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The linguistic structure of modern English [[electronic resource] /] / Laurel J. Brinton, Donna M. Brinton
| The linguistic structure of modern English [[electronic resource] /] / Laurel J. Brinton, Donna M. Brinton |
| Autore | Brinton Laurel J |
| Edizione | [Rev. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 426 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 425 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrintonDonna
BrintonLaurel J |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar
English language - Phonology English language - Syntax |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-72168-2
9786612721687 90-272-8824-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459034503321 |
Brinton Laurel J
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The linguistic structure of modern English [[electronic resource] /] / Laurel J. Brinton, Donna M. Brinton
| The linguistic structure of modern English [[electronic resource] /] / Laurel J. Brinton, Donna M. Brinton |
| Autore | Brinton Laurel J |
| Edizione | [Rev. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 426 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 425 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrintonDonna
BrintonLaurel J |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar
English language - Phonology English language - Syntax |
| ISBN |
1-282-72168-2
9786612721687 90-272-8824-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784912103321 |
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Brinton Laurel J
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The linguistic structure of modern English / / Laurel J. Brinton, Donna M. Brinton
| The linguistic structure of modern English / / Laurel J. Brinton, Donna M. Brinton |
| Autore | Brinton Laurel J |
| Edizione | [Rev. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 426 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 425 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrintonDonna
BrintonLaurel J |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar
English language - Phonology English language - Syntax |
| ISBN |
1-282-72168-2
9786612721687 90-272-8824-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Linguistic Structure of Modern English -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the second edition -- 1. A note to the student on punctuation -- 2. A note on the use of corpus examples -- Chapter 1. The nature of language and linguistics -- 1. The nature of human language -- 1.1 Fundamental beliefs about language -- 1.2 Linguistic signs -- 1.3 The rule-governed nature of language -- 1.4 Language universals, innateness, and creativity -- 1.5 Animal communication codes -- 2. The nature of grammar -- 2.1 Definitions of Grammar -- 2.2 Fallacies concerning grammar -- 3. Linguistics and the components of language -- 4. Organization of the book -- Chapter 2. Consonants and vowels -- 1. The spoken versus the written form of language -- 1.1 English spelling -- 1.2 The advantages of speech and writing -- 2. The production of speech sounds -- 3. Consonant sounds -- 3.1 Classification of consonants -- 3.2 Consonants of English and their phonetic notation -- 4. Vowel sounds -- 4.1 Classification of vowels -- 4.2 Vowels of English and their phonetic notation -- 5. The function of vowels and consonants -- Chapter 3. Phonology, phonotactics, and suprasegmentals -- 1. Phonemes -- 2. Phonemic rules -- 3. Phonological processes -- 4. Phonotactics -- 5. Suprasegmental features -- 5.1 Stress -- 5.2 Intonation -- 6. Syllable structure -- Chapter 4. The internal structure of words and processes of word formation -- 1. Defining the word -- 2. Morphemes -- 2.1 Morpheme versus morph -- 2.2 The analysis of words into morphs and morphemes -- 2.3 Allomorphs and morphemic rules -- 3. Processes of word formation -- 3.1 Derivation -- 3.2 Reduplication -- 3.3 Conversion or functional shift -- 3.4 Compounds -- 3.5 Blends -- 3.6 Back formations -- 3.7 Shortening -- 3.8 Root creations -- 4. Idioms.
Chapter 5. Grammatical categories and word classes -- 1. Grammatical categories -- 1.1 Number -- 1.2 Gender -- 1.3 Person -- 1.4 Case -- 1.5 Degree -- 1.6 Definiteness -- 1.7 Tense -- 1.8 Aspect -- 1.9 Mood -- 1.10 Voice -- 2. Determining word classes -- 2.1 Inflectional and distributional tests -- 2.2 Tests applied to various word classes -- 2.3 Recategorization -- Chapter 6. Lexical semantics -- 1. Traditional semantics -- 2. Basic semantic relationships -- 3. Structural semantics -- 4. Semantic features -- 4.1 Feature analysis of nouns -- 4.2 Feature analysis of verbal predicates -- 4.3 Feature analysis of modals -- 4.4 Postscript on semantic features -- 5. Prototypes -- 6. Semantic anomaly -- 6.1 Selectional restrictions -- 6.2 Figurative language -- 7. Cognitive approaches to meaning -- Chapter 7. Phrasal structure and verb complementation -- 1. Introduction to generative grammar -- 2. Constituents -- 3. A phrase structure grammar of english -- 3.1 The form of phrase structure rules -- 3.2 Subject and predicate -- 3.3 Noun phrase -- 3.4 Adjective phrase -- 3.5 Adverb phrase -- 3.6 Prepositional phrase -- 3.7 Conjunction -- 3.8 Verb phrase -- 4. Review of phrase structure rules -- Chapter 8. Adverbials, auxiliaries, and sentence types -- 1. Adverbials -- 1.1 Adjunct adverbials -- 1.2 Disjunct adverbials -- 1.3 Conjunct adverbials -- 2. Functions of postverbal prepositional phrases -- 3. Auxiliary -- 4. Passive sentences -- 4.1 Verb subcategorization and the passive -- 5. Yes/no questions and negative sentences -- 5.1 Yes/no questions -- 5.2 Negative statements and questions -- 5.3 Do-support -- 5.4 Tag questions -- 6. Imperatives -- 7. From D-structure to S-structure -- Chapter 9. Finite and nonfinite clauses -- 1. Finite clauses -- 1.1 That-clauses -- 1.2 Adverbial clauses -- 1.3 Wh-clauses -- 2. Nonfinite clauses. 2.1 Forms of nonfinite clauses -- 2.2 Omissions from nonfinite clauses -- 2.3 Complementizers in nonfinite clauses -- 2.4 Functions of nonfinite clauses -- 2.5 Nonfinite clauses as complements of V -- 3. Review of complex sentences -- Chapter 10. Sentence semantics -- 1. Propositions -- 2. Thematic roles -- 2.1 The expression of thematic roles in English -- 2.2 Dual thematic roles -- 2.3 Thematic role grids -- 3. Predications -- 3.1 Descriptive predicates -- 3.2 Cognitive predicates -- 3.3 Locative and possessive predicates -- Chapter 11. Information structuring and speech acts -- 1. Pragmatics and syntax -- 1.1 Basic distinctions -- 1.2 Syntactic options and pragmatic considerations -- 1.3 Information structuring in a passage -- 2. Speech act theory -- 2.1 Components of speech acts -- 2.2 Taxonomy of speech acts -- 2.3 Appropriateness conditions on speech acts -- 2.4 Indirect speech acts -- 2.5 Politeness -- 3. The cooperative principle and conversational implicature -- Chapter 12. Linguistics in language teaching -- 1. Linguistics and native-language teaching -- 1.1. Pedagogical grammar -- 1.2 A role for linguistics in first-language instruction -- 2. Linguistics and second-language teaching -- 2.1 The rise and fall of audiolingualism -- 2.2 Krashen and the natural approach -- 2.3 A new role for grammar -- 2.4 A role for linguistics in second-language instruction -- 3. Conclusion -- References -- Glossary -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Abbreviations -- Appendix IIa: Phrase structure rules (simple sentences) -- Appendix IIb: Phrase structure rules (complete set) -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809715903321 |
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Brinton Laurel J
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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