English Syntax

Author : Peter Fenn,Götz Schwab
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351373500

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Introducing English Syntax by Peter Fenn,Götz Schwab Pdf

Introducing English Syntax provides a basic introduction to syntax for students studying English as a foreign language at university. Examining English phrase and sentence structure from a descriptive point of view, this book develops the reader’s understanding of the characteristic features of English sentence construction and provides the necessary theoretical apparatus for engaging with the language. Key features include: A unique framework combining theoretical and practical approaches to provide an insight into the intricacies of English syntax; An accessible and clear style which guides the learner through analysis, application and practical construction of sentences; A range of exercises at the end of each chapter and a brand new e-resource housing answers and commentaries to these exercises. This book requires no previous knowledge of linguistics and is essential reading for students and teachers of applied linguistics and EFL/ESL, as well as those who seek a basic grounding in English sentence structure.

Author : Jim Miller
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748633623

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Introduction to English Syntax by Jim Miller Pdf

REVIEW FROM PREVIOUS EDITION: 'A slim and useful student textbook for English Syntax. Although most of the examples are from English, the book introduces general concepts which provide the necessary tools for a basic syntactic analysis of any language. The book concentrates on topics that will remain useful to the student who does not go on to study linguistics but, say, literature or EFL teaching.' - The Year's Work in English StudiesIn this revised and fully updated new edition of his popular textbook, Jim Miller discusses the central concepts of syntax which are applied in a wide range of university courses, in business communication, in teaching and in speech therapy. The book deals with concepts which are central to traditional grammar but have been greatly refined over the past forty years: parts of speech and how to recognise them, constructions and their interrelationships, subordinate clauses and how to recognise the different types, subjects and objects, Agents and Patients and other roles. The book draws out the connections between syntax and meaning and between syntax and discourse; in particular, a new chapter focuses on the analysis of discourse and the final chapter deals with tense, aspect and voice, topics which are central to the construction of texts and are of major importance in second language learning. They are also areas where meaning and grammar interconnect very closely.Key FeaturesCoverage of central themes with a wide application outside the study of syntaxExplains basic concepts, supported by a glossary of technical termsExercises and sources for further reading provided.

Author : Robert Freidin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108487726

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Adventures in English Syntax by Robert Freidin Pdf

An engaging introduction to English sentence structure, showing how users can apply this knowledge to become better readers and writers.

Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521542758

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English Syntax by Andrew Radford Pdf

This textbook--an abridged version of Radford's Minimalist Syntax and the Syntax of English--provides a concise and accessible introduction to current syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Programme. Assuming little or no prior grammatical knowledge, it takes students through a range of topics in English syntax, beginning at an elementary level and progressing in stages towards more advanced material. There is an extensive glossary, and each chapter contains a workbook section with 'helpful hints', exercises and model answers, suitable for both class discussion and self-study.

Author : Olga Fischer,Ans van Kemenade,Willem Koopman,Wim van der Wurff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521556260

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The syntax of early English by Olga Fischer,Ans van Kemenade,Willem Koopman,Wim van der Wurff Pdf

This book is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods. Beginning with an overview of the main features of early English syntax, it gives a unified account of the significant grammatical changes that occurred during this period. Four leading experts demonstrate how these changes can be explained in terms of grammatical theory and the theory of language acquisition. Drawing on a wealth of empirical data, the book covers a wide range of topics including changes in word order, infinitival constructions and grammaticalization processes.

Author : Noel Burton-Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317293828

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Analysing Sentences by Noel Burton-Roberts Pdf

This highly successful text has long been considered the standard introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure. It covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and also utilises tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. In this fourth edition, Analysing Sentences has been thoroughly revised and now features a brand new companion website with additional activities and exercises for students and an answer book for the in-text exercises for professors. The extra activities on the website give students practice in identifying syntactic phenomena in running text and will help to deepen understanding of this topic. Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring many in-text, end-of-chapter and Further Exercises, it is suitable for self-directed study as well as for use as core reading on courses.

Author : Christina Tortora
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118659748

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Understanding Sentence Structure by Christina Tortora Pdf

A straightforward guide to understanding English grammar This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don't know anything about grammar, but who want to learn. Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speaker's mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed. This practical guide excites and empowers readers by guiding them step by step through each chapter with intermittent exercises. In order to capitalize on the reader's confidence as a personal authority on English, Understanding Sentence Structure assumes an inclusive definition of English, taking dialect variation and structures common amongst millions of English speakers to be a fact of natural language. Situates grammar as part of what the student already unconsciously knows Presupposes no prior instruction, not even in prescriptive grammar Begins analyzing sentences immediately, with the “big picture” (sentences have structure, structure can be ambiguous) and moves through levels of complexity, tapping into students’ tacit knowledge of sentence structure Includes exercise boxes for in-chapter practicing of skills, side notes that offer further tips/encouragement on topics being discussed, and new terms defined immediately and helpfully in term boxes Applies decades of findings in syntactic theory and cognitive science, with an eye towards making English grammar accessible to school teachers and beginning students alike Understanding Sentence Structure: An Introduction to English Syntax is an ideal book for undergraduates studying modern English grammar and for instructors teaching introductory courses in English grammar, syntax, and sentence structure.

Author : Igor? Aleksandrovi? Mel??uk,Nikola? Viktorovich Pert?s?ov
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027215154

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Surface Syntax of English by Igor? Aleksandrovi? Mel??uk,Nikola? Viktorovich Pert?s?ov Pdf

This book is the first attempt to describe the syntax of Contemporary English exclusively in terms of dependencies (most American works on the subject being in terms of phrase structure, or constituency). The three main features of it are: (1) a fully formal presentation, (2) a reasonably complete coverage of English surface syntax, and (3) an exposition oriented towards human readers (rather than computers). The book can be recommended for several categories of readers: specialists in English syntax, linguists interested in general and theoretical syntax, computational linguists, researchers in related fields (including psychology and artificial intelligence) concerned with automatic processing (both synthesis and analysis) of English texts.

Author : C. L. Baker
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1995-03-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262521989

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English Syntax, second edition by C. L. Baker Pdf

An authoritative, self-contained introduction to the subject for students who have had no prior coursework in syntactic theory. English Syntax is an authoritative, self-contained introduction to the subject for students who have had no prior coursework in syntactic theory. The detailed revisions throughout this new edition are aimed at increasing its clarity and usefulness. There are changes in almost every chapter, including a large number of new exercises and several new subsections. In addition there are two new appendixes, the first sketching the relation of English syntax to the wider field of generative syntactic theory, the second summarizing the basic syntactic structures discussed in the body of the text. Specific changes include a fuller discussion, at the beginning of chapter 3, of the difference between complements and modifiers; a more systematic introduction to tree diagrams and what they express, at the end of chapter 3; a new subsection in chapter 4 on how to analyze complex structures; a new discussion of the general nature of missing-phrase constructions in chapter 9; a significant revision of the discussion of comparative clauses in chapter 12; a new discussion of the scope of negation in chapter 15; and, in chapter 16, a new discussion of practical strategies for analyzing conjoined structures.

Author : Olga Fischer,Hendrik De Smet,Wim van der Wurff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521768580

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A Brief History of English Syntax by Olga Fischer,Hendrik De Smet,Wim van der Wurff Pdf

An accessible, up-to-date account of the major changes in English syntax since its beginnings up to the present day.

Author : Eugene A. Nida
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110818529

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A Synopsis of English Syntax by Eugene A. Nida Pdf

Author : Claudia Lange
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027273093

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The Syntax of Spoken Indian English by Claudia Lange Pdf

This book offers an in-depth analysis of several features of spoken Indian English that are generally considered as ‘typical’, but have never before been studied empirically. Drawing on authentic spoken data from the International Corpus of English, Indian component, the book focuses on the domain of discourse organization and examines the form, function and distribution of invariant tags such as isn’t it and no/na, non-initial existential there, focus markers only and itself, topicalization and left-dislocation. By focusing on multilingual speakers’ interactions, the study demonstrates conclusively that spoken Indian English bears all the hallmarks of a vibrant contact language, testifying to a pan-South Asian ‘grammar of culture’ which becomes apparent in contact-induced language change in spoken Indian English. The book will be highly relevant for anyone interested in postcolonial varieties of English, contact linguistics, standardization, and discourse-pragmatic sentence structure.

Author : Mary Eva Blockley
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0252026063

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Aspects of Old English Poetic Syntax by Mary Eva Blockley Pdf

"Distinguished by a remarkable combination of erudition and lucidity, Aspects of Old English Poetic Syntax provides new insight into the rules that govern syntactic relationships and indicates how these rules differ for prose and verse. Blockley considers the functions of four of the most common and most syntactically important words in Old English, as well as such features of clauses as verb-initial order, negative contraction, and unexpressed but understood subjects. Picking up where Bruce Mitchell's classic Old English Syntax left off, Blockley shows how such common words and structures mark the relationships between phrases and clauses.".

Author : Liliane Haegeman,Herman Wekker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134958610

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A Modern Course in English Syntax by Liliane Haegeman,Herman Wekker Pdf

This popular course book gives students of English and linguistics a systematic account of the rules of English syntax, and acquaints them with the general methodology of syntactic description. It teaches them how to formulate syntactic arguments, and how to apply the tests in the analysis of sentences.

Author : Elspeth Edelstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1474425534

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English Syntax by Elspeth Edelstein Pdf