Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar write by Martin J. Endley. This book was released on 2010-12-01. Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The proposed book is best described as a linguistically oriented textbook taking the grammar of English as its subject matter. It is directed to professional teachers of English (ESL and EFL) and their students, as well as those currently training to become teachers of English. The book is also likely to be of interest to interpreters, translators and other English language professionals. It will explore selected aspects and problem areas of English from a broadly “functional” linguistic perspective. My experience as a teacher and teacher trainer has shown me that this perspective has the potential to inspire teachers and students with a genuine enthusiasm for the grammatical features of English and that it often enables them to “make sense” of the grammar in a way that all too often other approaches signally fail to do. An important focus of the book is on understanding grammar as a series of conventionalized patterns rather than a set of rules (which is how grammar has traditionally been presented). Moreover, unlike many other grammar books, this book emphasizes how the grammatical constructions under consideration are employed in various types of communicative situation, attention being given to the importance of discourse context in interpreting the target forms. In line with contemporary linguists generally, the approach adopted is descriptive rather than prescriptive. While the main focus is on English, I offer occasional comments on how the issue under discussion is expressed in languages other than English. Apart from the inherent interest which I hope such comparisons may have for the reader, I take the view that these can be helpful in casting further light on the grammar of English.
Meaning and Grammar
Meaning and Grammar - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Meaning and Grammar write by Michel Kefer. This book was released on 2013-07-31. Meaning and Grammar available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Research on language universals and research on linguistic typology are not antagonistic, but rather complementary approaches to the same fundamental problem: the relationship between the amazing diversity of languages and the profound unity of language. Only if the true extent of typological divergence is recognized can universal laws be formulated. In recent years it has become more and more evident that a broad range of languages of radically different types must be carefully analyzed before general theories are possible. Typological comparison of this kind is now at the centre of linguistic research. The series empirical approaches to language typology presents a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. The distinctive feature of the series is its markedly empirical orientation. All conclusions to be reached are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. General problems are focused on from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Special emphasis is given to the analysis of phenomena from little known languages, which shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics. The series is open to contributions from different theoretical persuasions. It thus reflects the methodological pluralism that characterizes the present situation. Care is taken that all volumes be accessible to every linguist and, moreover, to every reader specializing in some domain related to human language. A deeper understanding of human language in general, based on a detailed analysis of typological diversity among individual languages, is fundamental for many sciences, not only for linguists. Therefore, this series has proven to be indispensable in every research library, be it public or private, which has a specialization in language and the language sciences. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.
Linguistic Perspectives on a Variable English Morpheme
Linguistic Perspectives on a Variable English Morpheme - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Linguistic Perspectives on a Variable English Morpheme write by Laura Rupp. This book was released on 2019-06-11. Linguistic Perspectives on a Variable English Morpheme available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book investigates –s marking in English verbs, specifically its manifestations in main verbs, in the past tense of BE, and in existential constructions. It embraces the many ways in which –s marking varies across the English speaking world, and considers both how it arose in these places historically and the ways in which it has since developed. The authors propose a story which holistically accounts for these different manifestations of –s, drawing upon evidence from a wide range of subdisciplines in linguistics, including sociolinguistics, generative syntax, historical linguistics, dialectology, and discourse-pragmatics. This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars in these and related fields.
Perspectives on Grammar Writing
Perspectives on Grammar Writing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Perspectives on Grammar Writing write by Thomas Edward Payne. This book was released on 2007. Perspectives on Grammar Writing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session
The English Language
The English Language - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The English Language write by Gerald P. Delahunty. This book was released on 2010-05-14. The English Language available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Grounded in linguistic research and argumentation, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: FROM SOUND TO SE01 General/tradeE offers readers who have little or no analytic understanding of English a thorough treatment of the various components of the language. Its goal is to help readers become independent language analysts capable of critically evaluating claims about the language and the people who use it.
