The Structuring Of English Auxiliaries

Author : Anthony R. Warner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2009-03-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521103215

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English Auxiliaries by Anthony R. Warner Pdf

Auxiliaries are one of the most complex areas of English syntax. Disagreement over both the principles and details of their grammar has been substantial. Anthony Warner here offers a detailed account of both their synchronic and diachronic properties. He first argues that lexical properties are central to their grammar, which is relatively non-abstract. He then traces in detail the history of processes of grammaticalisation in their development and claims most notably that we can identify a group of auxiliaries in English from an early period on formal, not just semantic, grounds. This book meets the dual challenge of accounting for both the grammar and the history of the English auxiliary. It will be essential reading for all those interested in English syntax and its history.

Author : Anthony Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015053586783

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The Structuring of English Auxiliaries by Anthony Warner Pdf

Author : James W. Ney
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110831849

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Semantic Structures for the Syntax of Complements and Auxiliaries in English by James W. Ney Pdf

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Author : Erich F. Woisetschlaeger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : English language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039391748

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A Semantic Theory of the English Auxiliary System by Erich F. Woisetschlaeger Pdf

Author : Paiman Hama Salih Sabir
Publisher : UPA
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780761866541

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Syntactic and Semantic Mastery of English Auxiliaries by Kurd Learners at College Level by Paiman Hama Salih Sabir Pdf

The Syntax and Semantics of English Auxiliaries by Kurd Learners at College Level is concerned with the syntactic and semantic aspects of English auxiliary verbs (which comprise the primary and the modals) as a problematic area for English foreign language learners. The study aims at investigating Kurd EFL learners’ ability in recognizing and producing the various forms and meanings of English auxiliary verbs, clarifying the problems that Kurd EFL learners encounter in learning the auxiliary verbs and identifies the sources behind them, and trying to put suitable suggestions to overcome these problems. Its use of error analysis methodology makes this study unique as there are no other studies within its field to deal with topic in such a systematic and analytical method.

Author : David J. Young
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317419846

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The Structure of English Clauses by David J. Young Pdf

First published in 1980, this book provides a clear and practical introduction to a wide variety of English structures. It concentrates on a large and crucial area of English grammar, which covers units of higher rank than words, and structures that have verbs rather than nouns as their nuclear elements. Throughout the book, David Young focuses on the English language as it is actually spoken. At every point his discussion of syntax is closely integrated with meaning, and he pays particular attention to the ways in which speakers of English signal their intensions. The author points out how verbal patterning is meaningful, and outlines the criteria used by grammarians to distinguish one structure from another. The result is an analytical framework that can be applied to any real-life text in order to understand its structure. This is a book that will encourage a realistic, exploratory and investigative attitude towards the English language.

Author : Jeanette S. DeCarrico
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015050307795

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The Structure of English by Jeanette S. DeCarrico Pdf

Covering the spectrum of grammatical structures, The Structure of English teaches why grammatical structures are important and how to use them through literary illustrations and clear explanations of grammar's effective use and communicative function. It is directed at future English teachers, as well as the new ESL/EFL teacher. With an emphasis on discourse function throughout, students are never expected to rely on lists of unrelated, constructed example sentences. Rather, when major points of grammar are presented, the structures are illustrated with rich, "real world" contexts excerpted from literature (mostly American), including novels, short stories, poems, essays, and drama. Exercises in the companion workbook are likewise based on naturally occurring stretches of discourse. Though informed by modern linguistic theory, explanations are framed in more traditional terminology and are designed to help build students' confidence in using English grammar by deepening their understanding of its forms and functions.. For advanced ESL students and graduate TESOL and certificate programs.

Author : David J. Young
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317419839

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The Structure of English Clauses by David J. Young Pdf

First published in 1980, this book provides a clear and practical introduction to a wide variety of English structures. It concentrates on a large and crucial area of English grammar, which covers units of higher rank than words, and structures that have verbs rather than nouns as their nuclear elements. Throughout the book, David Young focuses on the English language as it is actually spoken. At every point his discussion of syntax is closely integrated with meaning, and he pays particular attention to the ways in which speakers of English signal their intensions. The author points out how verbal patterning is meaningful, and outlines the criteria used by grammarians to distinguish one structure from another. The result is an analytical framework that can be applied to any real-life text in order to understand its structure. This is a book that will encourage a realistic, exploratory and investigative attitude towards the English language.

Author : William Freeman Twaddell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015030925435

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The English Verb Auxiliaries by William Freeman Twaddell Pdf

Author : Carmen Dobrovie-Sorin
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3110135418

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The Syntax of Romanian by Carmen Dobrovie-Sorin Pdf

The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert

Author : Bernd Heine
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN : 9780195083873

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Auxiliaries by Bernd Heine Pdf

This is a comprehensive study of the linguistic concept of auxiliaries, which offers a new perspective on language structure in general. It also provides an introduction to recent work in grammaticalization theory.

Author : Forrest Smyth Scott
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCBK:C038956443

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English Grammar by Forrest Smyth Scott Pdf

Author : Sanford B. Steever
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000082753

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The Tamil Auxiliary Verb System by Sanford B. Steever Pdf

This book introduces the syntactic process of auxiliary formation and applies it to the grammatical analysis of the indicative, or non-modal, auxiliary verbs of Modern Tamil. Using data from spoken and written registers gathered over several years, the book demonstrates for the first time the systematic nature of auxiliary verb phenomena, and how they are integrated into the grammar of the language. Including fresh information on new verb constructions, verbal categories and tenses, this book will be a welcome addition to the current general linguistics literature, in particular the study of verbal categories and the morphosyntactic processes that instantiate them.

Author : Karen Zagona
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789400927179

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Verb Phrase Syntax: A Parametric Study of English and Spanish by Karen Zagona Pdf

This study is concerned with the structure of verb phrases in English and Spanish, and with syntactic processes involving VP and Vo. A primary focus of attention is auxiliary verbs. It is argued that the structure dominating these verbs is essentially the same in English and Spanish, as is the structure dominating auxiliaries and 'main' verbs in each language. It must be concluded that the occurrence of distinct syntactic processes affecting auxiliaries and other VP constituents in the two languages does not follow from parametrization of phrase structure. It is argued that similarities between the two languages with respect to the composition of so-called "V*" constructions derive from the fact that VP is licensed under both clauses of the Principle of Full Interpretation, i. e. , predication and sub categorization. Distinct syntactic processes in English and Spanish are argued to follow from the fact that there are inflectional features related to each of these licensing conditions (including specification for [ ± PAST) and nominal person/number features) which affect government relations in distinct ways, resulting in parametrization of S-structure representa tions. xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to express my appreCiatIOn to the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Washington for support for preparation of the final manuscript, and to the Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese at the University of Virginia for a leave during which much of this research was accomplished.

Author : F. Heny,B. Richards
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1983-08-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027714797

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Linguistic Categories: Auxiliaries and Related Puzzles. Vol. II: The Scope, Order, and Distribution of English Auxiliary Verbs by F. Heny,B. Richards Pdf

Based on Papers Presented at the Fourth Groningen Round Table, Held in July 1980 and Organized by The Institute for General Linguistics of Groningen University