic classes of verb 15 Verbs 16 Finite verb forms 16 Non - finite verb forms 19 Exercises 21 Chapter 2 Participants : Nouns 23 What's in a situation ...
... Verbs 8 What do we talk about ? 8 Situation types 8 States 9 Events 12 Actions 13 Semantic classes of verb 15 Verbs 16 Finite verb forms 16 Non - finite verb forms 19 Exercises 21 Chapter 2 Participants : Nouns 23 What's in a situation ...
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... Verb forms 85 Meanings and forms 87 Present 87 Past 88 Future 90 Past in past 92 Past and future 93 Form and meaning 94 Relations with TEMPORAL circumstances Relations with situation types 96 Possibility and necessity 98 94 Speaker's ...
... Verb forms 85 Meanings and forms 87 Present 87 Past 88 Future 90 Past in past 92 Past and future 93 Form and meaning 94 Relations with TEMPORAL circumstances Relations with situation types 96 Possibility and necessity 98 94 Speaker's ...
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... forms 86 Aspect : perfective forms 86 Aspect : perfective progressive forms 86 Forms of the verb phrase 86 Verb forms and meanings 94 Chapter 5 Identification of nouns 113 Generic / specific reference 115 Possessive identifiers 116 ...
... forms 86 Aspect : perfective forms 86 Aspect : perfective progressive forms 86 Forms of the verb phrase 86 Verb forms and meanings 94 Chapter 5 Identification of nouns 113 Generic / specific reference 115 Possessive identifiers 116 ...
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... forms of bodily movement , we call it non - verbal ' communication ; that is , communication without words . The implication of that term is that we regard ' verbal communication ' , i.e. communication using words ( or language ) , as ...
... forms of bodily movement , we call it non - verbal ' communication ; that is , communication without words . The implication of that term is that we regard ' verbal communication ' , i.e. communication using words ( or language ) , as ...
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... verbs ; in Chapter 2 , the participants in these states , events and actions ... verbs ) in Chapter 4 by notions such as ' time ' and its corresponding ... form semantic constructions ( propositions ) and grammatical constructions ...
... verbs ; in Chapter 2 , the participants in these states , events and actions ... verbs ) in Chapter 4 by notions such as ' time ' and its corresponding ... form semantic constructions ( propositions ) and grammatical constructions ...
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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