Author: Mead, Ron D Publisher: Amethyst Moon Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Improve Your Writing Quickly! What spell check and grammar check can't do for you, this book will. For more than 30 years, Ron Mead has helped countless college students, government, military, and cor...
Author: Valin, Jr, Robert D. van Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This comprehensive textbook is an engaging introduction to syntax. Clearly organized and accessible, it provides students with a thorough grounding in the analysis of syntactic structure using data fr...
Author: Suter, Joanne Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Includes: Writing to Describe or Persuade, Paraphrasing, Main Ideas and Details, Chronological Order, Parallel Construction, Editing and Revising, and more..
Author: N/A Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read, writing a simple report, or finding the appropriate words to express themselves....
Author: Blake, Barry J. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Case is an accessible introduction for students of linguistics to the ways relations between words in sentences are marked in languages. Case is fundamental to the whole system of language. One of its...
Author: N/A Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Complex predicates are multipredicational, but monoclausal structures. They have proven problematic for linguistic theory, particularly for proposed distinctions between the lexicon, morphology, and s...
Author: Boeckx, Cedric / Hornstein, Norbert / Nunes, Jairo Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Movement Theory of Control (MTC) makes one major claim: that control relations in sentences like 'John wants to leave' are grammatically mediated by movement. This goes against the traditional vie...
Author: Zhang, Niina Ning Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Coordination in syntax is an important part of the analysis of sentence structure. Niina Ning Zhang addresses the issues raised by coordinate pairings and the implications of these structures, looking...
Author: Lyons, Christopher Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This textbook investigates definiteness both from a comparative and a theoretical point of view, showing how languages express definiteness and what definiteness is. It surveys a large number of langu...
Author: Uriagereka, Juan Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book presents an analysis of a variety of central linguistic notions, such as case agreement, obviation, and rigidity, from a derivational perspective.
Author: Shaer, Benjamin Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This volume is about "dislocation," i.e. the removal of phrases from their canonical positions in a sentence to its left or right edge. Dislocation encompasses a wide range of linguistic phenomena, re...
Author: Altenberg, Evelyn P. / Vago, Robert M. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Looking for an easy-to-use guide to English grammar? This handy introduction covers all the basics of the subject, using a simple and straightforward style. Students will find the book's step-by-step ...
Author: Ward, Lesley J. / Woods, Geraldine Publisher: For Dummies Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: If you're confused by commas, perplexed by pronouns, and plain terrified by tenses, English Grammar For Dummies will put your fears to rest. Packed with expert guidance, it covers everything from sent...
Author: Rozakis, Laurie Publisher: McGraw-Hill Format: Adobe PDF
Description: English Grammar for the Utterly Confusedis a must-have for anyone who gets that 'deer-in-the-headlights" look when asked to recognize a misplaced modifier or even find the verb in a sentence.
Author: Muysken,Pieter Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: In every language there are descriptive lexical elements, such as evening and whisper, as well as grammatical elements, such as the and -ing. The distinction between these two elements has proven use...
Author: Suter, Joanne Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Sample Activities Include: Anatomy of a Sentence, Sentence Structure and Syntax, Subjects and Predicates, Compounds: subjects; Predicates and Sentences, Eight parts of speech, Nouns: Singular and Plur...
Author: Hewings, Ann Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: "Grammar in Context": * considers how grammatical choices influence and are influenced by the context in which communication takes place* examines the interaction of a wide variety of contexts - inclu...
Author: N/A Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read, writing a simple report, or finding the appropriate words to express themselves....
Author: Seely, John, Publisher: Oxpecker Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Handling grammar in the classroom can seem daunting to teachers. But with 'Grammar for Teachers' they can face it with confidence. This is the only book that explains all the essential grammatical ter...
Author: Kimes, Joanne / Muschla, Gary Robert Publisher: Adams Media Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Do you suffer from grammar-phobia because:You're so used to IMing, you've forgotten how to write a normal sentence. :-) You've started thinking in rap lyrics. The last time you gave a report, your ha...
Author: Stilman, Anne Publisher: Writers Digest Books Format: Adobe PDF
Description: How does good writing stand out? If its purpose is to convey facts, findings, or instructions, it need be read only once for its content to be clear. If its purpose is to entertain or to provoke t...
Author: Claridge, Claudia Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Non-literal language is ubiquitous in everyday life, and while hyperbole is a major part of this, it has so far remained relatively unexplored. This volume provides the first investigation of hyperbol...
Author: Biberauer, Theresa / Holmberg, Anders / Roberts, Ian Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Parametric variation in linguistic theory refers to the systematic grammatical variation permitted by the human language faculty. Although still widely assumed, the parametric theory of variation has ...
Author: Lester, Mark Publisher: McGraw-Hill Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Solve the mysteries of English verbsPractice Makes Perfect: English Verb Tenses Up Close puts the spotlight on this tricky grammar trouble spot. It boasts plenty of opportunities for practicing your ...
Author: Sakita, Tomoko I. Publisher: Elsevier Science Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Reporting discourse has attracted rigorous analyses in linguistics, literary theory, cognitive psychology, sociology and ethnomethodology. This book provides analyses of controversial topics in report...
Author: Hyland,Ken Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This text is a highly accessible and authoritative approach to the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of English. The paperback edition is a highly accessible and authoritative appro...
Author: Hurford,James R. / Heasley,Brendan / Smith,Michael B. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of semantics in a simple, step-by-step fashion. Each unit includes short sections of explanation with examples, followed by stimulating practice exe...
Author: N/A Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Phonology - the study of how the sounds of speech are represented in our minds - is one of the core areas of linguistic theory, and is central to the study of human language. This state-of-the-art han...
Author: Bensky, P. Publisher: Tracker Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Should there be an apostrophe in "its"? What's the difference between "i.e." and "e.g."? Should I write "ensure" or "insure"? What's wrong with the word "lite"? Should I say "who" or "whom"? Should I ...
Author: Quigley, Jean Publisher: Psychology Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This monograph explores in detail the modal auxiliaries used in children's autobiographical narratives & uses the results of this analysis to put forward a theory of identity devt as reflected in narr...
Author: Filppula, Markku Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This work offers a descriptive and contact-linguistic account of the grammar of Irish English, also known as 'Hiberno-English'. It examines Hiberno_English dialects past and present and their distinct...
Author: Plotkin, Vulf Publisher: Brown Walker Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book is 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 - grammati...
Author: Sadock, Jerrold M. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: 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 compone...
Author: Thurman, Susan Publisher: Adams Media Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need is the ideal resource for everyone who wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically excellent. Whether you're creating perfect professional...
Author: Pavey, Emma L. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Most of the time we communicate using language without considering the complex activity we are undertaking, forming words and sentences in a split second. This book introduces the analysis of language...
Author: Ernst, Thomas Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book proposes a theory of the distribution of adverbial adjuncts in a Principles and Parameters framework, claiming that there are few syntactic principles specific to adverbials; rather, for the...
Author: TSOFE Publisher: The School of Functional English Format: Adobe PDF
Description: You've taken English tests before. Now, the ultimate workout for students of English grammar is finally here. How comfortable are you with English Sentences? Are you so comfortable that you can take a...
Author: Francez, Nissim / Wintner, Shuly Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Grammars of natural languages can be expressed as mathematical objects, similar to computer programs. Such a formal presentation of grammars facilitates mathematical reasoning with grammars (and the l...
Author: N/A Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Word Order and Scrambling introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling and is a valuable contribution to the fields of theoretical linguistics, psycholinguist...
Description: Word Savvy helps writers of all sorts-authors, professionals, students, editors and proofreaders, job applicants, teachers, etc.-recognize and avoid the most common yet crucial word-usage problems. Th...
Author: Plag, Ingo Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the study of word-formation, that is, the ways in which new words are built on the bases of other words (e.g. happy - happy-ness), focusing on Engl...
Author: Heine, Bernd / Kuteva, Tania Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: While the comparative method is concerned with regularities in phonological change, grammaticalization theory deals with regularities of grammatical change. In an A-Z format, this book summarizes the ...
Author: Lutz, Gary Publisher: Writers Digest Books Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference is the comprehensive resource on grammar and usage, a necessity for every writer's desk. It presents balanced instruction and real-world examples that will e...
Author: Lutz, Gary Publisher: Writers Digest Books Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: The Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference is the comprehensive resource on grammar and usage, a necessity for every writer's desk. It presents balanced instruction and real-world examples that will e...
Author: Andrews, Stephen E. / Bowis, Duncan Publisher: A&C Black Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: What do men like to read? This latest title in the successful 100 Must-read series provides a rich crop of selected reads of eternal fascination to men everywhere. With 100 titles fully featured and o...
Author: Rennison, Nick Publisher: A&C Black Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Novels which transform our ideas about human possibilities, biographies which celebrate the achievements of extraordinary individuals, polemical works of non-fiction which oblige us to alter our views...
Author: Rennison, Nick Publisher: A&C Black Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: A large number of people each year make their reading decisions onthe basis of prizes like the Booker and Orange Guide to Fiction. Thisnew title in the successful Must-Read series provides an overview...
