Verb Well

Author : Chirawibha Sivell,John Sivell
Publisher : Full Blast Productions
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : English language
ISBN : 9781895451382

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Verb Well by Chirawibha Sivell,John Sivell Pdf

Each 'Verb Well' book in the series is a reproducible illustrated compendium of verbs, verb forms and verb use (150 verbs each book). Thematically arranged so as to promote meaningful use and effective recall, the book introduces learners to the formal variations and the grammatical patterns required for accurate utilisation of a carefully selected range of essential verbs and also displays representative contexts in which these verbs are likely to be encountered in real life. A valuable reference for students when difficulties arise, and a practical core text for the systematic study or review of English verbs, 'The Verb Well' will be one of those indispensable books you keep coming back to again and again. Presently, there are two books available in 'The Verb Well Series'.

Author : Lester Kaufman,Jane Straus
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119652847

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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Lester Kaufman,Jane Straus Pdf

The bestselling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated! Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible quizzes, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more. This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated 12th edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar, and includes answers to all reproducible quizzes to facilitate self-assessment and learning. Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering "just the facts" on English grammar, punctuation, and usage Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with even more quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.

Author : J. J. P. Le Brethon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:N10735025

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Guide to the French language by J. J. P. Le Brethon Pdf

Author : D. Gary Miller
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027276995

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Complex Verb Formation by D. Gary Miller Pdf

This investigation of complex verb formation seeks to identify and clarify the way(s) in which a base verb becomes 'complex'. The author carefully considers both the syntactic and the morphological side of this question, and in doing so brings a wealth of data from very diverse languages to bear on claims made about the relationship between syntactic and morphological structure. The work takes the radical position that most data admit of either a syntactic (Phrase Structure) or lexical analysis because both are likely to be valid — under different circumstances. Both approaches are consistently defended in an attempt to illustrate the complementarity of the two and ascertain which is the better formulation for a given set of data. Placing his analysis firmly in the context of historical linguistics, the author shows that it is necessary to admit the possibility of lexicalization. The book pays attention to many alternative viewpoints, and its value is further enhanced by a 40-page bibliography. Miller's insightful treatment of questions of lexical decomposition, the relationship of morphology to syntax, and the encoding of argument structure on verbs make this a work of the utmost importance for syntacticians as well as morphologists.

Author : Ljuba N. Veselinova
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027229793

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Suppletion in Verb Paradigms by Ljuba N. Veselinova Pdf

This book examines stem change in verb paradigms, as in English go 'go.PRESENT' vs. went 'go.PAST', a phenomenon referred to as suppletion in current linguistic theory. The work is based on a broad sample of 193 languages, and examines this long neglected phenomenon from a typological perspective. In addition to identifying types of suppletion which occur cross-linguistically, the study brings to light areal patterns of the occurrence of suppletive forms in verb paradigms. Several hypotheses as regards the diachronic development of suppletive forms are presented as well. The author also seeks to explore the methodological issues of evaluating the frequency of linguistic features in large language samples by introducing a method of weighting languages according to their genetic relatedness. All figures obtained in this way are compared to the proportions yielded by more familiar counting methods, and the results and implications of the different procedures are compared and discussed throughout.

Author : D. J. Allerton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134517411

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Stretched Verb Constructions in English by D. J. Allerton Pdf

Constructions such as 'make an accusation against', or 'give one's approval for' can be seen as 'stretched' versions of simple verbs, such as 'accuse' or 'approve of'. What is the precise linguistic nature of stretched verbs, and how many basic types are there? What kinds of grammatical connections are involved, and what lexical limits are there on these constructions? What is their precise semantic value? These are some of the questions that this book sets out to answer in its investigation of stretched verb constructions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781483824314

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Spectrum Grade 5 by Anonim Pdf

Spectrum(R) Grade Specific for Grade 5 includes focused practice for reading, language arts , and math mastery. Skills include grammar and usage, parts of speech and sentence types, vocabulary acquisition and usage, fractions and decimals, perimeter, area and volume, classifying geometric figures, preparing for algebra, and graphing on the coordinate plane. Spectrum Grade Specific workbooks contain focused practice for language arts mastery. Each book also includes a writer's guide. Step-by-step instructions help children with planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, and sharing writing. The math activities build the skills that children need for math achievement and success. Children in grades 1 to 6 will find lessons and exercises that help them progress through increasingly difficult subject matter. Aligned to current state standards, Spectrum is your child’s path to language arts and math mastery.

Author : Henry Cowles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:AH3ZCJ

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The Shorter Epistles by Henry Cowles Pdf

Author : Alexander Bain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : English language
ISBN : MINN:31951001576747G

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A Companion to the Higher English Grammar by Alexander Bain Pdf

Author : Norma Schifano
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780192526809

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Verb Movement in Romance by Norma Schifano Pdf

This book provides a detailed account of verb movement across more than twenty standard and non-standard Romance varieties. Norma Schifano examines the position of the verb with respect to a wide selection of hierarchically-ordered adverbs, as laid out in Cinque's (1999) seminal work. She uses extensive empirical data to demonstrate that, contrary to traditional assumptions, it is possible to identify at least four distinct macro-typologies in the Romance languages: these macro-typologies stem from a compensatory mechanism between syntax and morphology in licensing the Tense, Aspect, and Mood interpretation of the verb. The volume adopts a hybrid cartographic/minimalist approach, in which cartography provides the empirical tools of investigation, and minimalist theory provides the technical motivations for the movement phenomena that are observed. It provides a valuable tool for the examination of fundamental morphosyntactic properties from a cross-Romance perspective, and constitutes a useful point of departure for further investigations into the nature and triggers of verb movement cross-linguistically.

Author : Walter William Skeat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : English language
ISBN : UCAL:C3036162

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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat Pdf

Author : Robert B. Dewell
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027269126

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The Semantics of German Verb Prefixes by Robert B. Dewell Pdf

The Semantics of German Verb Prefixes is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken in this area of German grammar. Using an extensive collection of naturally occurring data, the author proposes an image-schematic interpretation for each of the productive prefixes be-, ver-, er-, ent-, zer-, um-, über-, unter-, and durch-. These abstract semantic patterns underlie a remarkable range of particular meanings, and they consistently account for subtle contrasts between prefixed verbs and alternative constructions such as simple verbs, particle verbs, and verbs with other prefixes. Furthermore, the author develops a schematic meaning for the prefixed verb construction itself. This grammatical meaning reflects the interpreter’s perspective and attentional focus as the objective event is imagined to unfold. Underlying all of these proposals is a novel conception of meaning as a dynamic and flexible process with a constantly active role for the interpreter. This volume will be of great value to cognitive linguists as well as scholars and students of German who want to gain insights into a central and puzzling part of the morphosyntax and semantics of the German language.

Author : Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna Aĭkhenvalʹd,Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,R.M.W. Dixon
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199279159

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Serial Verb Constructions by Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna Aĭkhenvalʹd,Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,R.M.W. Dixon Pdf

This volume of new work explores the forms and functions of serial verbs. The introduction sets out the cross-linguistic parameters of variation, and the final chapter draws out a set of conclusions. These frame fourteen explorations of serial verb constructions and similar structures in languages from Asia, Africa, North, Central and South America, and the Pacific. Chapters on well-known languages such as Cantonese and Thai are set alongside the languages of small hunter-gathererand slash-and-burn agriculturalist groups.A serial verb construction (sometimes just called serial verb) is a sequence of verbs which acts together as one. Each describes what can be conceptualized as a single event. They are monoclausal; their intonational properties are those of a monoverbal clause; they generally have just one tense, aspect, mood, and polarity value; and they are an important tool in cognitive packaging of events. Serial verb constructions are a pervasive feature of isolating languages of Asia and West Africa, andare also found in the languages of the Pacific, South, Central and North America, most of them endangered.Serial verbs have been a subject of interest among linguists for some time. This outstanding book is the first to study the phenomenon across languages of different typological and genetic profiles. The authors, all experienced linguistic fieldworkers, follow a unified typological approach and avoid formalisms. The book will interest students, at graduate level and above, of syntax, typology, language universals, information structure, and language contact. in departments of linguistics andanthroplogy.

Author : John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : English language
ISBN : UCBK:C046795128

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A Short Grammar of the English Tongue by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn Pdf

Author : Beth Levin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226475332

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English Verb Classes and Alternations by Beth Levin Pdf

In this rich reference work, Beth Levin classifies over 3,000 English verbs according to shared meaning and behavior. Levin starts with the hypothesis that a verb's meaning influences its syntactic behavior and develops it into a powerful tool for studying the English verb lexicon. She shows how identifying verbs with similar syntactic behavior provides an effective means of distinguishing semantically coherent verb classes, and isolates these classes by examining verb behavior with respect to a wide range of syntactic alternations that reflect verb meaning. The first part of the book sets out alternate ways in which verbs can express their arguments. The second presents classes of verbs that share a kernel of meaning and explores in detail the behavior of each class, drawing on the alternations in the first part. Levin's discussion of each class and alternation includes lists of relevant verbs, illustrative examples, comments on noteworthy properties, and bibliographic references. The result is an original, systematic picture of the organization of the verb inventory. Easy to use, English Verb Classes and Alternations sets the stage for further explorations of the interface between lexical semantics and syntax. It will prove indispensable for theoretical and computational linguists, psycholinguists, cognitive scientists, lexicographers, and teachers of English as a second language.