Grammar for a Full Life
Why settle for a normal book on grammar when you could learn new things about it and become your own best self at the same time? If you're looking for a traditional manual of rules, this much-acclaimed, groundbreaking book by a cofounder of Harvard University's Writing Center may not be the one for you. Grammar is about much more than rules: it's about choices, too-since a thought can always be expressed correctly in multiple ways.In Grammar for a Full Life, author Lawrence Weinstein reveals how our grammatical choices either stifle or boost our... sense of agency in lifecreativitydepth of connection to othersand mindfulness.Weinstein shows that certain tweaks to a person's grammar can bring consequential changes in his or her fulfillment and well-being. In this wonderfully readable book, he describes some forty transformative moves that can be made with English punctuation and syntax. In the book, you'll learn, for instance, why a greater use of active voice constructions builds assertive energy in us. You'll discover how-paradoxically-cutting back on the "intensifiers" (exclamation marks and words like really, absolutely) heightens our awareness of the world.There is not too much about personality and life that Weinstein doesn't see benefitting from a wiser use of grammar. In a chapter titled "Bonding," even sex comes in for some grammatical attention. Even fear of death receives its own, almost lyrical chapter near book's end.The farther one gets into this remarkable book, the clearer it becomes that Weinstein's wish-for both himself and us-is actualization of "the whole person," through language. No reader should be intimidated by Weinstein's university credentials. As important a book as his is, it's conversational throughout-and it's packed with numerous compelling, clear examples. You will never think of commas or possessive pronouns in the same way again. Your regard for the conjunction "but" is likely to soar. Praise for Grammar for a Full Life has been coming in from thought leaders of all kinds, ranging from well-known authors on language, such as Anne Fadiman, Lynne Truss, and Richard Lederer, to influential spiritual thinkers, like Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. Cornel West calls it "brilliant and original." Pioneer in mind-body studies Joan Borysenko writes, "If you read just one book this year, let this be the one." [PLEASE NOTE: Grammar for a Full Life is not a book intended for the person new to the English language. It assumes familiarity with many of the basics of English.]
A Grammar Of Late Modern English; For The Use Of Continental, Especially Dutch, Students (Part Ii) The Parts Of Speech, Section I, B Pronouns And Numerals.
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Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation
The Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation offers accessible and coherent explanations across a broad range of topics, and is an excellent first port of call for any reader seeking clear, authoritative help with grammar and punctuation. Incorporating hundreds of examples of real usage taken from the Oxford English Corpus, this handy volume contains more than 300 alphabetically-arranged entries, including standard grammatical terms such as active voice, conjunction, pronoun, synonym, and transitive verb. It also discusses related questions of usage, including how to distinguish between 'may or might', 'that or which', and 'it's or its'. Over 30 feature entries on major headwords like adverb, clause, and spelling include diagrams listing related terms. The A-Z has been fully revised and updated, and the structure and approach has been revisited to improve its accessibility, including clearer typographical conventions, and the reintroduction of the easy-to-use two-colour format found in early editions. Major headwords have been made (where possible) shorter and easier to navigate, and all sample sentences have been revised, replacing those that are out of date and adding new ones where needed. Readers of all levels will find this volume to be an essential tool for writing at home, in the office, at school, and at college.
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners
Now it's time to through away your boring grammar books for a little while!Reading to short stories can be a funny way of learning a language.By reading a story in a foreign language, you are interacting with this language, expanding your vocabulary and improving your comprehension at the same time.Inside this book, you will find: 12 easy-to-read short and funny stories in Spanish to help you get started;many tips that you can use around your home, office, or while traveling to start learning Spanish the best way without a teacher;a chapter dedicated to verb conjugations in the Spanish language, in addition to the stories.an overview that will teach you how Spanish sentences are structured so that you will be able to understand the types of words without knowing the actual words;over 900 defined words to learn with a pronunciation guide, along with English translations, which make the exercises more fun and easy to learn.English translations of the stories that you can follow along if you get lost.Take the shortcut to learn Spanish easily and having fun, scroll up and click the BUY NOW button.
Order and Structure in Syntax II
This book reconsiders the role of order and structure in syntax, focusing on fundamental issues such as word order and grammatical functions. The first group of papers in the collection asks what word order can tell us about syntactic structure, using evidence from V2, object shift, word order gaps and different kinds of movement. The second group of papers all address the issue of subjecthood in some way, and examine how certain subject properties vary across languages: expression of subjects, expletive subjects, quirky and locative subjects. All of the papers address in some way the tension between modelling what can vary across languages whilst improving our understanding of what might be universal to human language. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Order and Structure in Syntax I
This book reconsiders the role of order and structure in syntax, focusing on fundamental issues such as word order and grammatical functions. The first group of papers in the collection asks what word order can tell us about syntactic structure, using evidence from V2, object shift, word order gaps and different kinds of movement. The second group of papers all address the issue of subjecthood in some way, and examine how certain subject properties vary across languages: expression of subjects, expletive subjects, quirky and locative subjects. All of the papers address in some way the tension between modelling what can vary across languages whilst improving our understanding of what might be universal to human language. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Order and Structure in Syntax II
This book reconsiders the role of order and structure in syntax, focusing on fundamental issues such as word order and grammatical functions. The first group of papers in the collection asks what word order can tell us about syntactic structure, using evidence from V2, object shift, word order gaps and different kinds of movement. The second group of papers all address the issue of subjecthood in some way, and examine how certain subject properties vary across languages: expression of subjects, expletive subjects, quirky and locative subjects. All of the papers address in some way the tension between modelling what can vary across languages whilst improving our understanding of what might be universal to human language. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Speech Production and Perception
Learning and memory processes are basic features of human existence. They allow us to (un)consciously adapt to changes in our social and physical environment in a variety of ways and may have been a precursor for survival in human evolution. Through several reviews and original work the book focuses on three key topics that enhanced our understanding of the topic in the last twenty years: first, the role of real-time auditory feedback in learning, second, the role of motor aspects for learning and memory, and third, representations in memory and the role of sleep on memory consolidation. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Order and Structure in Syntax I
This book reconsiders the role of order and structure in syntax, focusing on fundamental issues such as word order and grammatical functions. The first group of papers in the collection asks what word order can tell us about syntactic structure, using evidence from V2, object shift, word order gaps and different kinds of movement. The second group of papers all address the issue of subjecthood in some way, and examine how certain subject properties vary across languages: expression of subjects, expletive subjects, quirky and locative subjects. All of the papers address in some way the tension between modelling what can vary across languages whilst improving our understanding of what might be universal to human language. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Unity and Diversity in Grammaticalization Scenarios
The volume contains a selection of papers originally presented at the symposium on "Areal patterns of grammaticalization and cross-linguistic variation in grammaticalization scenarios" held on 12-14 March 2015 at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. The papers, written by leading scholars combining expertise in historical linguistics and grammaticalization research, study variation in grammaticalization scenarios in a variety of language families (Slavic, Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Bantu, Mande, "Khoisan", Siouan, and Mayan). The volume stands out in the vast literature on grammaticalization by focusing on variation in grammaticalization scenarios and areal patterns in grammaticalization. Apart from documenting new grammaticalization paths, the volume makes a methodological contribution as it addresses an important question of how to reconcile universal outcomes of grammaticalization processes with the fact that the input to these processes is language-specific and construction-specific. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Speech Production and Perception
Learning and memory processes are basic features of human existence. They allow us to (un)consciously adapt to changes in our social and physical environment in a variety of ways and may have been a precursor for survival in human evolution. Through several reviews and original work the book focuses on three key topics that enhanced our understanding of the topic in the last twenty years: first, the role of real-time auditory feedback in learning, second, the role of motor aspects for learning and memory, and third, representations in memory and the role of sleep on memory consolidation. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Einf羹hrung in die Phonetik
Dieses Studienbuch ist eine grundlegende Einf羹hrung in das Fach Phonetik als Teildisziplin der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaft. Alle Bereiche der Phonetik werden eingehend dargestellt (Phonation, Artikulation, Akustik, Perzeption usw.) und es wird eine kurze Geschichte des Faches geboten. Leitlinie der Einf羹hrung ist das Anliegen, die bei der lautsprachlichen Kommunikation beobachtbaren phonetischen Ph瓣nomene und die mit ihnen verbundenen Vorg瓣nge in der physikalischen Welt als Nutzung unserer biologischen Ausstattung zu kommunikativen Zwecken darzustellen. Besonderes Gewicht wird im ersten Teil auf das Zusammenspiel von artikulatorischen, akustischen und auditiven Ph瓣nomenen gelegt. Der zweite symbolphonetische Teil behandelt die linguistische Phonetik unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Verwendung dieser Ph瓣nomene in Form einzelsprachlicher Lautsysteme und suprasegmentaler Systeme. Die in der Lehre bestens etablierte Standardeinf羹hrung ist besonders auch f羹r Einsteiger geeignet und zeichnet sich durch zahlreiche didaktische Schemata und Abbildungen aus. Sie liegt jetzt in einer zweiten, verbesserten und erg瓣nzten Auflage vor. Die zweite, der neuen Orthographie angepasste Auflage wurde typographisch und inhaltlich sorgf瓣ltig 羹berarbeitet und um kleinere Abschnitte, insbesondere zum praktischen experimentalphonetischen Arbeiten, erg瓣nzt.
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Phonologie
Das Studienbuch stellt auf hohem und doch allgemeinverst瓣ndlichem Niveau moderne Theorien der Phonologie dar. Es richtet sich haupts瓣chlich an Studierende der allgemeinen und germanistischen Linguistik im Grund- und Hauptstudium, eignet sich aber auch f羹r das Selbststudium. Die elf Kapitel widmen sich jeweils einem Bereich der Phonologie; z. B. den phonetischen Grundlagen, distinktiven Merkmalen, der autosegmentalen Phonologie, Silbenphonologie, prosodischen Phonologie und der Optimalit瓣tstheorie. Jedes Kapitel enth瓣lt zur Vertiefung eine Reihe von Aufgaben.
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style is an American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr. in 1918, and published by Harcourt in 1920, comprising eight "elementary rules of usage", ten "elementary principles of composition", "a few matters of form", a list of 49 "words and expressions commonly misused", and a list of 57 "words often misspelled". E. B. White greatly enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan in 1959. That was the first edition of the so-called Strunk & White, which Time named in 2011 as one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923.
Investigating Spoken English
Combining coverage of the key concepts and tools within phonetics and phonology with a systematic introduction to Praat, this textbook provides a lively and engaging 'way in' to the discipline. The author first covers the fundamentals of the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech and introduces Praat as the main tool for examining and visualising speech. Next, the unit of analysis is gradually expanded (from syllables to words to turns and dialogues) and excerpts of real dialogues exemplify the core concepts for discovering how speech works. The final part of the book brings all the concepts and notions together with commentaries to the transcription of several short excerpts of dialogues. This book will be essential reading for students on undergraduate courses in phonetics and phonology.
Language and Dialect Contact in Ireland
Warren Maguire examines Mid-Ulster English as a key case of new dialect formation, considering the roles of language shift and dialect contact in its phonological development. He explores the different processes which led to the development of MUE through contact between dialects of English, Scots and Irish and examines the history of a wide range of consonantal and vocalic features. In addition to determining the phonological origins of MUE, Maguire shows us why the dialect developed in the way that it did and considers what the phonology of the dialect can tell us about the nature of contact between the input language varieties. In doing so, he demonstrates the kinds of analysis and techniques that can be used to explain the development of extra-territorial varieties of English and colonial dialects in complex situations of contact, and shows that Irish English provides a useful testing-ground for models of new dialect formation.As one of the oldest 'new' extra-territorial varieties of English, one which developed in a context of language and dialect contact, MUE provides an excellent opportunity to study how new dialects develop in situations of settlement colonisation.
Gemination, Lenition, and Vowel Lengthening
The processes of gemination, lenition, and vowel lengthening are central to the study of phonology, as they reveal much about the treatment of quantity in a given language. Using data from older language stages, modern dialects and standard languages, this study examines the interdependence of vowel and consonant quantity in the history of the Germanic branch of Indo-European. Kurt Goblirsch focusses on the various geminations in Old Germanic languages (West Germanic gemination, glide strengthening, and expressive gemination), open syllable lengthening in German, Dutch, Frisian, English, and Scandinavian languages, and the major lenitions in High German, Low German, and Danish, as well as minor lenitions in Bavarian, Franconian, and Frisian dialects. All of these changes are related to the development of the Germanic languages from distinctive segmental length to complementary length to syllable cut. The discussion challenges traditional theoretical assumptions about quantity change in Germanic languages to argue for a new account whereby, gemination, lenition, and vowel lengthening are interrelated.
Grammatica del Womeze in Italiano
La grammatica della futura lingua dell'umanit? il Womeze, una lingua paritarista fra i 2 sessi e i popoli. Una lingua che si pu簷 scrivere gi? in 7 alfabeti e che 癡 foneticamente e morfologicamente trasparente. Traendo il meglio dall'Esperanto, riuscir? laddove il bell'idioma di Zamenhof ha finora fallito: unire i popoli, pacificare le genti, ma non nel nome di una generica "forza", ma nel nome di Maria e di di Ges羅 Cristo. Il Womeze, infatti, si inserisce all'interno dei grandi progetti idealisti e federal-pacifisti ("Mondo Futuro Mariano" e "Mondo Futuro Cristiano") del Guglielmino, pensatore cattolico siciliano. Edizione definitiva, la 4.6 del 24 Luglio 2022, il "Due-Womeze-Tage" (il "Secondo Giorno del Womeze")!
Deriving Syntactic Relations
A pioneering new approach to a long-debated topic at the heart of syntax: what are the primitive concepts and operations of syntax? This book argues, appealing in part to the logic of Chomsky's Minimalist Program, that the primitive operations of syntax form relations between words rather than combining words to form constituents. Just three basic relations, definable in terms of inherent selection properties of words, are required in natural language syntax: projection, argument selection, and modification. In the radically simplified account of generative grammar Bowers proposes there are just two interface levels, which interact with our conceptual and sensory systems, and a lexicon from which an infinite number of sentences can be constructed. The theory also provides a natural interpretation of phase theory, enabling a better formulation of many island constraints, as well as providing the basis for a unified approach to ellipsis phenomena.
Recursion Across Domains
Recursion and self-embedding are at the heart of our ability to formulate our thoughts, articulate our imagination and share with other human beings. Nonetheless, controversy exists over the extent to which recursion is shared across all domains of syntax. A collection of 18 studies are presented here on the central linguistic property of recursion, examining a range of constructions in over a dozen languages representing great areal, typological and genetic diversity and spanning wide latitudes. The volume expands the topic to include prepositional phrases, possessives, adjectives, and relative clauses - our many vehicles to express creative thought - to provide a critical perspective on claims about how recursion connects to broader aspects of the mind. Parallel explorations across language families, literate and non-literate societies, children and adults are investigated and constitutes a new step in the generative tradition by simultaneously focusing on formal theory, acquisition and experimentation, and ecologically-sensitive fieldwork, and initiates a new community where these diverse experts collaborate.
English Compounds and Their Spelling
Anyone writing texts in English is constantly faced with the unavoidable question whether to use open spelling (drinking fountain), hyphenation (far-off) or solid spelling (airport) for individual compounds. While some compounds commonly occur with alternative spellings, others show a very clear bias for one form. This book tests over 60 hypotheses and explores the patterns underlying the spelling of English compounds from a variety of perspectives. Based on a sample of 600 biconstituent compounds with identical spelling in all reference works in which they occur (200 each with open, hyphenated and solid spelling), this empirical study analyses large amounts of data from corpora and dictionaries and concludes that the spelling of English compounds is not chaotic but actually correlates with a large number of statistically significant variables. An easily applicable decision tree is derived from the data and an innovative multi-dimensional prototype model is suggested to account for the results.
Ideophones and the Evolution of Language
Ideophones have been recognized in modern linguistics at least since 1935, but they still lie far outside the concerns of mainstream (Western) linguistic debate, in part because they are most richly attested in relatively unstudied (often unwritten) languages. The evolution of language, on the other hand, has recently become a fashionable topic, but all speculations so far have been almost totally data-free. Without disputing the tenet that there are no primitive languages, this book argues that ideophones may be an atavistic throwback to an earlier stage of communication, where sounds and gestures were paired in what can justifiably be called a 'prelinguistic' fashion. The structure of ideophones may also provide answers to deeper questions, among them how communicative gestures may themselves have emerged from practical actions. Moreover, their current distribution and behaviour provide hints as to how they may have become conventional words in languages with conventional rules.
English Grammar F****** Sucks
English Grammar F****** Sucks An Tongue In Cheek Guide To Essential English A Fun & Interesting Way To Learn Basic English Grammar (and a few swear words) Learn About: Nouns Adjectives Determiners Adverbs Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Going To For and Since Passive Voice Conditionals Modal Verbs Verb Tenses Tag Questions Questions Idioms Swear Words Slang Synonyms Antonyms
The Syntax of Arabic and French Code Switching in Morocco
This book posits a universal syntactic constraint (FPC) for code switching, using as its basis a study of different types of code-switching between French, Moroccan Arabic and Standard Arabic in a language contact situation. After presenting the theoretical background and linguistic context under study, the author closely examines examples of syntactic constraints in the language of functional bilinguals switching between French and forms of Arabic, proposing that this hypothesis can also be applied in other comparable language contact and translanguaging contexts worldwide. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of French, Arabic, theoretical linguistics, syntax and bilingualism.
Aktuelle Aspekte Der Dysphagiediagnostik Und Behandlung
Der Band liefert aktuelle Studienbeitr瓣ge zu Forschungsthemen der Dysphagie bei Erwachsenen und Kindern. Aktuelle Verfahren der Diagnostik von Schluckst繹rungen werden diskutiert. Therapeutische Ans瓣tze und das Management bei Aspirationsrisiko und Ern瓣hrungsproblemen in verschiedenen klinischen Kontexten stehen im Fokus.
The Diachrony of Verb Meaning
This innovative volume offers a comprehensive account of the study of language change in verb meaning in the history of the English language. Integrating both the author's previous body of work and new research, the book explores the complex dynamic between linguistic structures, morphosyntactic and semantics, and the conceptual domain of meaning, employing a consistent theoretical treatment for analyzing different classes of predicates. Building on this analysis, each chapter connects the implications of these findings from diachronic change with data from language acquisition, offering a unique perspective on the faculty of language and the cognitive system. In bringing together a unique combination of theoretical approaches to provide an in-depth analysis of the history of diachronic change in verb meaning, this book is a key resource to researchers in historical linguistics, theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and the history of English.
Untersuchungen Zum Urslavischen: Einleitende Kapitel, Lautlehre, Morphematik
Gegenstand des Buches sind das um ca. 600 n. Chr. gesprochene Urslavische, seine historische und geographische Einordnung, seine soziolinguistische Funktion, seine Einheitlichkeit, seine anhand von Entlehnungen rekonstruierte Phonetik und seine generativistisch interpretierte Morphologie.
A Corpus-Based Approach to Clause Combining in English from the Systemic Functional PerspectiveACorpus-Based Approach to Clause Combining in English from the Systemic Functional Perspective
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Research Background 1.2 Purpose of the Study 1.3 Organization of the Book Chapter 2 A Systemic Functional Approach to Clause Combining in English 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Overview of Clause Combining 2.2.1 Parataxis 2.2.2 Hypotaxis 2.2.3 Embedding 2.3 Cline 2.4 Cline in Clause Combining 2.5 A Sketch of Grammatical Metaphor 2.5.1 Ideational Metaphor and Interpersonal Metaphor 2.5.2 Textual Metaphor 2.6 Summary Chapter 3 Research Design 3.1 Research Questions 3.2 Research Methods 3.3 Data Collection 3.4 Data Processing Chapter 4 Genre Distributions of Clause Combining 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Crown Corpus-Based Research on Clause Combining 4.2.1 Overall Frequency Distribution 4.2.2 Genre Distribution of Overall Frequency 4.2.3 Genre Distribution of Logico-semantic Relations 4.2.4 Genre Distribution of Embedding 4.2.5 Existing Questions 4.3 Research Based on the BNC and the COCA 4.3.1 Genre Distribution of Expansion 4.3.2 Genre Distribution of Projection 4.3.3 Genre Distribution of Embedding 4.4 Summary Chapter 5 Diachronic Distribution of Clause Combining 5.1 Diachronic Distribution of Overall Frequency 5.2 Diachronic Distribution of Expansion 5.3 Diachronic Distribution of Projection 5.4 Diachronic Distribution of Embedding 5.5 Diachronic Distribution of Non-finite Clauses 5.5.1 Diachronic Distribution of Non-finite Clauses of Expansion 5.5.2 Diachronic Distribution of Non-finite Embedded Clauses 5.5.3 Diachronic Distribution of Personal Pronoun Subjects of Absolute Clauses 5.6 Summary Chapter 6 Grammatical Metaphor in Clause Combining 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Creation of Grammatical Metaphor 6.3 Types of Grammatical Metaphor in Clause Combining 6.3.1 Ideational Metaphor 6.3.2 Textual Metaphor 6.4 Diachronic Distribution of Grammatical Metaphor in Clause Combining 6.4.1 Diachronic Distribution of Experiential Metaphor 6.4.2 Diachronic Distribution of Logical Metaphor 6.4.3 Diachronic Distribution of Cohesive Metaphor 6.5 Genre Distribution of Grammatical Metaphor in Clause Combining 6.5.1 Genre Distribution of Experiential Metaphor 6.5.2 Genre Distribution of Logical Metaphor 6.5.3 Genre Distribution of Cohesive Metaphor 6.6 Summary Chapter 7 Conclusion 7.1 Research Findings 7.2 Limitations and Suggestions 7.2.1 Limitations 7.2.2 Further Research References Appendix 1: CLAWS 7 Tagset Appendix 2: POS List Appendix 3: Query Syntax Appendix 4: Systems for Statistics Appendix 5: Tables of Corpus Data Statistics
Dreyer’s English
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A sharp, funny grammar guide they'll actually want to read, from Random House's longtime copy chief and one of Twitter's leading language gurus NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine - Paste - Shelf Awareness"Essential (and delightful!)"--People We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to write better. Benjamin Dreyer is here to help. As Random House's copy chief, Dreyer has upheld the standards of the legendary publisher for more than two decades. He is beloved by authors and editors alike--not to mention his followers on social media--for deconstructing the English language with playful erudition. Now he distills everything he has learned from the myriad books he has copyedited and overseen into a useful guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to put their best prose foot forward. As authoritative as it is amusing, Dreyer's English offers lessons on punctuation, from the underloved semicolon to the enigmatic en dash; the rules and nonrules of grammar, including why it's OK to begin a sentence with "And" or "But" and to confidently split an infinitive; and why it's best to avoid the doldrums of the Wan Intensifiers and Throat Clearers, including "very," "rather," "of course," and the dreaded "actually." Dreyer will let you know whether "alright" is all right (sometimes) and even help you brush up on your spelling--though, as he notes, "The problem with mnemonic devices is that I can never remember them." And yes: "Only godless savages eschew the series comma." Chockful of advice, insider wisdom, and fun facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to everyone who wants to shore up their writing skills, mandatory for people who spend their time editing and shaping other people's prose, and--perhaps best of all--an utter treat for anyone who simply revels in language.Praise for Dreyer's English"Playful, smart, self-conscious, and personal . . . One encounters wisdom and good sense on nearly every page of Dreyer's English."--The Wall Street Journal "Destined to become a classic."--The Millions "Dreyer can help you . . . with tips on punctuation and spelling. . . . Even better: He'll entertain you while he's at it."--Newsday
Working With Grammar
A general grammar text for middle school, teaching grammar through writing exercises. It covers all parts of speech, types of sentences, functions and case of nouns and pronouns in sentences.
Working With Grammar Workbook
This workbook accompanies the main Working With Grammar text, and provides all of the exercises that help students apply what they are learning. Working With Grammar is a general grammar text for middle school, teaching grammar through writing exercises. It covers all parts of speech, types of sentences, functions and case of nouns and pronouns in sentences.
Essentials of English Grammar
This early work by Otto Jespersen was originally published in 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Essentials of English Grammar' is an informative work on linguistics and includes chapters on 'Sounds', 'Spelling', 'Definitive Pronouns', and much more. Otto Jespersen was born in Randers, Denmark on 16th July 1869. He worked as an academic at Copenhagen University and rose to the position of professor of English, a post he held from 1893 to 1925. Jespersen made a considerable contribution to the study of linguistics and some of his works are still used as the basic texts for study in the field.
The Infographic Guide to Grammar
Mastering grammar is now easier than ever with this fully illustrated guide that covers the most important rules in grammar and punctuation--making even the most confusing rules easy to understand. This illustrated guide to English grammar gives you everything you need for a better understanding of how to write and punctuate correctly. From proper comma usage to the correct form of there, their, or they're--understanding grammar has never been easier. Is it who or whom? Affect or effect? And what is a prepositional phrase? With The Infographic Guide to Grammar, you'll learn the answers to all of these questions, and so much more. Filled with colorful, easy-to-understand entries, this book includes topics like: -Basic sentence structure -The parts of speech -Common mistakes and how to avoid them Featuring 50 vibrant infographics explaining everything from subject-verb agreement to the Oxford comma and verb tenses this book breaks down the complicated rules and guidelines for writing the English language and makes them clear and straightforward.
Making Sense
In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike. Explaining the nuts and bolts of grammar presents a special challenge, because - far more than is the case with spelling and punctuation - the subject is burdened with a centuries-old history of educational practice that many will recall as anything but glamorous. One of the world's foremost authorities on the English language, Crystal sets out to rid grammar of its undeserved reputation as a dry and intimidating subject, pointing out how essential grammar is to clear and effective speech and writing. He moves briskly through the stages by which children acquire grammar, along the way demystifying grammar's rules and irregularities and showing us how to navigate its snares and pitfalls. He offers the fascinating history of grammar, explaining how it has evolved from the first grammarians in ancient Greece to our 21st century digital environment of blogging, emailing, and texting. Many find grammar to be a daunting subject, but in this breezy, entertaining book, Crystal proves that grammar doesn't need to make us uneasy-we can all make sense of how we make sense.
Petit Point Final
Petit Point Final est un livre charmant qui fascinera les jeunes lecteurs. L'histoire introduit l'alphabet, du vocabulaire et des phrases en fran癟ais et en anglais, et la ponctuation. Le livre contient de magnifiques illustrations et le texte est une suite agr矇able de rythmes et de r矇p矇titions. Accompagnez Petit Point Final dans son voyage passionnant qui m癡ne vers le lieu sp矇cial de son STOP. Little Full Stop is a delightful book to engage early learners. The story is in French and introduces children to the English alphabet, words, sentences and punctuation. The book is beautifully illustrated and the text is a lovely blend of rhythm and repetition. Come on an exciting journey with Little Full Stop and find a special spot to STOP. Published by www.mambooks.com.au
A Grammer of the Bohemian or Cech Language
This vintage book contains a comprehensive introduction to the Czech language, offering new learners helpful information and explanations of its elementary aspects and fundamental principles. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in learning the language, as well as those wishing to brush up on their existing Czech skills. Contents include: "Phonology", "The Alphabet", "Accidence", "Inflected Parts of Speech", "The Noun", "First Declension: A-Stem", "The Adjectives", "Comparison and Adjectives", "Numerals", "Cardinal", "Ordinal", "Pronouns", "Verbs", etc. William Richard Morfill FBA (1834 - 1909) was Professor of Russian and allied languages at the University of Oxford from 1900 to 1909. He was the first such professor in Britain and wrote many books on the subject, including "A Grammar of the Russian Language" (1889), "The Story of Russia" (1890), and "Slavonic Region" (1904). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition for the enjoyment of language learners now and for years to come.
Adjektive
Die Probleme, die das Adjektiv aufwirft, sind vielf瓣ltig; und zahlreich sind die Bez羹ge zwischen ihnen. Beides ergibt sich aus einem charakteristischen "Dazwischen" des Adjektivs. Und wenn der vorliegende Band seine Beitr瓣ge geordnet in drei Sektionen: Grammatik, Pragmatik, Erwerb pr瓣sentiert, dann vor dem Hintergrund, dass sich in allen drei Zugangsweisen dieses "Dazwischen" in spezifischer Form wiederfindet: Grammatisch sind die Adjektive als Wortart definiert 羹ber ihre prim瓣r attributive Funktion, die zwischen Referenz und Pr瓣dikation rangiert, in ihrem pragmatischen Nutzen bewegen sich Adjektive kaum greifbar zwischen Bewertung und Beschreibung, und im Adjektiverwerb scheinen Sprecher einen diachron aufgespannten Zwischenraum zu 羹berwinden zwischen prim瓣rem Interaktionsbezug und allm瓣hlich zunehmender Konzeptualisierung - einen Zwischenraum jedoch, der auch im "fertigen" grammatischen und pragmatischen Dazwischen der Wortart nicht 羹berwunden, sondern nur differenzierter ausgestaltet erscheint.Die Pointe dieses Bandes liegt so in der gemeinsamen Pr瓣sentation von grammatischen und pragmatischen Aspekten des Adjektivs sowie von Problemen des (oft stiefm羹tterlich behandelten) Adjektiverwerbs, in der die immer analog auftretende Zwischenposition offenbar zugangs羹bergreifend die beiden Seiten derselben adjektivischen Medaille konstituiert.
The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System
The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System provides a comprehensive account of the English writing system, both in its current iteration and highlighting the developing trends that will influence its future. Twenty-nine chapters written by specialists from around the world cover core linguistic and psychological aspects, and also include areas from other disciplines such as typography and computer-mediated communication.Divided into five parts, the volume encompasses a wide range of approaches and addresses issues in the following areas: theory and the English writing system, discussing the effects of etymology and phonology;the history of the English writing system from its earliest development, including spelling, pronunciation and typography;the acquisition and teaching of writing, with discussions of literacy issues and dyslexia;English writing in use around the world, both in the UK and America, and also across Europe and Japan; computer-mediated communication and developments in writing online and on social media.The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students working in this area.
Gesenius’ Hebrew grammar
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Visual Prosody
According to well-established views, language has several subsystems where each subsystem (e.g. syntax, morphology, phonology) operates on the basis of hierarchically organised units. When it comes to the graphematic structure of words, however, the received view appears to be that linear structure is all that matters. Contrary to this view, a sub-field of writing systems research emerges that can be called non-linear or supra-segmental graphematics. Drawing on parallels with supra-segmental phonology, supra-segmental graphematics claims the existence and relevance of cross-linguistically available building blocks, such as the syllable and the foot, in alphabetical writing systems, such as the writing systems of German and English. This book explores the graphematic hierarchy with a special focus on the unit foot. Structural, experimental and databased evidence is presented in favour of this approach. In addition, analyses within the optimality theory framework are offered. This work shows that the supra-segmental graphematic approaches are superior to linear ones with respect to explanatory strength and even preciseness of the description. It is thus interesting for academics concerned with writing systems and orthography teaching.
English Grammar GitaAn Inclusive Study of Noun, Pronoun and Verb
English Grammar Gita is an indispensable book for the readers who study English as a second or foreign language. This volume is a complete study of the three word classes, namely noun, pronoun and verb, covering all their categories comprehensively. The strength and one of the features of this book is more than 5000 examples for clarification in the formal language, and whenever necessary, informal sentences are also bracketed. The volume contains more than 80 tables for the complete understanding of the grammatical items. English Grammar Gita is a perspective of a teacher who faces common problems with the students while teaching English grammar in the classroom. Every page of this book will prove to be a eureka moment for the reader.Reviews: English Grammar Gita shows how the word classes are the matter of the detailed study. It ponders over noun, pronoun and verb in the most marathon way. Mr. Ravishankar Subnis, the researcher, has given his whole, having in mind the problems foreign learners may have while learning grammar. The awesome quality of English Grammar Gita is that 'it is the root towards root'. When the reader goes through the great fair of sentences, their long stroll will be very smooth and without any obstacle. The language learners have the satisfied banquet of three word classes which preludes the infinity of the Queen's language.- Mahesh Pendke (Teacher of English)(More reviews on the back cover)
From Sounds to Structures
The term 'Maya', in Indian traditions, refers to our sensory perception of the world and, as such, to a superficial reality (or 'un-reality') that we must look beyond to find the inner reality of things. Applied to the study of language, we perceive sounds, a superficial reality, and then we seek structures, the underlying reality in what we call phonology, morphology, and syntax. This volume starts with an introduction by the editors, which shows how the various papers contained in the volume reflect the spectrum of research interests of Andrea Calabrese, as well as his influence on the work of colleagues and his students. Contributors, united in their search for the abstract structures that underlie the appearances of languages include linguists such as Adriana Belletti, Paola Beninc?, Jonathan Bobaljik, Gugliemo Cinque, David Embick, Mirko Grimaldi, Harry van der Hulst, Michael Kenstowicz, Maria Rita Manzini, Andrew Nevins, Elizabeth Pyatt, Luigi Rizzi, Leonardo Savoia, Laura Vanelli, Bert Vaux, Susi Wurmbrand, as well as a few junior researchers including Mariachiara Berizzi, Giuliano Bocci, Stefano Canalis, Silvio Cruschina, Irina Monich, Beata Moskal, Diego Pescarini, Joseph Perry, Roberto Petrosino, and Kobey Schwayder.
A Simplified Grammar of the Polish Language
"A Simplified Grammar of the Polish Language" is a 1884 work on Polish grammar by Russian professor and writer W. R. Morfill. Contents include: "Phonology--The Polish Alphabet", "The Doctrine of Forms", "Nouns", "Adjectives", "Numerals", "Pronouns", "Verbs", "Conjugation of Auxiliary Verbs", "To Be", "To Have", "Conjugation of Regular Verbs", "First Conjugation", "Second Conjugation", "Third Conjugation", etc. This volume will appeal to those looking for an introduction to the polish language as well as information on its history and evolution. William Richard Morfill FBA (1834 - 1909) was Professor of Russian and allied languages at the University of Oxford from 1900 to 1909. He was the first such professor in Britain and wrote many books on the subject, including "A Grammar of the Russian Language" (1889), "The Story of Russia" (1890), and "Slavonic Region" (1904). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition for the enjoyment of readers now and for years to come.
Perceptual Training on Lexical Stress Contrasts
This book presents the effects of perceptual training on the perception of English lexical stress in rising intonation by Mandarin-speaking EFL learners in Taiwan, and shows that these effects can be positive as well as negative. The book is of interest to researchers in lexical stress and intonation, or issues related to acquisition of L2 suprasegmentals and native-language impact on this process, as well as for those designing a training course on lexical stress for EFL learners, particularly those with a tone language background. Learning to perceive non-native sound contrasts can be a formidable task, particularly when learners can't rely on cues from their native-language experience. A case in point is Mandarin-speaking EFL learners' perception of lexical stress. They can accurately identify the stress patterns of target words in sentences that have a falling intonation. However, they experience considerable difficulties when the target words are in questions, where the intonation is rising. Where most training studies use only stimuli produced in falling intonation, we implemented a perceptual training program to examine whether Mandarin-speaking EFL learners could learn to perceive English lexical stress in both falling intonation and rising intonation.
Improving Academic Listening and Note-Taking SkillsA Study in Foreign Learners’ Strategy T
The book investigates the effectiveness of long-term strategy training on how successfully and efficiently students listen to lectures and take notes. It is centered around a longitudinal study designed to measure to what extent a specially designed course allows 1st year undergraduate students to improve their academic skills. The research presented is grounded in theoretical perspectives on general listening comprehension, discourse processing, and teaching second language subskills. The book will be of interest to anyone interested in tertiary education and providing college and university students with courses useful in their academic performance. The readers might also gain insights into long-term research methodology of which the book gives a detailed account.
Topic and Focus Markers in Spanish, Portuguese and French
This book is concerned with the diachronic development of selected topic and focus markers in Spanish, Portuguese and French. On the one hand, it focuses on the development of these structures from their relational meaning to their topic-/ focus-marking meaning, and on the other hand, it is concerned with their current form und use. Thus, Romance topic and focus markers - such as sp. en cuanto a, pt. a prop籀sito de, fr. au niveau de or sentence-initial sp. Lo que as well as clefts and pseudo-clefts - are investigated from a quantitative and qualitative perspective. The author argues that topic markers have procedural meaning and that their function is bound to their syntactic position. An important contribution of this study is the fact that real linguistic evidence (in the form of data from various corpora) is analyzed instead of operating with constructed examples.
The English Grammar Workbook for Adults
The engaging, self-guided way to learn how to write better in EnglishMastering English grammar can be a real challenge. But, with a little practice and patience, you can discover how to communicate better through self-study in your spare time. The English Grammar Workbook for Adults is here to help improve your writing fluency so you can gain confidence while crafting emails, cover letters, conducting daily business, and personal correspondence.No matter your current skill level, this English grammar workbook has everything you need to learn essential elements, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, tenses, and beyond. Then, you'll apply what you've learned to everyday situations you could encounter at school, at work, social situations, creative writing, online, and more.The English Grammar Workbook for Adults features: Fun & functional-This clear, concise book is essential for ESL/EFL and other grammar students who want to work on writing English.Situational success-Get expert tips on how grammar applies to real-world scenarios.Easy to use-Find quick answers to your English grammar questions using text boxes and the expanded index in the back of the book.Learning how to communicate more clearly is a snap with The English Grammar Workbook for Adults.
