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Author : Andrew Rossiter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2958385507
A Descriptive Grammar of English is a concise pedagogical reference grammar, highlighting the fundamentals of contemporary English grammar, clearly illustrated with unambiguous and pertinent examples of modern usage.
Author : Homer Clyde House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:32783833
Author : Homer Clyde House,Susan Emolyn Harman
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : English language
ISBN : UCAL:B4320436
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Author : Homer C.. House,Susan Emolyn Harman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:799457926
Author : Kathryn Louise Riley,Frank Parker
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : English language
ISBN : 0205200257
For graduates or advanced undergraduates going into a profession that entails analyzing other people's speech, such as English, linguistics, speech-language pathology, and teaching English as a second language. Explains the history, goals, strengths, and weaknesses of the four main approaches to Eng
Author : SP Bakshi,Richa Sharma
Publisher : Arihant Publications India limited
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : English
ISBN : 9789385980770
A number of national level examinations like IAS Mains, State PCS, IES, IFS, etc. check the English language aptitude of candidates with a compulsory English language paper. This book has been designed for such examinations which assess the English language abilities in detail.The present book covering English Language in descriptive nature has been divided into four parts namely Writing Skills, Comprehension Skills, Grammar Skills & Verbal Skills.Part A has been further divide into Essay Writing, Expansion Writing, Report Writing, Precis Writing and Letter Writing. The Verbal Skills section covers Paronyms & Homonyms, One Word Substitutions, Synonyms & Antonyms, Phrasel Verbs, etc. whereas the Grammar Skills section covers The Function of Tenses, Voice, Narration, Synthesis, Prepositions, etc. Each chapter in the book contains detailed theory including a number of sample examples in a simple & easier way to understand the topics well. Workbook Exercises have been provided in between the chapters for Part B, C & D to help aspirants practice the concepts discussed in each chapter. Answers for all the questions have been given at the end of the section. As the book covers varied aspects of English language, it for sure will help aspirants score high in the upcoming national and state level competitive and recruitment examinations.
Author : Declerck, R.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : English language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006068394
Author : Andrew Rossiter
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798851404597
Revised and updated version - 2023 Recommended in IATEFL Voices The magazine of the International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language Andrew Rossiter's A Descriptive Grammar of English by Example should be included on your list of reference materials. It reviews language as it is not only written but also spoken, and will cater for learners from upper-intermediate to advanced levels.... For the invested student, this book is a huge step forward, and having the English language laid out in such a user-friendly approach is a welcome treat for non-native teachers and learners. Reviewed in TESOLANZ bulletin, New Zealand."All good useful stuff and made very user friendly with clear formatting and colour coding. ... a useful, compact grammar reference, especially for those who want to improve their confidence in teaching grammar." Reviewed in EFL Magazine. "This is a useful reference book to have on hand when planning for and teaching grammar lessons. The clarity of explanations and wealth of examples, alongside helpful visual keys, provide both new and experienced teachers with something easy to dip into, regardless of the language level they are teaching." Reviewed in ELTAF Online bulletin, Germany. This book is ... very extensive without being too deep or analytical. The author seems to have a great understanding of many of the challenges that teachers and learners have, and tries to combat these challenges to make the English language more accessible for all." This is a compact pedagogical reference Grammar of English for the 2020s, thorough, complete, original, clearly explained and accessible to all. It covers in detail all the essential points of English grammar, with abundant and carefully chosen examples and clear explanations, avoiding the confusing jargon that is common to many books on English grammar. Approaching grammar as a semantic system rather than from the more technical morphosyntaxic approach currently favoured in the world of linguistics, this book not only takes the mystery out of English grammar but also answers questions that students (and teachers) ask, providing explanations that teachers can use and students can understand. It pays particular attention to the tricky questions that often baffle speakers of other languages, and even native speakers, such as the use of articles and determiners, or of conjunctions and connectors, or when to use an 's or an of for possession, which past tense to use, and other sometimes confusing points. As a descriptive and pedagogical grammar, it shows by example how English is used today, and explains the principles or rules that define this usage. Descriptive grammar does not mean grammar without rules, but grammar with rules that reflect widely accepted contemporary usage. While these rules are largely based on the norms of written English, they apply too to spoken English, and this book points out significant differences where they exist. A Descriptive Grammar of English is designed to cater specifically to the needs of teachers and students in the real life situations of school, university, home study or language classes; crucially, it sets out to demonstrate how simple the underlying rules of basic English grammar really are, not to show how complicated they can be. It provides clear explanations of the many aspects of English grammar that native speakers seem to master intuitively, but are at a loss to explain. How is it that native speakers seem to know by intuition how to put adjectives in the right order? What's the difference between couldn't have and wasn't able to, and so on? Coherently organised, and with a detailed table of contents, it is a very useful handbook for teachers and students from B1 level
Author : Anoop Singh Chauhan
Publisher : BFC Publications
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789357646017
Descriptive English grammar is an essential book which varies from basic to complex concepts. The learners can explain all the terms and concepts related to the verbs clearly and authoritatively.
Author : Ute Dons
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110906042
The book deals with the development of descriptive models of English grammar writing during the Early Modern English period. For the first time, morphology and syntax as presented in Early Modern English grammars are systematically investigated as a whole. The statements of the contemporary grammarians are compared to hypotheses made in modern descriptions of Early Modern English and, where necessary, checked against the Early Modern English part of the Helsinki Corpus. Thus, a comprehensive overview of the characteristic features of Early Modern English is complemented by conclusions about the descriptive adequacy of Early Modern English grammars. It becomes evident that comments by contemporary authors occasionally reflect the corpus data more adequately than the statements found in modern secondary literature. This book is useful for (advanced) university students, as well as for scholars of English and grammarians in general.
Author : Veronica du Feu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136855566
Rapanui, the language of Easter Island, is in danger of extinction. A Polynesian language, closely related to Maori, it is spoken by less than 2000 people. This description, based on recordings made in the 1980s and on information provided by the islanders, represents Veronica De Feu's determination to recored the language before it dies out. All linguistic aspects are covered; the syntax, morphology, phonology and lexicon of the language. Just as importantly, it has been structured in such a way as to facilitate cross-language comparisons. There are over 800 illustrative sentences, each accompanied by interlinear grammatical analysis and translation. It also contains a Rapanui folk tale; in both the original and English. This descriptive grammar provides a new look at the whole structure of Rapanui. As a source of vocabulary it goes beyond any previously available dictionaries.
Author : SC Gupta
Publisher : Arihant Publications India limited
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789351768746
Nowadays English language section is asked in almost all competitive and recruitment examinations like SSC, Banking, CDS, State Level PSCs, etc. Otherwise too, being proficient in English is necessary in this fast modernizing world. This book has been designed to act as a comprehensive guide to learning English Grammar & Composition. The present book for English Grammar & Composition has been divided into 69 chapters covering Articles, Noun, Pronoun, Adverbs, Participle, Gerund, Preposition, Conjunctions, Transformation of Sentences, Question Tag, Question Framing, Formation of Words, Spelling Rules, Phrasel Verbs, Idioms & Phrases, Spotting the Errors, Word Power, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Heteronyms, Palindromes, Pangrams, Foreign Words, Group Terms, Choosing Appropriate Words, Words Used as Different Parts of Speech, Young Ones of Animals, Paragraph Writing, Letter Writing, Report Writing, Comprehension, etc. The book contains approximately 10,000 sentences, 7000 solved questions, 7000 knowledge words and 550 Solved Exercises covering the minute concepts of English Grammar & Composition. The book also contains tricks and techniques for solving various kinds of questions. This book will prove to be highly useful for Hindi Language students. As the book contains ample theoretical content as well as number of solved questions, it for sure will help aspirants succeed in learning and writing English proficiently.
Author : Anne Lobeck,Kristin Denham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781405159944
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 : N. R. Cattell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCSC:32106012710866
Author : Martin J. Endley
Publisher : IAP
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781617351709
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.