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  • 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

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    by Rosalind Fergusson ...
    Many people find English grammar daunting: if you are one of them, then this is the book for you. The Complete Guide to Grammar is an indispensible guide for all native English speakers who were not taught formal grammar, and who have ever wondered about the correct use of a word or phrase. It is also an invaluable learning tool for students of English of lower intermediate standard and above.The ... Read more

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  • An Independent Study Guide to Reading Greek

    by Joint Association of Classical Teachers ...
    Series series Reading Greek
    First published in 1978 and now thoroughly revised, Reading Greek is a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students of any age. It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning techniques and is used in schools, summer schools and universities across the world. This Independent Study Guide is intended to help students who are learning Greek on their own ... Read more

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  • Syntax

    Basic Concepts and Applications

    by Robert Freidin ...
    Syntax: Basic Concepts and Applications provides a systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences. Assuming no background in linguistic analysis, the book gives students a working knowledge of syntactic analysis from a minimalist perspective. Step by step it explains the fundamentals of phrase structure, movement and deletion ... Read more

    $39.39 USD

  • An Introduction to English Grammar

    by Gerald Nelson, Sidney Greenbaum ...
    An Introduction to English Grammar provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of English grammar. The first part of the book (‘The Grammar’) provides a step-by-step introduction to the key topics in English grammar. The second part (‘The Applications’) shows how a grasp of these topics can be helpful in resolving usage problems, in developing a clear writing style, and in mastering ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Grammatical Categories

    Variation in Romance Languages

    by M. Rita Manzini, Leonardo M. Savoia ...
    Series Book 128 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    Grammatical categories (e.g. complementizer, negation, auxiliary, case) are some of the most important building blocks of syntax and morphology. Categorization therefore poses fundamental questions about grammatical structures and about the lexicon from which they are built. Adopting a 'lexicalist' stance, the authors argue that lexical items are not epiphenomena, but really represent the mapping ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • English for Academic Research: A Guide for Teachers

    by Adrian Wallwork ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Scientific English is possibly the most rewarding area of EFL teaching. It differs from English for Academic Purposes (EAP) as it is directed to a much smaller audience: PhD and postdoc students. Courses on Scientific English are held in universities throughout the world, yet there is very little support for teachers in understanding what to teach andhow to teach it.This guide is part of the ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Wonders of Language

    Or How to Make Noises and Influence People

    by Ian Roberts ...
    Ian Roberts offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate language. We are mostly as blissfully unaware of the intricacies of the structure of language as fish are of the water they swim in. We live in a mental ocean of nouns, verbs, quantifiers, morphemes, vowels and other rich, strange and deeply fascinating linguistic objects. This book ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Evidence for Multiattachment in K'ekchi Mayan

    by Ava Berinstein ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Syntax
    This study, first published in 1985, analyses aspects of the syntax of K’ekchi, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala. Working in the framework of Relational Grammar, the author finds evidence for the constructions of Passive, Antipassive and 2-3 Retreat and provides formulations for the principles of Personal Agreement, Number Agreement, Nominal Case, and Aspect Marking. This title will be of ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • English Nouns

    The Ecology of Nominalization

    by Rochelle Lieber ...
    Series Book 150 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    Using extensive data from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (Davies, 2008), this groundbreaking book shows that the syntactic patterns in which English nominalizations can be found and the range of possible readings they can express are very different from what has been claimed in past theoretical treatments, and therefore that previous treatments cannot be correct. Lieber argues that ... Read more

    $51.69 USD

  • The Elliptical Noun Phrase in English

    Structure and Use

    by Christine Günther ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics
    This book presents a detailed analysis of structural as well as pragmatic aspects underlying the phenomenon of noun ellipsis in English. Here Günther examines the structure of elliptical noun phrases to account for the conditions on noun ellipsis and those on one-insertion, with special emphasis on the (oft-neglected) parallels between the two. She also examines the use of noun ellipsis with ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles

    Volume 5, Syntax (fourth volume)

    by Otto Jespersen ...
    Series series Otto Jespersen
    This book was first published in 1954, A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics. ... Read more

    $77.99 USD