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  • Syntactical Mechanics

    A New Approach to English, Latin, and Greek

    by Bruce A. McMenomy ...
    Series series Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture
    Syntax, Bruce McMenomy would like the beleaguered student to know, is not a collection of inconsistent and arbitrary rules, but rather an organic expression of meaning that evolved over time. Aimed at intermediate and advanced students of classical languages, this book shows how understanding grammatical concepts as channels for meaning makes learning them that much easier and, in a word, natural ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Australian Sign Language (Auslan)

    An introduction to sign language linguistics

    by Trevor Johnston, Adam Schembri ...
    This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar (how sentences are structured), phonology (the building blocks of signs), morphology (the structure of signs), lexicon (vocabulary), semantics ... Read more

    $57.39 USD

  • German

    A Linguistic Introduction

    by Sarah M. B. Fagan ...
    Standard German is spoken by approximately 95 million people worldwide. This book provides an introduction to the linguistic structure of standard German that is rich in descriptive detail and grounded in modern linguistic theory. It describes the main linguistic features: the sounds, structure and formation of words, structure of sentences, and meaning of words and sentences. It surveys the ... Read more

    $51.69 USD

  • On Syntax of Negation

    by Itziar Laka ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Syntax
    The central concern of this title, first published in 1994, is the syntactic nature of negation in Universal Grammar, and its relation to other functional elements in the Syntax. The study argues that negation is not a syntactic category on its own; rather, it is one of the values of a more abstract syntactic category, named Σ, which includes other sentence operators, such as affirmation and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu

    by Lilias A. Armstrong ...
    Series series Linguistic Surveys of Africa
    Originally published in 1940, this book was the result of 3 years' worth of phonetic research and analysis with the aim of laying foudnations for improved methods of teaching and ascertaining the most scientific basis for current orthography of the Kikuyu language of Kenya. ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Speech Act Theory and Pragmatics

    Edited by John Searle, F. Kiefer, M. Bierwisch ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In the study of language, as in any other systematic study, there is no neutral terminology. Every technical term is an expression of the assumptions and theoretical presuppositions of its users; and in this introduction, we want to clarify some of the issues that have surrounded the assumptions behind the use of the two terms "speech acts" and "pragmatics". The notion of a speech act is fairly ... Read more

    $206.09 USD

  • Analysing English Sentences

    by Andrew Radford ...
    Series series Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
    Andrew Radford has acquired an unrivalled reputation over the past thirty years for writing syntax textbooks in which difficult concepts are clearly explained without the excessive use of technical jargon. Analysing English Sentences continues in this tradition, offering a well-structured introduction to English syntax and contemporary syntactic theory which is supported throughout with learning ... Read more

    $50.09 USD

  • The Modular Architecture of Grammar

    by Jerrold M. Sadock ...
    Series Book 132 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    Modular grammar postulates several autonomous generative systems interacting with one another as opposed to the prevailing theory of transformational grammar where there is a single generative component – the syntax – from which other representations are derived. In this book Jerrold Sadock develops his influential theory of grammar, formalizing several generative modules that independently ... Read more

    $118.89 USD

  • The Syntactic Structures of Korean

    A Construction Grammar Perspective

    by Jong-Bok Kim ...
    Covering both core and peripheral phenomena, The Syntactic Structures of Korean is a concrete and precise grammar of the language. Based on the framework of Sign-based Construction Grammar, it provides a grammar of Korean which is computationally implementable and cognitively viable. Remarkably broad, yet in-depth, it is an outstanding analysis of Korean syntax and semantics which will be welcomed ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Argument Licensing and Agreement

    by Claire Halpert ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
    The strikingly unrestricted syntactic distribution of nouns in many Bantu languages often leads to proposals that syntactic case does not play an active role in the grammar of Bantu. This book offers a different conclusion that the basis of Zulu that Bantu languages have not only a system of structural case, but also a complex system of morphological case that is comparable to systems found in ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • A Grammar of Old English, Volume 1

    Phonology

    by Richard M. Hogg ...
    First published in 1992, A Grammar of Old English, Volume 1: Phonology was a landmark publication that in the intervening years has not been surpassed in its depth of scholarship and usefulness to the field. With the 2011 posthumous publication of Richard M. Hogg’s Volume 2: Morphology, Volume 1 is again in print, now in paperback, so that scholars can own this complete work.Takes account of major ... Read more

    $68.00 USD

  • Word Games, Riddles and Logic Tests

    Tax Your Brain and Boost Your English

    by Adrian Wallwork ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book contains exercises connected with some of the fun or more unusual aspects of the English languageand with games that typically a native English speaker would do. The games have been adapted into a manageable format, but the actual vocabulary contained has not been changed.The types of games include: lateral thinking games, riddles, logic tests, anagrams, palindromes, proverbs, limericks, ... Read more

    $31.49 USD