A Grammar Of Speech

Author : Rachel Grenon
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
ISBN 13 : 9780802743589
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grammar written by Rachel Grenon and published by Bloomsbury USA. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : David Brazil
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780194371933
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Grammar of Speech written by David Brazil and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fresh analysis of spoken English grammar is based on the observation of naturally-occurring speech, rather than deriving from inappropriate pre-existing written models.

Author : Robert E. Longacre
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489901620
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grammar of Discourse written by Robert E. Longacre and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In that The Anatomy of Speech Notions (1976) was the precursor to The Grammar of Discourse (1983), this revision embodies a third "edition" of some of the material that is found here. The original intent of the 1976 volume was to construct a hierarchical arrangement of notional categories, which find surface realization in the grammatical constructions of the various languages of the world. The idea was to marshal the categories that every analyst-regardless of theoretical bent-had to take account of as cognitive entities. The volume began with a couple of chapters on what was then popularly known as "case grammar," then expanded upward and downward to include other notional categories on other levels. Chapters on dis course, monologue, and dialogue were buried in the center of the volume. In the 1983 volume, the chapters on monologue and dialogue discourse were moved to the fore of the book and the chapters on case grammar were made less prominent; the volume was then renamed The Grammar of Discourse. The current revision features more clearly than its predecessors the intersection of discourse and pragmatic concerns with grammatical structures on various levels. It retains and expands much of the former material but includes new material reflecting current advances in such topics as salience clines for discourse, rhetorical relations, paragraph structures, transitivity, ergativity, agency hierarchy, and word order typologies.

Author : Maria Beatty
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781543998962
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Language Theater written by Maria Beatty and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Language Theater - a fun, fully illustrated Grammar Book (c) 2019 Written by Maria Beatty. Illustrated by Bill Skrief. Language is a theater. The words are the actors. Denis Diderot. In this exciting Language Play, Master of Ceremonies, Theo the Grammarian, introduces each of the Parts-of-Speech-Actors and one-by-one these actors take the stage and perform their grammatical roles & show & tell us how they all interact using engaging pictorial examples. All illustrations are clear, simple, fun, joyful and specific. Ending chapter exercises reinforce each actor's role and often include a drawing activity. Now educators have an exciting alternative to conquer the learning grammar is boring misnomer. On grammar's importance, we all can agree with author William B. Bradford: Grammar, regardless of the country or the language, is the foundation for communication -- the better the grammar, the clearer the message. The Language Theater FILLS MARKET NEEDS FOR... STUDENTS & TEACHERS - a textbook that acts out what each part of speech does in a fun way. PARENTS - an easy to understand reference book to help answer children's grammar questions. ESL (ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE) STUDENTS - an active, character-driven textbook that can visually lead to the core of the language. BUSINESSES - an easy to understand reference textbook that can help new hires improve their writing skills.

Author : Shakti Ranbir Singh
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parts of Speech written by Shakti Ranbir Singh and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is an immense sense of exceptional achievement in writing this book for the interest of students and working professionals to peruse basic to advance English Grammar. The author has exerted himself to provide you an easy to understand the book. The author of the book always pins his faith in persistently working to create easier book editions.A fresh and distinctive approach to write this book has been adopted to bring forth English Grammar topic parts of speech, the topic has been explained in a very simple way so that a govt. or private school student both can understand the topics effortlessly. The author has tried to bestow the maximum numbers of examples in the book. The sentences (examples) used in the book are provided, keeping in mind that the instances ought to be practical and can be used in daily life also. The author has written the examples with his practical experience during his life journey.The author does not claim any originality about the topic-matter but the innovative, systematic, and articulate style adopted in the presentation of the theme is exclusive original.

Author : Anne Lobeck
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405159944
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Navigating English Grammar written by Anne Lobeck and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An 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 grammar Makes lucid connections, when relevant, with current linguistic theory Integrates language change and variation into the study of grammar Examines historical sources of socially evaluative perceptions of grammar, as 'good' or 'bad', and notions of language authority Provides syntactic explanations for many modern punctuation rules Explores some of the current controversies about grammar teaching in school and the role of Standard English in testing and assessment

Author : Thomas Edward Payne
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789027222411
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Grammar Writing written by Thomas Edward Payne and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session

Author : Gerard O'Grady
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441174443
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Grammar of Spoken English Discourse written by Gerard O'Grady and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Brazil's pioneering work on the grammar of spoken discourse ended at A Grammar Of Speech (1995) due to his untimely death. Gerard O'Grady picks up the baton in this book and tests the description of used language against a spoken corpus. He incorporates findings from the last decade of corpus linguistics study, notably concerning phrases and lexical items larger than single orthographic words and ellipsis. He demonstrates the added communicative significance that the incorporation of two systems of intonation ('Key' and 'Termination') bring to the grammar. O'Grady reviews the literature and covers the theory before moving on to a practical, analytic section. His final chapter reviews the arguments, maps the road ahead and lays out the practical applications of the grammar. The book will be of great interest to researchers in applied linguistics, discourse analysis and also EFL/ESL.

Author : Kristine Setting Clark
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475837178
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Eight Parts of Speech written by Kristine Setting Clark and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simply English – 8 Parts of Speech is a guide to help students become familiar with the basic units of grammar. Each part of speech is defined with tips and examples for identification. Practice exercises are then provided for identifying each part of speech. Be sure to have students read over the Quick Reference (at the end of the textbook) to familiarize themselves with the eight parts of speech. It includes definitions, key words and examples. This reference can be used as a study guide and when preparing for exams. The curriculum is very flexible allowing you to introduce each part of speech, usage concept and exercises at the students’ own pace. Of course this will depend on the level of their previous exposure to English grammar. The concepts taught here are more likely to become entrenched if the ideas are incorporated into the students’ other writing assignments

Author : Tom Roeper
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262250586
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prism of Grammar written by Tom Roeper and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009-02-13 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the creativity of mind through children's language: how the tiniest utterances can illustrate the simple but abstract principles behind modern grammar—and reveal the innate structures of the mind. Every sentence we hear is instantly analyzed by an inner grammar; just as a prism refracts a beam of light, grammar divides a stream of sound, linking diverse strings of information to different domains of mind—memory, vision, emotions, intentions. In The Prism of Grammar, Tom Roeper brings the abstract principles behind modern grammar to life by exploring the astonishing intricacies of child language. Adult expressions provide endless puzzles for the child to solve. The individual child's solutions ("Don't uncomfortable the cat" is one example) may amuse adults but they also reveal the complexity of language and the challenges of mastering it. The tiniest utterances, says Roeper, reflect the whole mind and engage the child's free will and sense of dignity. He offers numerous and novel "explorations"—many at the cutting edge of current work—that anyone can try, even in conversation around the dinner table. They elicit how the child confronts "recursion"—the heartbeat of grammar—through endless possessives ("John's mother's friend's car"), mysterious plurals, contradictory adjectives, the marvels of ellipsis, and the deep obscurity of reference ("there it is, right here"). They are not tests of skill; they are tools for discovery and delight, not diagnosis. Each chapter on acquisition begins with a commonsense look at how structures work—moving from the simple to the complex—and then turns to the literary and human dimensions of grammar. One important human dimension is the role of dialect in society and in the lives of children. Roeper devotes three chapters to the structure of African-American English and the challenge of responding to linguistic prejudice. Written in a lively style, accessible and gently provocative, The Prism of Grammar is for parents and teachers as well as students—for everyone who wants to understand how children gain and use language—and anyone interested in the social, philosophical, and ethical implications of how we see the growing mind emerge.