The English Language and Its Grammar
Title | The English Language and Its Grammar PDF eBook |
Author | Irene M. Mead |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 278 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
Construction Grammar and its Application to English
Title | Construction Grammar and its Application to English PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Hilpert |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | 232 |
Release | 2014-03-17 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0748675868 |
Construction Grammar explains how knowledge of language is organized in speakers' minds. The central and radical claim of Construction Grammar is that linguistic knowledge can be fully described as knowledge of constructions, which are defined as symbolic units that connect a linguistic form with meaning.
The English Language
Title | The English Language PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald P. Delahunty |
Publisher | Parlor Press LLC |
Total Pages | 479 |
Release | 2010-05-14 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1602351813 |
Grounded in linguistic research and argumentation, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: FROM SOUND TO SE01 General/tradeE offers readers who have little or no analytic understanding of English a thorough treatment of the various components of the language. Its goal is to help readers become independent language analysts capable of critically evaluating claims about the language and the people who use it.
Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar
Title | Linguistic Perspectives on English Grammar PDF eBook |
Author | Martin J. Endley |
Publisher | IAP |
Total Pages | 531 |
Release | 2010-12-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1617351709 |
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.
English Grammar
Title | English Grammar PDF eBook |
Author | William Chauncey Fowler |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 716 |
Release | 1850 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
English Grammar
Title | English Grammar PDF eBook |
Author | William Chauncey Fowler |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 758 |
Release | 1858 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
English Grammar; the English Language in Its Elements and Forms
Title | English Grammar; the English Language in Its Elements and Forms PDF eBook |
Author | William Chauncey Fowler |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 804 |
Release | 1868 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |