Download or read book Form and Function of Subordinate Clauses written by Lars-Gunnar Andersson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Brief History of English Syntax written by Olga Fischer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, up-to-date account of the major changes in English syntax since its beginnings up to the present day.
Download or read book Clause Combining in Ancient Greek Narrative Discourse written by Michel Buijs and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study describes the usage of subclauses and participial clauses in Xenophon’s Hellenica and Anabasis, with additional examples from other texts by Xenophon, providing new insights into the distribution of these clauses by adopting a text grammar-oriented approach.
Download or read book Traditional English Grammar and Beyond written by Norman Francis Blake and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Form and Function in Roman Oratory written by D. H. Berry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the interplay of form and function in both real and fictional oratory at Rome.
Download or read book Mastering English Grammar written by S.H. Burton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1984-08-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering English Grammar is a start-at-the-basics, no-nonsense English Grammar book, not only for students of English, but also for those studying modern languages, business people and secretaries - in fact anyone who has forgotten/never known the simple rules of the language they speak.
Download or read book The function and use of the imperfect forms with nun paragogicum in classical hebrew written by J.A. Hoftijzer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Form and Function of Mark 1 1 15 written by Bradley T. Johnson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifying the “scenes” of written texts is a critical skill for following the course set by an author. Even a small variation in course heading can result in compounding an error over time with regard to one’s intended destination. Perhaps nowhere is this more important than in the opening unit of Mark’s Gospel. In this book, Brad Johnson sets out to follow the course prescribed by the author of the second Gospel. Making use of the principles of Inductive Bible Study, rhetorical criticism, and a study of ancient prologues, Johnson makes a twofold case that Mark’s opening unit (the first fifteen verses) demonstrates a formal integrity and performs a rhetorical function. As such, the Markan prologue situates the public life and ministry of Jesus within the broader context of an epic drama. A failure to acknowledge the unique contribution of Mark as author in this regard will likely result in a destination the author never intended.
Download or read book Voice Form and Function written by Barbara A. Fox and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1994-04-06 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume's central concern is grammatical voice, traditionally known as diathesis, and its classical manifestations as Active, Middle, and Passive. While numerous problems in the meaning, syntax, and morphology of these categories in Indo-European remain unsolved, their counterparts in more exotic languages have raised still further questions. What discourse functions and diachronic events unite 'voice' as a recognizable phenomenon across languages? How are they typically grammaticalized? What stages do children go through in learning them? How does 'voice' link up with ergativity and with other categories and constructions such as the Inverse and the Antipassive? The authors in this volume have different perspectives on these problems: they discuss voice, e.g., from a typological-universal view, in relation to language acquisition and to ergativity, and from diachronic and cross-linguistic perspectives.
Download or read book The Acquisition of Complex Sentences written by Holger Diessel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive study of how children acquire complex sentences. Drawing on observational data from English-speaking children aged 2 to 5, Holger Diessel investigates the acquisition of infinitival and participial complement clauses, finite complement clauses, finite and nonfinite relative clauses, adverbial clauses, and coordinate clauses. His investigation shows that the development of complex sentences originates from simple non-embedded sentences and that two different developmental pathways can be distinguished: complex sentences including complement and relative clauses evolve from simple sentences that are gradually expanded to multiple-clause constructions, and complex sentences including adverbial and coordinate clauses develop from simple sentences that are integrated in a specific biclausal unit. He argues that the acquisition process is determined by a variety of factors: the frequency of the various complex sentences in the ambient language, the semantic and syntactic complexity of the emerging constructions, the communicative functions of complex sentences, and the social-cognitive development of the child.
Download or read book Handbook of Australian Languages written by R. M. W. Dixon and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1983-12-31 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. The contributions to this volume are salvage studies, giving all the information that is available on four languages which are on the point of extinction, and an assessment of what linguistic impressions can be inferred from the scant material that is available on the extinct languages of Tasmania.
Download or read book Form and Function in Greek Grammar written by Albert Rijksbaron and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together twenty papers by Albert Rijksbaron, a leading scholar of Ancient Greek, dealing with central topics in Greek linguistics such as tense-aspect, mood, voice, particles, negation, the article, questions, discourse analysis and the views of ancient grammarians.
Download or read book The Joy of Syntax written by June Casagrande and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language columnist June Casagrande presents a fun and breezy guide to everything a grown-up interested in grammar needs to know. When it comes to grammar, it seems like everyone—even die-hard word nerds—feel they "missed something" in school. The Joy of Syntax picks up where sixth grade left off, providing a fresh foundation in English syntax served up by someone with an impressive record of making this otherwise inaccessible subject a true joy. With simple, pithy information on everything from basic parts of speech and sentence structure to usage and grammar pitfalls, this guide provides everything you need to approach grammar with confidence.
Download or read book English Syntax and Argumentation written by Bas Aarts and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a complete and detailed overview of modern English syntax, and offers a thorough grounding in the essentials of sentence structure and syntactic argumentation. Clear, accessible and comprehensive, it contains a wealth of material to support readers in consolidating their learning and knowledge at every step, from basic concepts to more advanced topics. Now in its sixth edition, this textbook includes: - fully updated chapters - refreshed learning materials - a fully revised glossary, list of reference works, and bibliography Equipped with lists of key concept, exercises and further reading suggestions in each chapter, as well as a detailed answer key at the end of the book, this highly accessible, engaging and supportive text covers all the topics needed for a confident understanding of English syntax.
Download or read book Introducing English Grammar written by Kersti Borjars and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answering key questions such as 'Why study grammar?' and 'What is standard English?', Introducing English Grammar guides readers through the practical analysis of the syntax of English sentences. With all special terms carefully explained as they are introduced, the book is written for readers with no previous experience of grammatical analysis. It is ideal for all those beginning their study of linguistics, English language or speech pathology, as well as students with primarily literary interests who need to cover the basics of linguistic analysis. The approach taken is in line with current research in grammar, a particular advantage for students who may go on to study syntax in more depth. All the examples and exercises use real language taken from newspaper articles, non-standard dialects and include excerpts from studies of patients with language difficulties. Students are encouraged to think about the terminology as a tool kit for studying language and to test what can and cannot be described using these tools. This new edition has been fully revised in line with recent research. There is a new chapter on World English, a new glossary and a free website with extensive further reading and answers to the exercises.
Download or read book Extending the Scope of Construction Grammar written by Ronny Boogaart and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of constructionist linguistics is rapidly expanding, as research on a broad variety of language phenomena is increasingly informed by constructionist ideas about grammar. This volume is comprised of 11 original research articles representing several emerging new research directions in construction grammar, which, together, offer a rich picture of the various directions in which the field seems to be moving.
Download or read book Form and Function in Language Research written by Johannes Helmbrecht and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009-09-07 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language description enriches linguistic theory and linguistic theory sharpens language description. Based on evidence from the world's languages, functional-typological linguistics has established a number of thorough generalizations about the nature of linguistic categorizations and their manifestation in natural languages. Empirical studies in these fields of linguistics have contributed to sharpen linguistic theory in several respects. This volume is a collection of 19 contributions from outstanding scholars in the field of functional-typological linguistics that address fundamental issues in the study of language, such as the nature of linguistic categories, the constitution of functional domains, and the form of cross-linguistic continua. Empirical data from individual languages and from typological samples are investigated in order to achieve generalizations about the properties of human grammar(s). Several grammatical phenomena are dealt with including tonal systems, person distinctions, modalities, reciprocity, complex predicates, grammatical relations, word order, clause linkage, and information structure. The structure of the book illustrates the fundamental importance of the analytical distinction between the onomasiological and the semasiological approach to language and language diversity. Both perspectives are integrated in most papers with a dominant focus on either the former or the latter perspective.
