05957nam 2200853 a 450 991096322350332120250210161716.09781118340233111834023X9781405159937140515993697811183403011118340302(CKB)2550000001102590(EBL)1315485(OCoLC)853364608(SSID)ssj0000918432(PQKBManifestationID)12397469(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918432(PQKBWorkID)10893931(PQKB)11469520(MiAaPQ)EBC1315485(Au-PeEL)EBL1315485(CaPaEBR)ebr10734630(CaONFJC)MIL505073(MiAaPQ)EBC7103556(Au-PeEL)EBL7103556(Perlego)1004003(EXLCZ)99255000000110259020130805d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNavigating English grammar a guide to analyzing real language /Anne Lobeck and Kristin DenhamChichester, England Wiley-Blackwellc20141 online resource (300 p.)New York Academy of Sciences Ser.Description based upon print version of record.9781405159944 1405159944 9781299738225 1299738222 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Navigating English Grammar: A Guide to Analyzing Real Language; Copyright; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; Goals of the Book; Organization of the Book; Acknowledgments; 1 What is Grammar and How Do We Study It?; Introduction; What is English? Language Change and Variation; What is Grammar? Prescriptive and Descriptive Grammar; Origins of Prescriptive Grammar; The Components of Grammar; Syntax; Morphology; Semantics; Phonetics and phonology; The Scientific Study of Language; Exercises; 1. Language change; 2. Global English; 3. American dialects; 4. Pet peeves; 5. "Error" correction6. Syntactic intuitions7. New words; 8. Accents and stereotypes; 9. Standard English; Note; References; 2 Nouns; Introduction; Semantic Features of Nouns; Abstract and concrete; Common and proper; Count and mass; Collective nouns; Generic nouns; Noun Morphology; Inflectional affixation; Plurals; Possessives; Derivational affixation; Other ways we form nouns; Summary; Exercises; 1. Abstract and concrete; 2. Proper and common; 3. Proper (noun) punctuation; 4. Semantic features of nouns; 5. Subject-verb agreement; 6. Weird plurals; 7. Nominalize; 8. Noun formation; 9. Practice; Reference3 Noun PhrasesIntroduction; Categories that Precede Nouns; Determiners; Noun phrases without determiners; Numerals; Quantifiers; Order of D, NUM, and Q; Partitive, Measure, and Collective Noun Phrases; Possessive Noun Phrases; NP or N: pronoun substitution; Modifiers of Nouns; Adjectives that modify nouns; Nouns that modify nouns; Verbs that modify nouns; Summary; Exercises; 1. Determiner, Quantifier, Numeral, or possessive NP; 2. Diagramming NPs; 3. The is definitely complicated; 4. Measure, collective, and partitive NPs; 5. Verb agreement and partitives; 6. Pronouns and antecedents7. Noun, verb, or adjective?8. The good, the bad, and the ugly; 9. What's missing?; 10. Practice; Note; References; 4 Verbs; Introduction; Main Verbs; Main Verb Morphology; Derivational affixation and other ways we form verbs; Inflectional affixation; Infinitives; Present tense; Past tense; Past tense variation; Present and past participles; Past participle variation; Suppletion; Summary; Exercises; 1. Verb forms; 2. Verb forms (group or individual exercise); 3. Language variation and verb forms; 4. Quiz your friends; 5. Practice; 5 Verb Phrases; Introduction; Auxiliary VerbsMorphology of have and beAuxiliary have and be; Main verb have and be; Auxiliary be; Main verb be; Verb strings with auxiliary have and be; Modals; Modal meaning; Modal morphology and tense; Semi-modals; Future tense; Verb strings with auxiliaries and modals; Aspect; Progressive aspect; Perfect aspect; Combining aspectual forms; Habitual aspect; Voice; Direct objects and transitivity; Thematic roles; Passive voice; The passive verb string; Passive in writing; Summary; Exercises; 1. Verb forms and verb strings; 2. Thematic roles and passive; 3. Middle voice; 4. A passive puzzle5. Another passive puzzleAn engaging and fresh take on the rules and politics of English grammar, written in lively prose. It goes a step further than most books on grammar by providing an overview of the field, with a discussion of historical and current debates about grammar, and how we define, discuss, and approach it. Presents a novel, inquiry-based approach to understanding speakers' unconscious knowledge of English grammarMakes lucid connections, when relevant, with current linguistic theoryIntegrates language change and variation into the study of grammarExamines historiNew York Academy of Sciences Ser.English languageGrammarProblems, exercises, etcEnglish languageGrammarAnglèsthubGramàticathubProblemes i exercicisthubLlibres electrònicsthubEnglish languageGrammarEnglish languageGrammar.AnglèsGramàtica.Problemes i exercicis425Lobeck Anne C622163Denham Kristin1508126MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963223503321Navigating English grammar4367474UNINA