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1 online resource (583 pages) |
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Routledge English Language Introductions |
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Routledge English language introductions series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; How to use this book; Contents cross-referenced; Figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; A Introduction; A1 Approaches to grammar; A1.1 The trouble with 'grammar'; A1.2 Defining grammar; A1.3 Types of grammar; A2 Nouns; A2.1 Defining nouns; A2.2 Number: singular and plural; A2.3 The formation of plurals; A2.4 The genitive; A2.5 Common and proper nouns; A2.6 Count and noncount nouns; A3 Noun phrases and determiners; A3.1 Noun phrases; A3.2 Determiners; A4 Adjectives, adverbs and prepositions; A4.1 Adjectives; A4.2 Adverbs |
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A4.3 PrepositionsA5 Verbs and their forms; A5.1 Verb forms; A5.2 Finite forms vs non-finite forms; A5.3 The 'future tense'; A5.4 Other verb forms; A6 Auxiliaries and the verb phrase; A6.1 Auxiliaries; A6.2 Verb phrase structure; A6.3 Verb phrase combinations; A6.4 The passive voice; A7 Varying the verb phrase; A7.1 Negatives and interrogatives; A7.2 Contractions; A7.3 Combinations of negatives and interrogatives; A7.4 Transfer of negation; A8 Clauses and clause elements; A8.1 Clauses; A8.2 Clause elements; A9 Types of sentence; A9.1 The sentence; A9.2 Types of sentence |
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A9.3 Conjunctions and subordinatorsA10 Subordinate clauses; A10.1 Finite subordinate clauses; A10.2 Incomplete clauses; A11 Redesigning sentences; A11.1 Word order in English; A11.2 Reasons for redesigning sentences: three principles; A11.3 Techniques for redesigning sentences; A12 Grammar in speech and writing; A12.1 Variety in English; A12.2 Speech and writing; A12.3 Basic differences: intonation and punctuation; A12.4 Some tendencies in spoken English; A12.5 Conclusion; B Development; B1 Word classes; B1.1 Classifying words; B1.2 Open and closed word classes |
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B1.3 Formal and notional approaches to defining word classesB1.4 Problems with word classes; B1.5 Conclusion; B2 Pronouns; B2.1 Definition; B2.2 Personal pronouns; B2.3 Problems with personal pronouns; B2.4 Other pronouns; B2.5 Conclusion; B3 Articles; B3.1 Membership and forms; B3.2 The concept of reference; B3.3 The indefinite article; B3.4 The definite article: specific uses; B3.5 The definite article: other uses; B3.6 Generalising with noun phrases; B3.7 Conclusion; B4 Types of adverb; B4.1 Distinguishing adverb types; B4.2 Conclusion; B5 The meanings of tense and aspect |
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B5.1 The 'meanings' of the tensesB5.2 Aspect; B5.3 Stative and non-stative verbs; B5.4 Conclusion; B6 Modal auxiliaries; B6.1 Modality; B6.2 Modal auxiliaries; B6.3 Meanings of modal verbs; B6.4 Marginal and semi-modals; B6.5 Conclusion; B7 Multi-word verbs; B7.1 Multi-word and single-word verbs; B7.2 Distinguishing phrasal and prepositional verbs; B7.3 Phrasal verbs with a pronoun as object; B7.4 Phrasal-prepositional verbs; B7.5 Conclusion; B8 Verb patterns; B8.1 Five patterns; B8.2 Describing verbs; B8.3 Conclusion; B9 Clause types; B9.1 Declaratives; B9.2 Interrogatives; B9.3 Exclamatives |
| Summary |
Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reade |
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B9.4 Imperatives |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134722280 |
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1134722281 |
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