The Language Of Grammar
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The Evolution Of Grammar
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Author : Joan Bybee
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1994-11-15
The Evolution Of Grammar written by Joan Bybee and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Joan Bybee and her colleagues present a new theory of the evolution of grammar that links structure and meaning in a way that directly challenges most contemporary versions of generative grammar. This study focuses on the use and meaning of grammatical markers of tense, aspect, and modality and identifies a universal set of grammatical categories. The authors demonstrate that the semantic content of these categories evolves gradually and that this process of evolution is strikingly similar across unrelated languages. Through a survey of seventy-six languages in twenty-five different phyla, the authors show that the same paths of change occur universally and that movement along these paths is in one direction only. This analysis reveals that lexical substance evolves into grammatical substance through various mechanisms of change, such as metaphorical extension and the conventionalization of implicature. Grammaticization is always accompanied by an increase in frequency of the grammatical marker, providing clear evidence that language use is a major factor in the evolution of synchronic language states. The Evolution of Grammar has important implications for the development of language and for the study of cognitive processes in general.
A Grammar Of Kham
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Author : David E. Watters
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-10-01
A Grammar Of Kham written by David E. Watters and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Foreign Language Study categories.
First published in 2002, this is a comprehensive grammatical documentation of Kham, a previously undescribed language from west-central Nepal, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family. The language contains a number of grammatical systems that are of immediate relevance to current work on linguistic theory, including split ergativity, a mirative system, and a rich class of derived adjectivals. Its verb morphology has implications for the understanding of the history of the entire Tibeto-Burman family. The book, based on extensive fieldwork, deals with all major aspects of the language including segmental phonology, tone, word classes, noun phrases, nominalizations, transitivity alterations, tense-aspect-modality, non-declarative speech acts, and complex sentence structure. It provides copious examples throughout the exposition and includes three short native texts and a vocabulary of more than 400 words, many of them reconstructed for Proto-Kham and Proto-Tibeto-Burman.
The Language Of Grammar
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Author : Robert DeMaria
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
The Language Of Grammar written by Robert DeMaria and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with English language categories.
The Language System Of English
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Author : Vulf Plotkin
language : en
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Release Date : 2006
The Language System Of English written by Vulf Plotkin and has been published by Universal-Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Education categories.
A description of the English language as a dynamic system in the evolutionary process of radical typological restructuring, which has deeply affected its constituent subsystems - grammatical, lexical and phonic.
The English Language And Its Grammar
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Author : Irene M. Mead
language : en
Publisher: Lancour Press
Release Date : 2010-03
The English Language And Its Grammar written by Irene M. Mead and has been published by Lancour Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive resource for teachers to use in the tuition of advanced English language teaching, providing a scientific basis of the subject with an emphasis on the inseparable relationship between grammar and psychology. The author combines in this text the history and origins of English forms of speech with a detailed analysis of the language and its functions. The perfect book for advanced students of English language, this text is well deserving of a place in any linguistic collection and is sure to appeal to the discerning learner of the English language. Chapters comprised in this book include: General View of the English Language, Fundamental Principles upon which the Study of the Sentence is Based, The Sentence and its Elements, The Classifications of the Sentence, Inflection and Derivation, The Noun, The Pronoun, The Adjective, The Verb, et cetera. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its immense educational value, and is proudly republished here with a new introduction to the topic.
Grammar
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Author : Rachel Grenon
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Release Date : 2012-10-16
Grammar written by Rachel Grenon and has been published by Bloomsbury USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In the ancient scholarly curriculum, grammar formed part of the Trivium, with its sister sciences of logic and rhetoric. Logic asks: When is a sentence true? Rhetoric asks: Which is the right sentence? Grammar purely asks: When is a sentence correct? In Grammar, Rachel Grenon defines the rules governing the construction of words, phrases, sentences, and extended text or speech. Beginning with the rules behind ancient languages such as Sanskrit and Greek, she then focuses on how the rules of English have developed-from nouns and pronouns, verbs and adverbs, to tenses, the passive voice, questions, imperatives, and much more. With diagrams, engravings, and witty cartoon illustrations, this original take on a classic subject is essential for anyone interested in language.
The Genesis Of Grammar
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Author : Bernd Heine
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-10-05
The Genesis Of Grammar written by Bernd Heine and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"This book reconstructs what the earliest grammars might have been and shows how they could have led to the languages of modern humankind. "Like other biological phenomena, language cannot be fully understood without reference to its evolution, whether proven or hypothesized," wrote Talmy Givón in 2002. As the languages spoken 8,000 years ago were typologically much the same as they are today and as no direct evidence exists for languages before then, evolutionary linguists are at a disadvantage compared to their counterparts in biology. Bernd Heine and Tania Kuteva seek to overcome this obstacle by combining grammaticalization theory, one of the main methods of historical linguistics, with work in animal communication and human evolution. The questions they address include: do the modern languages derive from one ancestral language or from more than one? What was the structure of language like when it first evolved? And how did the properties associated with modern human languages arise, in particular syntax and the recursive use of language structures? The authors proceed on the assumption that if language evolution is the result of language change then the reconstruction of the former can be explored by deploying the processes involved in the latter. Their measured arguments and crystal-clear exposition will appeal to all those interested in the evolution of language, from advanced undergraduates to linguists, cognitive scientists, human biologists, and archaeologists.
Mysteries Of English Grammar
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Author : Andreea S. Calude
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-30
Mysteries Of English Grammar written by Andreea S. Calude and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Despite a history of hundreds of years of research analysing aspects of English grammar, there are still open problems which continue to baffle language researchers today. Such ‘grammar mysteries’ arise for a number of reasons: because the language is changing; because different speakers of the language adhere to distinct norms and thus introduce and maintain variation in the system; because there are differences between the grammar of spoken and written English. This book illuminates some of the complexities of the subject, the areas where new discoveries await and why it matters. Through a series of accessible and engaging case studies on various aspects of grammar, from multiple negation to possession, the authors present grammar as an intellectual challenge. This book brings out into the open questions about language usage to which we still do not have good answers in a bid to make variation overt and to revel in the mystery of the English language. Both aimed at the interested general reader and the beginning student of English language and linguistics, this is a fresh take on grammar.
The New English Grammar
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Author : Horace Dalmolin
language : en
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Release Date : 2010-02
The New English Grammar written by Horace Dalmolin and has been published by Tate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The study of grammar is a process through which learners will acquire the necessary skills for all kinds of activities. The New English Grammar was designed to elaborate on the three major grammatical divisions related to learning and usage of English as a modern language. The first part called 'Phonetics' will teach learners the formation of words a " the written and the spoken word in correlation with the letters of the alphabet and their phonetic values. The use of the parts of speech and their inflections, agreements in gender, number, etc., in the formation of sentences, is known as 'Morphology.' The division called 'Syntax' will teach language learners and users how words relate with other words in a sentence; it will also show how sentences can relate with other sentences in the process of achieving clear and concise communication . The essential grammatical skills acquired from this text, in summary, will enable learners of all ages and backgrounds, and professionals from all walks of life to communicate thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely, without doubt or hesitation. Horace Dalmolin is an experienced writer, a linguist, grammarian and lexicographer. Fluent in five languages including English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, he has more than thirty combined years of teaching experience and has worked with the Middle Atlantic States Evaluating Committee."
An English Grammar
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Author : Lindley Murray
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-10
An English Grammar written by Lindley Murray and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ An English Grammar: Comprehending The Principles And Rules Of The Language, Illustrated By Appropriate Exercises, And A Key To The Exercises, Volume 2; An English Grammar: Comprehending The Principles And Rules Of The Language, Illustrated By Appropriate Exercises, And A Key To The Exercises; Lindley Murray 4 Lindley Murray Printed by T. Wilson & Sons, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1809 Language Arts & Disciplines; Grammar; English language; Language Arts & Disciplines / Grammar