Analyzing Grammar

Author : Paul R. Kroeger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
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Release : 2005-05-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1139443518

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Analyzing Grammar by Paul R. Kroeger Pdf

Analyzing Grammar is a clear introductory textbook on grammatical analysis, designed for students beginning to study the discipline. Covering both syntax (the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (the structure of words), it equips them with the tools and methods needed to analyze grammatical patterns in any language. Students are shown how to use standard notational devices such as phrase structure trees and word-formation rules, as well as prose descriptions. Emphasis is placed on comparing the different grammatical systems of the world's languages, and students are encouraged to practice the analyses through a diverse range of problem sets and exercises. Topics covered include word order, constituency, case, agreement, tense, gender, pronoun systems, inflection, derivation, argument structure and grammatical relations, and a useful glossary provides a clear explanation of each term. Accessibly written and comprehensive, Analyzing Grammar is set to become a key text for all courses in grammatical analysis.

Author : Thomas P. Klammer,Muriel Schulz,Angela Della Volpe
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015064746210

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Analyzing English Grammar by Thomas P. Klammer,Muriel Schulz,Angela Della Volpe Pdf

Advanced Grammar text which encourages the readers to think critically about grammar and exposes them to a variety of linguistic theories. Supports and assists readers in learning about the structure of the English language. Teaches use of phase marker tree decisions. Includes traditional Reed-Kellogg diagrams, extensive discussion of language acquisition. Includes examples of American regional and social dialects. General interest; grammar

Author : Lise Fontaine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521190664

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Analysing English Grammar by Lise Fontaine Pdf

A practical step-by-step introduction to the analysis of English grammar, taking an integrated approach to function and structure.

Author : Richard V. Teschner
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1589012402

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Analyzing the Grammar of English by Richard V. Teschner Pdf

Analyzing the Grammar of English offers a descriptive analysis of the indispensable elements of English grammar. Designed to be covered in one semester, this textbook starts from scratch and takes nothing for granted beyond a reading and speaking knowledge of English. Extensively revised to function better in skills-building classes, it includes more interspersed exercises that promptly test what is taught, simplified and clarified explanations, greatly expanded and more diverse activities, and a new glossary of over 200 technical terms. Analyzing the Grammar of English is the only English grammar to view the sentence as a strictly punctuational construct—anything that begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, a question mark, an exclamation mark, or three dots—rather than a syntactic one, and to load, in consequence, all the necessary syntactic analysis onto the clause and its constituents. It is also one of the very few English grammars to include—alongside multiple examples of canonical or "standard" language—occasional samples of stigmatized speech to illustrate grammar points. Students and teachers in courses of English grammatical analysis, English teaching methods, TESOL methods, and developmental English will all benefit from this new edition.

Author : Paul R. Kroeger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 052181622X

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Analyzing Grammar by Paul R. Kroeger Pdf

Covering both syntax (the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (the structure of words), this book equips students with the tools and methods needed to analyze grammatical patterns in any language. Students are shown how to use standard notational devices such as phrase structure trees and word-formation rules, as well as prose descriptions. Emphasis is placed on comparing the different grammatical systems of the world's languages, and students are encouraged to practice the analyses through a diverse range of problem sets and exercises.

Author : Anne Lobeck,Kristin Denham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118340233

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Navigating English Grammar by Anne Lobeck,Kristin Denham Pdf

An engaging and fresh take on the rules and politics of English grammar, written in lively prose. It goes a step further than most books on grammar by providing an overview of the field, with a discussion of historical and current debates about grammar, and how we define, discuss, and approach it. Presents a novel, inquiry-based approach to understanding speakers' unconscious knowledge of English grammar Makes lucid connections, when relevant, with current linguistic theory Integrates language change and variation into the study of grammar Examines historical sources of socially evaluative perceptions of grammar, as 'good' or 'bad', and notions of language authority Provides syntactic explanations for many modern punctuation rules Explores some of the current controversies about grammar teaching in school and the role of Standard English in testing and assessment

Author : Thomas P. Klammer,Muriel Schulz
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : English language
ISBN : 0205173365

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Analyzing English Grammar by Thomas P. Klammer,Muriel Schulz Pdf

Advanced Grammar text which encourages the readers to think critically about grammar and exposes them to a variety of linguistic theories. Supports and assists readers in learning about the structure of the English language. Teaches use of phase marker tree decisions. Includes traditional Reed-Kellogg diagrams, extensive discussion of language acquisition. Includes examples of American regional and social dialects. General interest; grammar

Author : Paul R. Kroeger
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783961101368

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Analyzing meaning by Paul R. Kroeger Pdf

This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered. As the title indicates, this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. It is also intended as a reference for fieldworkers doing primary research on under-documented languages, to help them write grammatical descriptions that deal carefully and clearly with semantic issues. The approach adopted here is largely descriptive and non-formal (or, in some places, semi-formal), although some basic logical notation is introduced. The book is written at level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory.

Author : Thomas P. Klammer,Muriel Schulz,Angela Della Volpe
Publisher : Pearson Educacion
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : English language
ISBN : 0205913598

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Analyzing English Grammar by Thomas P. Klammer,Muriel Schulz,Angela Della Volpe Pdf

This advanced grammar text encourages students to think critically about grammar and exposes them to a variety of linguistic theories as it prepares them to become K-12 English teachers.

Author : Paul Kroeger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521016541

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Analyzing Syntax by Paul Kroeger Pdf

Analyzing Syntax: A Lexical-Functional Approach is a comprehensive and accessible textbook on syntactic analysis, designed for students of linguistics at advanced undergraduate or graduate level. Working within the Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) approach, it provides students with a framework for analyzing and describing grammatical structure, using extensive examples from both European and non-European languages. Topics covered include: tests for constituency, passivization and other relation-changing processes, reflexive pronouns, the control relation, Topic and Focus, relative clauses and Wh-questions, causative constructions, serial verbs, quirky case , and ergativity. As well as building on what linguists have learned about language in general, particular attention is paid to the unique features of individual languages. While its primary focus is on syntactic structure, the book also deals with aspects of meaning, function and word-structure that are directly relevant to syntax. Clearly organised into topics, this textbook is ideal for one-semester courses in syntax and grammatical analysis.

Author : Thomas P. Klammer,Muriel Schulz
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : English language
ISBN : 0205134335

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Analyzing English Grammar by Thomas P. Klammer,Muriel Schulz Pdf

Advanced Grammar text which encourages the readers to think critically about grammar and exposes them to a variety of linguistic theories. Supports and assists readers in learning about the structure of the English language. Teaches use of phase marker tree decisions. Includes traditional Reed-Kellogg diagrams, extensive discussion of language acquisition. Includes examples of American regional and social dialects. General interest; grammar

Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521516976

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Analysing English Sentences by Andrew Radford Pdf

This book provides a concise introduction to work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program.

Author : Anna Wierzbicka
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027286123

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The Semantics of Grammar by Anna Wierzbicka Pdf

“The semantics of grammar” presents a radically semantic approach to syntax and morphology. It offers a methodology which makes it possible to demonstrate, on an empirical basis, that syntax is neither “autonomous” nor “arbitrary”, but that it follows from “semantics”. It is shown that every grammatical construction encodes a certain semantic structure, which can be revealed and rigorously stated, so that the meanings encoded in grammar can be compared in a precise and illuminating way, within one language and across language boundaries. The author develops a semantic metalanguage based on lexical universals or near-universals (and, ultimately, on a system of universal semantic primitives), and shows that the same semantic metalanguage can be used for explicating lexical, grammatical and pragmatic aspects of language and thus offers a method for an integrated linguistic description based on semantic foundations. Analyzing data from a number of different languages (including English, Russian and Japanese) the author explores the notion of ethnosyntax and, via semantics, links syntax and morphology with culture. She attemps to demonstrate that the use of a semantic metalanguage based on lexical universals makes it possible to rephrase the Humboldt-Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in such a way that it can be tested and treated as a program for empirical research.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8131763366

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Analyzing English Grammar, 6/e by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kofi Yakpo
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783961101337

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A grammar of Pichi by Kofi Yakpo Pdf

Pichi is an Afro-Caribbean English-lexifier Creole spoken on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. It is an offshoot of 19th century Krio (Sierra Leone) and shares many characteristics with West African relatives like Nigerian Pidgin, Cameroon Pidgin, and Ghanaian Pidgin English, as well as with the English-lexifier creoles of the insular and continental Caribbean. This comprehensive description presents a detailed analysis of the grammar and phonology of Pichi. It also includes a collection of texts and wordlists. Pichi features a nominative-accusative alignment, SVO word order, adjective-noun order, prenominal determiners, and prepositions. The language has a seven-vowel system and twenty-two consonant phonemes. Pichi has a two-tone system with tonal minimal pairs, morphological tone, and tonal processes. The morphological structure is largely isolating. Pichi has a rich system of tense-aspect-mood marking, an indicative-subjunctive opposition, and a complex copular system with several suppletive forms. Many features align Pichi with the Atlantic-Congo languages spoken in the West African littoral zone. At the same time, characteristics like the prenominal position of adjectives and determiners show a typological overlap with its lexifier English, while extensive contact with Spanish has left an imprint on the lexicon and grammar as well.