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Book Synopsis'Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation' - The Times_______________________A runaway hit and Sunday Times bestseller in 2008, My Grammar and I has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar.My Grammar and I offers amusing examples of awful grammar, while steering you in the direction of grammatical greatness. Taking you on a tour of the English language through the minefield of rules and conditions that can catch you out, from dangling modifiers to split infinitives, it highlights the common pitfalls that every English language user faces on a day to day basis.Refreshing everything you should have learnt at school and more, My Grammar and I is informative yet entertaining: a must-have reference guide for any English language enthusiast.Trade Reviewwill do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation * The Times *Beautifully produced... a lot of fun * Tribune *If you belong to the generation who missed out on being taught grammar at school then out this book on top of your Christmas wish list. If you were taught, then put it on your wish list. Everyone should have this book, in fact... a great stocking filler for total grammar novices and experts alike * The Northern Echo *Sensible and concise... shows you how to make our wonderful, fluid language work for you rather than against you * The Good Book Guide *This book would be the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who is genuinely interested in why we write the way in which we do, or who likes doing what's right and proper * The Basingstoke Gazette *A useful book for anyone with an interest in the English language and an excellent stocking filler * The Wolverhampton Chronicle *A useable refresher... pedants will also find answers to those evergreen contentious teasers * The Bournemouth Daily Echo *It's a little gem that takes you on a tour of the English language * Knutsford Guardian *

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Book SynopsisScottish Gaelic: A Comprehensive Grammar is a definitive description of contemporary Gaelic.The volume presents an authoritative account of modern Gaelic grammar, attending to both idealised usages as typically taught in formal education and more colloquial forms. Core chapters include useful observations about dialectal and register differences, such as variations in inflection, pronunciation and word forms. The book also demystifies nuances of the language that many users find opaque, according to recent research. In each chapter, the most important, basic information is presented first (e.g. standard verb conjugations), followed by increasingly detailed information for more advanced users. This way, the book addresses the diverse needs of its intended audience. Brimming with authentic examples, the volume accommodates readers of all levels, from complete beginners to professional linguists. It is both an ideal textbook for structured coursework and an ind

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Book SynopsisBuild your mastery of French grammar with the most focused review and practice workbook for beginning to intermediate learnersânow with audio support from the McGraw Hill Language Lab app!Understanding the rules of grammar is the first step in learning a language, but gaining true mastery requires reinforcing your knowledge with extensive practice. In French Grammar Drills youâll get all the practice you need to build confidence in your French language skills.Each chapter in French Grammar Drills starts with a review of the concepts at hand, with helpful examples and an extensive progression of rigorous drill exercises. The book includes a final review section, with an additional 60 quizzes available in the McGraw Hill Language Lab app. The on-the-go study aid is newly enhanced in this edition with audio recordings of the answers, helping you improve your skills in both listening and speaking the French language.Features:NEW: Aud

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Book SynopsisSteven Pinker, the bestselling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st centuryWhat is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In this funny, thoughtful book about the modern art of writing, Steven Pinker shows us why we all need a sense of style.More than ever before, the currency of our social and cultural lives is the written word, from Twitter and texting to blogs, e-readers and old-fashioned books. But most style guides fail to prepare people for the challenges of writing in the 21st century, portraying it as a minefield of grievous errors rather than a form of pleasurable mastery. They fail to deal with an inescapable fact about language: it changes over time, adapted by millions of writers and speakers to their needs. Confusing changes in the world with moral decline, every generation believes the kids today are degrading society and taking language with it. A guide for the new millennium, writes Steven Pinker, has to be different.Drawing on the latest research in linguistics and cognitive science, Steven Pinker replaces the recycled dogma of previous style guides with reason and evidence. This thinking person''s guide to good writing shows why style still matters: in communicating effectively, in enhancing the spread of ideas, in earning a reader''s trust and, not least, in adding beauty to the world. Eye-opening, mind-expanding and cheerful, The Sense of Style shows that good style is part of what it means to be human.

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Book SynopsisA revised and updated edition of the iconic grammar guide for the 21st century.

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together 12 previously unpublished language profiles based on the original Language Assessment, Remediation and Screening Procedure (LARSP). The languages featured are: Bangla, Croatian, Colombian Spanish, Inuktitut, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Tamil and Turkish. Some of these languages are included as they are likely to be encountered as home languages of clients by speech-language therapists and pathologists working in the UK, the US, Australia and elsewhere. Others are included because they are languages found where speech-language pathology services are provided, but where no grammatical profile already exists. The collection will be an invaluable resource book for speech-language pathologists who wish to analyse and assess the grammatical abilities of their clients who speak one of these languages. This new collection complements previous books in this series on the same theme and together they cover 34 languages of the world.Trade ReviewLARSP is the gift that keeps on giving for those who want to perform linguistically informed language assessments. The third installment is a welcome addition to the already existing LARSP versions, covering languages from Russian to Swahili with a truly global reach, representing different continents, and including mother tongues from different linguistic branches. * Ferenc Bunta, The University of Houston, USA *This unique book forms a significant contribution to the literature and will be appreciated by a wide readership. It is a valuable resource to clinicians, researchers and students in the field of language development and disorders. It covers various languages and children with diverse linguistic profiles. The book provides much-needed information for clinical assessment and diagnosis. * Sari Kunnari, University of Oulu, Finland *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Martin J. Ball, Paul Fletcher and David Crystal Chapter 1. Ingeborg Sophie Ribu, Hanne Gram Simonsen, Morten Aase Løver, Bror-Magnus Sviland Strand and Kristian Emil Kristoffersen: N-LARSP: A Developmental Language Profile for Norwegian Chapter 2. N. Gabriela Moffatt and Nicole Müller: Developing a Linguistic Profile for Russian Chapter 3. Svetlana Kapalková and Daniela Slančová: Language Assessment, Remediation, and Screening Procedure for Slovak-speaking Children Chapter 4. Vesna Mildner, Vesna Stojanovik and Diana Tomić: Croatian LARSP Chapter 5. Darija Skubic, Ana Praprotnik, Tamara Sevšek and Martina Ozbič, with Jerneja Novšak Brce and Damjana Kogovšek: Slovenian LARSP Chapter 6. Ana Castro, Carolina Marques and Catarina Dôro: LARSP-PE: A Developmental Language Profile for European Portuguese-speaking children Chapter 7. Maryluz Camargo-Mendoza, Ana Isabel Codesido-García and Elena Garayzábal- Heinze: CS-LARSP: Colombian Spanish Morphosyntactic Development Profile Chapter 8. Asifa Sultana, Stephanie Stokes, Thomas Klee & Paul Fletcher: Towards a Micro-profile of Bangla Verb Inflection Chapter 9. Özlem Cangökçe Yaşar and Seyhun Topbaş: Adapting LARSP to Turkish: TR-LARSP Part II Chapter 10. R. Lalitha Raja: T-LARSP: A Grammatical Profile for Tamil Chapter 11. Kamil Ud Deen: The Assessment of the Acquisition of Swahili: Towards the S-LARSP Chapter 12. Shanley E. M. Allen, Catherine B. Dench and Kerry Isakson: InuLARSP: An Adaptation of the Language Assessment, Remediation, and Screening Procedure for Inuktitut

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Book SynopsisWhy are geese in a gaggle? Are lions actually proud? And do crows deserve their murderous moniker? Collective nouns are one of the most bizarre and baffling aspects of the English language, and this absorbing book tells the stories of these evocative phrases, exploring and explaining the etymology behind them. Each collective noun summons up the animal or event it describes. But where did they come from? 'A parliament of owls', for example, seems to have its origins in the 1950s children's classic The Chronicles of Narnia in which C.S. Lewis references a phrase from Chaucer, 'the parliament of fowls'. Lewis' version changed 'fowls' to 'owls' and due to the international success of his books it caught on and is now recognised as dictionary compilers as the 'correct' term for a group of owls. Perfect for any history or language buff, this is an entertaining and fascinating look at many of the bizarre phrases which have stood the test of time.

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is an authoritative and invaluable reference source covering every aspect of its wide-ranging field. In 3,250 entries the Dictionary spans grammar, phonetics, semantics, languages (spoken and written), dialects, and sociolinguistics. Clear examples - and diagrams where appropriate - help to convey the meanings of even the most technical terms. It also incorporates entries on key scholars of linguistics, both ancient and modern, summarising their specialisms and achievements.With existing entries thoroughly revised and updated, and the addition of 100 new entries, this new edition expands its coverage of semantics, as well as recently emerging terminology within, for example, syntactic theory and sociolinguistics.Wide-ranging and with clear definitions, it is the ideal reference for students and teachers in language-related courses, and a great introduction to linguistics for the general reader with an interest in language and its study.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON THE THIRD EDITION; DIRECTORY OF SYMBOLS; DICTIONARY

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Book SynopsisOne of India''s 22 state-recognized languages and the official language of the state of Kerala, Malayalam is spoken by 36 million people worldwide. The most up-to-date Malayalam guide available, this guide allows English speakers to communicate with helpful phonetics alongside the native script. The dictionary contains important terms related to transportation, everyday necessities, and local culture, while the phrasebook covers everything from food and lodging to bargaining and medical visits. This pocket-sized reference includes everything that a traveler needs to be understood when visiting south India. Includes: 4,000 dictionary entries; a concise guide to Malayalam grammar and pronunciation; and useful notes on history and culture throughout.Table of ContentsPoverty, illbeing and wellbeing; The development environment; Stakeholders in community development; The principles of community development; The features and outcome of community development; The community as main actor in community development; The place and role of community development workers; Community development workers and their organisations; Participatory decision-making, problem-solving and management; Communication skills; Group facilitation and leadership development; Conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation; Mobilisation and motivation; Operational writing; Meetings; Public speaking; Contact-making; Participatory research methodology; The start of a project; Planning and implementation; Evaluation and control; The training dialogue; Planning and presenting a training workshop.

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Book SynopsisRevised throughout, the second edition of American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides a unique introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of English. Taking a practical approach, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard American English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide.Now fully updated and restructured, this new edition features: an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern American English; comprehensive pronunciation practice for all the consonants and vowels of American English; complete online audio for all pronunciation practice materials; an updated and more accessible structure with a greater number of concise and reader-friendly chapters; new chapters on plosives, fricatives, affricates, nasals, approximants, short vowels, long vowels and diphthongs; expanded theory sections incorporating extensive exemplification for a more equal balance of theory and practice; newly added transcriptions for all practice material.Ideal for studying pronunciation in the classroom or for independent student practice, American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice is essential reading for any student of pronunciation and phonetics.

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Book SynopsisPrecise and consistent communication is vital in the complex and ever-expanding field of cybersecurity and its related domains. This hyperglossary offers more than just plain English definitions of 5,555 terms and abbreviations; it's a meticulously crafted resource designed to foster a shared understanding across a diverse audience, from seasoned professionals to newcomers. By providing clear definitions and an innovative network of hyperlinked references, it enhances communication in critical areas, reduces misunderstandings and facilitates a more engaging and interconnected learning experience across the broad landscape of information risk and security, privacy, governance, compliance, business continuity, ethics and more.Beyond basic definitions, this book delves into the nuances and origins of cybersecurity language, promoting vocabulary standardisation and reducing misinterpretations in various professional contexts. Furthermore, it bridges the communication gap between technical experts and non-technical stakeholders, empowering effective collaboration and informed decision-making. This book is a key tool for education and professional development, supported by a vibrant online community where experts collaborate to refine and evolve our terms of art. Ultimately, this comprehensive hyperglossary, coupled with community insights, offers an unparalleled advantage in navigating and shaping the future of cybersecurity understanding.

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Book SynopsisThis dictionary is an invaluable reference for anyone with an interest in the earliest form of the English language (i.e. the form of English spoken from around 700 AD until 1100 AD). Includes listings from Old English to Modern English (over 5,500 entries) and from Modern English to Old English (over 3,900 entries), along with a grammar section, a list of place names in Old English, numbers and the calendar, and the likely pronunciation of Old English words.Table of ContentsPreface to 2nd edition Abbreviations used in this dictionary The Alphabet Pronunciation Relation to other languages Grammar Nouns Adjectives Adverbs Pronouns Interrogative pronouns: hwa ('who')/hwaet ('what') Hwaether ('which of two') Hwilc ('which') 'The'/'that' 'This' Strong verbs Weak verbs Preterite-present verbs i-mutation Bibliography Place names Britain Countries and Continents Cardinal numbers and the calendar AEnglisc - English English - AEnglisc

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Book SynopsisSuitable for instructors and independent language students, this title provides the answers to the exercises.

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Book SynopsisThis succinct and authoritative volume is the perfect guide to the many grammatical laws and idiosyncrasies that govern the English Language. Larry Trask writes with remarkable clarity, communicating complex abstract ideas with enviable ease. By focusing only on what is relevant, current and genuinely helpful, THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF GRAMMAR is essential reading for linguists, English Language students, and indeed anyone who writes in English. The Society of Freelance Edtitors and Proofreaders recommended his PUNCTUATION book as ''excellent''.

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Book SynopsisThis accessible and unique approach to grammar comes in two parts: the first section consists of a practical guide on how to understand and use grammar successfully, and the second is an extensive A-Z glossary of grammatical terms. It is ideal for both language students and anyone wanting to improve their written and spoken English.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; SECTION A; SECTION B

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a detailed introduction to the development of the German language from prehistory to the present. This second edition has been extensively revised to include coverage of syntactic change, sociolinguistics, language variation, and language contact, as well as more detailed definitions and background information for beginners.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Joseph Salmons has produced a brilliant and challenging book that is already spurring fruitful discussion and collaboration. This project will give students a real sense of our dynamic field, with its lively debates and intriguing open questions. For many students, Salmonss book and website will be their first taste of Germanic historical linguistics and perhaps their first exposure to linguistics of any kind. It will not be long before many young colleagues start telling us that what first turned them on to the serious study of language was A History of German. * David Fertig. Language, 07/07/14 *an insightful, informative, and inspiring work of scholarship ... A History of German is a major contribution to the fields of historical Germanic linguistics and historical linguistics in general, and it will certainly be useful to readers for many years to come. * John D. Sundquist, Journal of Germanic Linguistics 05/06/15 *The book had its origin in material prepared for university courses, and the authors enthusiasm for the subject, his estimable command of current research, and his desire to communicate it to students are evident throughout. * Martin Durrell, The Modern Language Review 16/04/2014 *I strongly recommend this book to everybody interested in learning and/or teaching the history of German. * Barbara Schlücker, Morphology 18/09/13 *a most welcome addition to the existing literature on the history of the German language ... a joy to read ... an excellent volume. * Tonya Kim Dewey, Beitraege zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur 12/06/15 *Table of Contents1: Introduction: aims and scope 2: The depths of prehistory: up to Indo-European 3: The dawn of history: Germanic up to the earliest direct attestation 4: From Germanic to Old High German: early textual evidence 5: Middle High German: the High Middle Ages 6: Early New High German: richer structural evidence and socio-historical context 7: New High German: recent and ongoing change 8: Conclusion: interpreting the significance of the past for us References

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Book SynopsisThis fast-track introduction to syntax assumes no prior knowledge of linguistic theory. It is designed for specialist undergraduates and for those coming to linguistics for the first time as graduates, including students in computational science, artificial intelligence, and psychology.Trade ReviewAdger truly manages to achieve a good balance between a formal theoretical model and its empirical coverage. Each chapter includes excellent problem sets and a list of further readings... The author takes a lot of time to illustrate each derivation step by step, thus helping students to see the workings of a formal syntactic system. Another very positive characteristic is the approach to crosslinguistic variation, which is given consistently in terms of features.... I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants a text that presents minimalist syntax in a clear way and with data from a vast array of languages." * Artemis Alexiadou, Language *This book is intended as an introduction to three things. Firstly, the fact that syntax should be carried out using a consistent set of theoretical assumptions. Secondly, as the title says, 'core' areas of syntax are covered. Finally, the methodology of theory formation is emphasised as well. Overall I would say that the book has accomplished these aims admirably. I have found this to be an excellent introduction to Minimalist Syntax, and to syntactic theorising in general. All the ideas are presented clearly. Something I found particularly good was the way examples are worked through in detail, with each instance of feature checking specified. Also, the exercises were well presented, with some particularly difficult areas such as binding dealt with clearly ... This is a high quality textbook, which I would certainly recommend. * Linguist List *Table of Contents1. Core Concepts ; 2. Morphosyntactic Features ; 3. Constituency and Theta Roles ; 4. Representing Phrase Structure ; 5. Functional Categories I: TP ; 6. Subjects and Objects ; 7. Functional Categories II: the DP ; 8. Functional Categories III: CP ; 9. Wh Movement ; 10. Locality

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Book SynopsisOffers an systematic introduction to semantics as applied to transformational grammars of the 'Government-Binding' model. This book covers the fundamental constructions with analyses, and also provides discussion of quantification, binding and anaphora, and ellipsis. It is intended for graduate level introductory courses in semantics.Trade Review"The reader gets the immediate impression that they are being invited to contribute to real work, which is inspiring. The style is easy to read and the exposition of many difficult and confusing topics is very clear. Semantics in Generative Grammer is really an advanced introduction, and is a good example of how advanced-level texts should be organized...essential reading" Jennifer Spenader, University of Groningen, The Netherlands "This elegant and thorough text will take the reader through many of the advances in linguistic semantics during the past 25 years of generative grammar. It is a fine achievement by two of the most prominent researchers, and teachers, of the subject." James Higginbotham, University of Oxford "This book shows that natural language semantics has reached its maturity. A careful and enlightening discussion guides the reader through the intricacies of argument structure, quantification, and binding, some of the very central topics in semantics and in the syntax/semantics interface. Traditional techniques from logic are presented in a way aimed at bringing out what is really important to the study of language. An excellent introduction for the linguist-to-be." Gennaro Chierchia, University of Milan "This superb new introduction to formal semantics in linguistic theory helps and invites teh serious beginner to think through arguments among potential alternatives right from the start. It's a great textbook." Barbara Partee, University of MassachusettsTable of ContentsPreface ix 1 Truth-conditional Semantics and the Fregean Program 1 2 Executing the Fregean Program 13 3 Semantics and Syntax 43 4 More of English: Nonverbal Predicates, Modifiers, Definite Descriptions 61 5 Relative Clauses, Variables, Variable Binding 86 6 Quantifiers: Their Semantic Type 131 7 Quantification and Grammar 178 8 Syntactic and Semantic Constraints on Quantifier Movement 209 9 Bound and Referential Pronouns and Ellipsis 239 10 Syntactic and Semantic Binding 260 11 E-Type Anaphora 277 12 First Steps Towards an Intensional Semantics 299 Index 313

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Book SynopsisFor anyone who wants to become a more effective writer, a more perceptive reader, and a more precise thinker, an understanding of English sentence structure is indispensable. This book shows you how to begin. Using clear and engaging examples from English, it introduces the basic concepts of syntactic structure to readers with no background in linguistics. Starting with simple, familiar phrases, and progressing to more complex sentences, it builds on what we already intuitively know, to provide a step-by-step account of why we understand these examples as we do. It then shows how that understanding can be applied to writing, helping us to avoid some of the common hallmarks of ''bad writing'', such as ambiguity, redundancy, and vagueness. A unique and valuable resource, this book will enrich your understanding of English in ways that will make you a more effective user of the language. Publisher''s note: The e-book edition of this title, like the print editions, contains color. For thosTrade Review'Deeply informed and engagingly presented, these compelling adventures succeed admirably in achieving the author's intention to reveal 'something of the hidden depth and abstract nature of our knowledge of the language we speak' and to show how 'endlessly fascinating' language is – its structure and how we can use it effectively.' Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Arizona'Professor Freidin's book takes the reader on a delightful journey through the intricacies and idiosyncracies of English syntax, while at the same time providing a lucid, non-technical and painless introduction to current syntactic theory. The book should go a long way towards bridging the gap between linguistic theory and the study of English, greatly enriching both areas of study.' Ian Roberts, University of Cambridge'Overall, the book is inspiring for readers with or without linguistic knowledge. For readers without a linguistic background, the book approaches good/bad writing with concrete and detailed syntactic analysis using tree diagrams and color-coded text, which visually helps the readers realize and comprehend the vertical way of decomposing a sentence. For readers with some linguistic background …' Difei Zhang, Linguist List'A marvelous book that should become a classic of the linguistic literature for beginners, but also for those who enjoy discovering new, original and stimulating perspectives on things they believe they know or think they understand. The adventure starts with considerations about familiar and deceptively simple English phrases, such as coordination structures, and progresses to more complex syntactic areas, like questions and ellipsis. When discussing linguistic phenomena, the author is cautious to start from what we intuitively know, developing an extremely careful analysis that explains why the phrases and sentences analyzed are understood as they are. This book is unique in that it helps the reader to get familiar with the subtleties of English syntax and to acquire a basic knowledge of linguistic theory and, at the same time, is intensely pleasurable. I cannot imagine anyone not thinking after reading it, 'I want to be a syntactician' or 'I should have been a syntactician'.' Alain Rouveret, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, Paris-Diderot University'This is a great book. Very clear, very well argued. … for writers in training, it would be extremely valuable. I could easily see this becoming required reading in writing classes at the undergraduate level.' Michael D. Lemonick, Freelance science journalist and Lecturer, Princeton UniversityTable of Contents1. One fish two fish: an adventure in ambiguity; 2. Exceptional students and teachers; 3. Introduction to language and linguistics; 4. A review of a book by two philosophers; 5. Bob is certain to succeed; 6. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a wife; 7. Does every politician who cheats instinctively lie?; 8. Inferior defenses could then, as now, be tackled, as Vernon did at Porto Bello, Exmouth at Algiers, and Seymour at Alexandria; Concluding comment.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Andrew Radford''s outstanding resource for students is a step-by-step, practical introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, written by a globally-renowned expert in the field. Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, Radford outlines key concepts and how they can be used to describe various aspects of English sentence structure. Each chapter contains core modules focusing on a specific topic, a summary recapitulating the main points of the chapter, and a bibliographical section providing references to original source material. This edition has been extensively updated, with new analyses, exercise materials, references and a brand-new chapter on adjuncts. Students will benefit from the online workbook, which contains a vast amount of exercise material for each module, including self-study materials and a student answerbook for these. Teachers will value the extensive PowerPoints outlining module contents and the comprehensive teacher answerbookTable of Contents1. Grammar; 2. Heads, complements and specifiers; 3. Adjuncts; 4. Null constituents; 5. Head movement; 6. Phrasal movement.

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Book SynopsisA New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish is a comprehensive, cohesive and clear guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is written and spoken today in Spain and Latin-America. It includes clear descriptions of all the main grammatical phenomena of Spanish, and their use, illustrated by numerous examples of contemporary Spanish, both Peninsular and Latin-American, formal and informal. Fully revised and updated, the sixth edition is even more relevant to students and teachers of Spanish.The sixth edition includes:â new chapters, providing more detail and examples of key areas of Spanish grammar;â an increased number of Mexican examples to reflect the growing interest in this countryâs variety of Spanish;â new information for readers studying Spanish and French together;â a glossary of grammatical terms including English translations of Spanish terms.The combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage is invaluable for learners at level B2âC2 of the Common European Framework for Languages, and Intermediate HighâAdvanced High on the ACTFL proficiency scales.Trade Review"The sixth edition of A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish equips the multilingual 21st-century learner with the essential tools to master the Spanish language. This new edition amplifies its contrastive approach by incorporating new references to other languages (French, Italian, Portuguese, German...) as well as a wealth of new language samples from the Spanish-speaking world. It also incorporates important references to areas of special difficulty for the anglophone speaker, providing a clear, accessible and comprehensive account of Spanish grammar to the independent learner and maintaining its role as an indispensable companion to language professionals and students of Spanish at all levels." - Javier Muñoz-Basols, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsChapter1 Gender of nouns 2 Plural of nouns 3 The defi nite article 4 The indefi nite article 5 Adjectives6 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs 7 Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns 8 Neuter article and neuter pronouns 9 Possessive adjectives and pronouns 10 Miscellaneous adjectives and pronouns 11 Numerals 12 Personal pronouns, subject 13 Personal pronouns used with prepositions 14 Personal pronouns, object 15 Le/les and lo/la/los/las 16 Forms of Spanish verbs 17 Use of indicative (non-continuous) verb tenses 18 Use of indicative (non-continuous) compound tenses 19 Continuous forms of verbs 20 The subjunctive 21 The imperative 22 The infi nitive 23 Participles 24 The gerund 25 Auxiliary verbs 26 Personal a 27 Negation 28 Questions and exclamations 29 Conditional sentences 30 Pronominal verbs 31 Verbs of becoming 32 Passive and impersonal sentences 33 Ser and estar 34 ‘There is’, ‘there are’, ‘there was’, ‘there were’, etc. 35 Adverbs 36 Expressions of time 37 Conjunctions and discourse markers 38 Prepositions 39 Relative clauses and relative pronouns 40 Nominalizers 41 Cleft sentences 42 Word order 43 Diminutive, augmentative and pejorative suffixes 44 Spelling, accent rules, punctuation and word division Glossary of grammatical terms Bibliography and sources Index of English words Index of grammatical points and Spanish words

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Book SynopsisThe world''s best-selling grammar series for learners of English. Essential Grammar in Use German edition is a self-study reference and practice book for elementary-level learners (A1-B1). The book is simple, easy-to-use and is perfect for independent study, covering all the areas of grammar you need at this level. Every unit includes a translation exercise, allowing you to translate examples of each grammar point from German into English. This new edition, with updated content, also comes with an interactive ebook. The ebook is in English, with the same grammar explanations and exercises found in the printed book, plus other great features such as audio and an easy-to-use answer key.

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Book SynopsisFully updated and revised, this fourth edition of Halliday''s Introduction to Functional Grammar explains the principles of systemic functional grammar, enabling the reader to understand and apply them in any context. Halliday''s innovative approach of engaging with grammar through discourse has become a worldwide phenomenon in linguistics.Updates to the new edition include:  Recent uses of systemic functional linguistics to provide further guidance for students, scholars and researchers More on the ecology of grammar, illustrating how each major system serves to realise a semantic system A systematic indexing and classification of examples More from corpora, thus allowing for easy access to data Halliday''s Introduction to Functional Grammar, Fourth Edition, is the standard reference text for systemic functional linguistics and an ideal introduction for students and scholars interested in the relation betweenTrade Review'...an invaluable presentation of, and rationale for, the central descriptive apparatus of Halliday's systemic-functional grammar of English...essential reading for all students of English textual structure, teeming with insights.' - Michael Toolan, University of Birmingham, UK'Anyone who claims any interst in practical grammar and its relationship to theoretical grammar should certainly familiarise themselves with it.' - Studies in Second Language Acquisition'It is hard to imagine anyone in the field of applied linguistics or ‘linguistics applied’ that does not recognise the ever increasing insights that this 4th edition of SFG continues to give in seeing language from so many different perspectives. Its value for teachers and reseachers is immeasurable.' - J.A. Foley, Assumption University, BangkokTable of ContentsPrefacePART I: THE CLAUSEChapter 1: The architecture of languageChapter 2: Towards a functional grammarChapter 3: Clause as messageChapter 4: Clause as exchangeChapter 5: Clause as representationPART II: ABOVE, BELOW AND BEYOND THE CLAUSEChapter 6: Below the clause: groups and phasesChapter 7: Above the clause: the clause complexChapter 8: Group and phrase complexesChapter 9: Around the clause: cohesion and discourseChapter 10: Beyond the clause: metaphorical modes of expressionReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisDrawing on range of text genres including novels, poems, health forums, holiday guestbooks, prayers, political songs and news stories, each chapter uses cognitive linguistics to shed light on the meanings and meaning-making processes invoked when we encounter texts belonging to different literary and political genres.

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Book Synopsis''Wonderful. You finish the book more alive than ever to the enduring mystery and miracle of that thing that makes us most human'' STEPHEN FRY''Most popular books on language dumb down; Shariatmadari''s smartens things up, and is all the more entertaining for it'' THE SUNDAY TIMES, a Book of the Year''A meaty, rewarding and necessary read'' GUARDIAN''Fascinating and thought-provoking . . . crammed with weird and wonderful facts . . . for anyone who delights in linguistics it''s a richly rewarding read'' MAIL ON SUNDAY - A word''s origin doesn''t tell you what it means today- There are languages that change when your mother-in-law is present- The language you speak could make you more prone to accidents- There''s a special part of the brain that produces swear wordsTaking us on a mind-boggling journey through the science of language, linguist David Shariatmadari uncoverTrade ReviewWonderful. David Shariatmadari wears his deep learning with such an admirable and alluring lightness of touch. He brilliantly swats away the pesky 'language guardian' flies, whose misbegotten pedantries and ignorant persnicketiness are the real threats to living language. You finish the book more alive than ever to the enduring mystery and miracle of that thing that makes us most human, the gift of language that was bestowed upon us so astonishingly recently in evolutionary time and that has made us everything that we are . . . for good or ill -- STEPHEN FRYDavid Shariatmadari translates the often arcane theories of linguistics into a sequence of accessible ideas and theories, making us look afresh at the language we speak and how it structures our intimacies, our thoughts, and our identities. Wry and immensely intelligent, this learned book awakens us to complexities of communication that we too readily ignore, and it does so with both deep scholarship and a light touch -- ANDREW SOLOMONCompletely fascinating and eye-opening. David Shariatmadari is warm, wise and wonderfully steeped in his subject - the perfect guide to the brilliantly strange world of language -- MARINA HYDEA skilful summation of the latest research on how languages emerge, change, convey meaning and influence how we think . . . a meaty, rewarding and necessary read * GUARDIAN *This lucid examination of linguistics entertains as much as it informs . . . above all, this is a generous and enthralling study of the basis of how we communicate -- Alexander Larman * OBSERVER *Fascinating and thought-provoking . . . crammed with weird and wonderful facts. Don't Believe a Word is a serious piece of research, cogently and carefully presented . . . for anyone who delights in linguistics it's a richly rewarding read * MAIL ON SUNDAY *Most popular books on language dumb down; Shariatmadari's smartens things up, and is all the more entertaining for it * THE SUNDAY TIMES, Books of the Year *An illuminating and thought-provoking journey through language -- DEAN BURNETTCome for the myth-busting, stay for the lighthearted introduction to linguistics. David Shariatmadari ably demonstrates that there are plenty of fascinating things to learn about language without indulging in sensationalist headlines. Recommended for both language fans and anyone who enjoys learning about the hidden patterns in everyday life -- GRETCHEN MCCULLOCH, author of BECAUSE INTERNET

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Book SynopsisAppropriate for beginning and advanced students of Biblical Hebrew, this easy-to-use reference provides a concise summary of basic grammar concepts in an accessible format. Condensed into a six-page trifold format, the Biblical Hebrew Grammar Card neatly presents topics such as prefixes, nouns, adjectives, and suffixes, as well as numbers, weights, and measures. The verb charts are straightforward and comprehensive, with hundreds of examples organized according to stem, tense, and root.

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Book SynopsisThe world's greatest authority on language explains the secrets and subtleties of the grammar of English. David Crystal explores its history and varieties, explains its rules and irregularities and shows how to navigate its snares and pitfalls. He gives practical guidance on how grammar is used in different ways for different purposes and in different social settings. In a series of revealing illustrations he also considers what learned and prominent people have said about English grammar over the centuries. Like its three companion volumes Making Sense will appeal to everyone interested in the English language and how to use it.Trade ReviewRefreshing and briskly written ... Crystal shows that grammar is not nearly as tedious as it can seem. * Sunday Times *Previous praise for David Crystal: 'Crystal's book is full of distractions and delights. * Daily Express *If the history of language is a sort of labyrinth, David Crystal is an excellent guide * The Age, Australia *Delicious revelations ... Crystal does an excellent job, not just of tracing the etymology of a word, but of relating it to social history, painting a picture of our times through words * Independent on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisThe book offers a comprehensive overview of current research in Slavic linguistics from a theoretical and experimental perspective and from a variety of languages. The selected papers from the 11th European Conference on Formal Description of Slavic Languages (FDSL 11) that took place at the University of Potsdam in 2015, illustrate the advancement of Slavic linguistic studies and their outreach for the development of general linguistics. The guest paper by Noam Chomsky at the beginning of the book sets a clear sign in this direction and may be taken as an acknowledgement of the field. Table of ContentsWith contributions by Peter Kosta and Teodora Radeva-Bork, Noam Chomsky, Željko Bošković, Neda Todorović and Susi Wurmbrand, Joanna Błaszczak, Julia Bacskai-Atkari, Marcin Wągiel, Aida Talić, Andrew Murphy, Susan Rothstein, Miloje Despic, Peter Kosta, Elena Dimova and Christine Tellier, Gergana Popova and Andrew Spencer, Hagen Pitsch, Margarita Dimitrova, Jacek Witkoś, Olav Mueller-Reichau, Anna Bondaruk, Egor Tsedryk, Keren Khrizman, Boban Arsenijević, Marijana Marelj, Neda Todorovicì, Ana Werkmann Horvat, Jelena Runić, Adrian Stegovec, Irina A. Sekerina, Boban Arsenijević, Franc Lanko Marušič and Jana Willer Gold, Nikola Paillereau and Radek Skarnitzl, Mojmír Dočekal, Irina Stenger, Klára Jágrová, Andrea Fischer and Tania Avgustinova.

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Book SynopsisGrammar in Use is the world's best-selling grammar series for learners of English.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1975, After Babel constituted the first systematic investigation of the theory and processes of translation since the eighteenth century. Both controversial and seminal, it has given rise to a considerable body of secondary literature. For the second edition, George Steiner entirely revised the text, added new and expanded notes, provided a substantially updated bibliography , and wrote a new preface setting the book in the present context of hermeneutics, poetics, and translation studies.Trade ReviewTranslation ... has long needed a champion, and at last in George Steiner it has found a scholar who is a match for the task. * Maurice Cranston, Sunday Times *A masterly and impressive work * Jan Marsh, Daily Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisThis book shows that given the new findings of cognitive linguistics, it is possible to offer a unified account of not only linguistic meaning but also that of meaning in a wide variety of social and cultural phenomena. It is suggested that cognitive linguistics is a much more comprehensive enterprise than is commonly accepted--both inside and outside the field. The book presents a comprehensive account of meaning in many linguistic and cultural phenomena that is crucially based and dependent on cognitive capacities that human understanders and producers of language possess independently of their ability to use language.Trade ReviewThis newest addition to the Kövecses canon will stand as one of his most engaging and conclusive works. Thus, it is highly recommended for all metaphor researchers and scholars. For a broader readership, the book is engaging as well as pedagogical. Thus, it is highly recommended as a fine overall introduction to the cognitive linguistics of metaphor and as an exceptional overview of the important roles of culture, history, and of course, context in figurative communication.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the first full-scale work of its kind in English, Harm Pinkster applies contemporary linguistic theories and the findings of traditional grammar to the study of Latin syntax. He takes a non-technical and principally descriptive approach, based on literary and non-literary texts dating from c.250 BC to c.450 AD. The book contains a wealth of examples to illustrate the grammatical phenomena under discussion, many of them from the works of Plautus and Cicero, alongside extensive references to other sources of examples such as the Oxford Latin Dictionary and the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. This first volume focuses on the simple clause. It begins with an introduction to the sources used and to the approaches and conventions adopted, followed by a description of the basic grammatical concepts. Further chapters offer a thorough account of the features of the Latin simple clause, including verb frames, active vs passive mood, sentence type, negation, and the noun phrase, among maTrade ReviewThis book will become the point of reference for the next century of Latin scholarship For those who think that we already knew enough about Latin grammar, think again. This work is the culmination of decades of research on Latin, enriched by the discovery and publication of new texts and a centurys advances in linguistics. * James Clackson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *P.'s new syntax is detailed, informative and accessible ... P.'s book is an invaluable tool for anyone interested in Latin linguistics. * Wolfgang de Melo, Journal of Roman Studies *Any serious student of Latin will want to become acquainted with this book. One looks forward to the second volume. * Andrew R. Dyck, Classical World *The Oxford Latin Syntax is an essential new reference for researchers in Latin linguistics, classicists, and university students. Non-specialists are introduced to ideas in theoretical linguistics and to the relevant terminology [and] technical concepts such as autocausative, counterfactual, and negator climbing can be easily understood by those outside the field thanks to the numerous examples with translations and notes. * Chiara Fedriani, Incontri Linguistici *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Basic grammatical concepts ; 3. Latin word classes and inflectional categories ; 4. Verb frames ; 5. Active/passive, reflexivity, and intransitivization ; 6. Sentence type and illocutionary force ; 7. The semantic values of the Latin tenses and moods ; 8. Negation ; 9. Syntactic functions of arguments and the categories of constituents that may fulfil them ; 10. Satellites ; 11. The noun phrase ; 12. Cases and prepositions ; 13. Agreement ; References ; Index

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Book SynopsisEmirati Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar offers readers a reference tool for discovering and studying in detail the specific dialect of Arabic spoken in the United Arab Emirates. It covers all major areas of Emirati Arabic grammar, describing in detail its phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic systems. Each grammatical point is illustrated with numerous examples drawn from native Emirati Arabic speakers and is thoroughly discussed providing both accessible and linguistically informed grammatical description.This book is a useful reference for students of Gulf Arabic and/or Modern Standard Arabic or other Arabic dialects with an interest in the dialect spoken in the UAE, researchers interested in Arabic language and linguistics as well as graduate students and scholars interested in Arabic studies.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of TablesList of FiguresList of Abbreviations1 Introduction1.1 Emirati Arabic1.2 Triglossia in the UAE1.3. The Descriptive Approach to Emirati Arabic1.4 Transcription1.5. Glossing1.6. AbbreviationsFurther Reading2 Sounds of Emirati Arabic2.1 Consonants2.2 VowelsFurther Reading3 Phonological Processes3.1 Feature-Level Processes3.2 Segment-Level Processes3.3 Suprasegmental Processes and PhonotacticsFurther Reading4 Morphology and Word Formation4.1 Non-Linear Morphological Processes4.2 Affixation4.3 Reduplication4.4 Compounding4.5 Loanwords4.6 Acronyms, Abbreviations and Blending4.7 Back Formation4.8 ConversionFurther Reading5 Syntactic Categories and Parts of Speech5.1 Nouns5.2 Verbs5.3. Adjectives5.4 Adverbs and Adverbial Expressions5.5 Prepositions5.6. Quantification: Numerals and Quantifiers5.7 Complementizers5.8 PronounsFurther Reading6 The Noun Phrase6.1 Definiteness6.2 Possession6.3 Appositives6.4 Nominal modifiers6.5 Agreement in the Noun Phrase6.6 Demonstratives6.7 Word Order in the Noun PhraseFurther Reading7 The Verb Phrase7.1 The Copular Structure7.2 State Verbs7.3 Experiencer Verbs7.4 Unergative Verbs7.5 Unaccusative Verbs7.6 Ditransitive Verbs7.7 Existential and Possessive Predicates7.8 Raising Predicates7.9 Control Verbs7.10 Reflexive Verbs7.11 Complex Predicates7.12 Causative Verbs7.13 Passive Verbs7.14 Complement-taking VerbsFurther Reading8 Aspect8.1 The Perfective Aspect8.2 The Imperfective Aspect8.3 Participles8.4 Lexical Aspect8.5 Grammatical AspectFurther Reading9 Mood and Modality9.1 Deontic Modality9.2 Epistemic Modality9.3 Dynamic Modality9.4 Modal Adverbs9.5 Verbs Expressing Modality9.6 Evidential Modality9.7 Imperatives9.8 Counterfactuals9.9 Hortatives9.10 OptativesFurther Reading10 Negation10.1 Verbal Negation10.2 Non-Verbal Predicate Negation10.3 The Negative Particle لا laa ‘no’10.4 The Negative Prefix -لا laa- ‘not’ and -غير ɣeer- ‘non-’10.5 Negative Imperatives10.6 Negative Coordination10.7 Negation in Ellipsis10.8 Negative Polarity Items10.9 Negative ConcordFurther reading11 Word Order11.1 Subject-Verb (SV) and Verb-Subject (VS)11.2 Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)11.3 Double Object Constructions11.4 Word Order PermutationFurther reading12 Relative Clauses12.1 Restrictive Relative Clauses12.2 Nonrestrictive Relative Clauses12.3 Free Relative Clauses12.4 Noun Complement ClausesFurther Reading13 Questions13.1 Yes-No Questions13.2 Wh-Questions13.3 Echo Questions13.4 Embedded Questions13.5 Rhetorical Questions13.6 ExclamativesFurther Reading14 Subordination14.1 Temporal Clauses14.2 Reason Clauses14.3 Purpose Clauses14.4 Conditional Clauses14.5 Concessive Clauses14.6 Other Subordinators14.7 ParentheticalsFurther Reading15 Coordination15.1 Conjunction و w-/wa ‘and’15.2 Agreement in Coordination15.3 Fixed Expressions Formed by و w-/wa15.4 Pragmatic Uses of و w-/wa15.5 Informal Use of و w-/wa15.6 بس bas ‘but’15.7 Disjunction ولا wela ‘or’15.8 أو ʔaw ‘or’15.9 ف fa- ‘and then/so’15.10 Contrastive Coordinator أما ʔamma ‘as for’15.11 Comparative Coordinator عن ʕan ‘than’15.12 Negative Coordinator مب mub ‘not’15.13 Correlatives in Coordination15.14 Paratactic CoordinationFurther Reading16 Ellipsis16.1 Gapping16.2 Stripping16.3 NP Ellipsis16.4 VP Ellipsis16.5 PP Ellipsis16.6 Clausal Ellipsis16.7 Comparative Deletion16.8 SluicingFurther Reading17 Interjections17.1 Primary Interjections17.2 Borrowed Interjections17.3 Secondary InterjectionsFurther Reading18 Speech Conventions18.1 Politeness18.2 Terms of Address18.3 General Honorific Terms18.4 Trendy LanguageFurther ReadingGlossary of TermsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisUkrainian: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Ukrainian grammar.The authors have consulted a great number of sources, in addition to a wide range of native speakers. The result is the first true reference grammar of Ukrainian to be published outside Ukraine, it will be the standard reference work for years to come.The volume is organized to enable students of the language to find the information they seek quickly and easily, and to promote a thorough understanding of Ukrainian grammar. It presents the complexities of the language in a systematic and user-friendly form.Features include* detailed tables in each chapter for easy reference* numerous examples throughout* thorough descriptions of all parts of speech* list of grammatical terms in English and Ukrainian* complete descriptions of the word-formational processes of Ukrainian* an overview of past and present changes in the language* bibliography of works Table of ContentsIntroduction, Historical background, Ukrainian today, the lexicon, Shared East Slavonic lexicon, Polish lexicon, Russian lexicon, Ukrainian today, Abbreviations used, Glossary of grammatical terms used in this book, Ukrainian grammatical terms, Basic greetings, Interjections. 1 Sounds and spelling 2 The noun 3 The adjective 4 The pronoun 5 The numeral 6 the verb 7 The adverb and adverbial construction 8 The conjunction. Notes.

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Book SynopsisThe Language of Displayed Art, first published in 1994, is a seminal work in the field of Multimodality and one of the few to be entirely dedicated to the analysis and interpretation of works of art. This book explores the grammar of the visual arts of painting, sculpture and architecture, proposing that as viewers we simultaneously read three different kinds of meaning in them: what is represented (Representational meaning) how it engages us (Modal meaning) how it is composed (Compositional meaning). The second edition features: two new chapters; an extended discussion of Chapter 5 Why Semiotics; and an extended version of Chapter 7 with more illustrations of language forms, discourse norms and genres, as well as non-art visual modes. The book is now accompanied by a CD, created by the author and features a virtual gallery of twenty-eight additional paintings with questions to encourage analysis and interpretaTrade Review'Occasionally a book comes along which takes over your whole field of attention and resets the way you look at some aspect of experience. For me "The Language of Displayed Art" was one such book. It opened up the world of painting, architecture and sculpture, bringing out its dimensions and depth of meaning and adding significantly to my understanding- and therefore to my enjoyment- of familiar and not so familiar works of art.' M.A.K. Halliday, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Sydney, Australia 'My favourite bedtime reading beautifully restored and given a new lease of life... this new colour edition with supporting CD-ROM has at last given this timeless masterpiece of art criticism the limelight it has long deserved. A cultural treasure trove for new acquaintances, for old fans the return of a sorely-missed truly multimodal companion.' Anthony Baldry, University of Messina, Italy Table of Contents1. Semiotics At Work 2. Bodily Perceptions: A Semiotics of Sculpture 3. A Semiotics of Architecture 4. Semiotics Across the Arts

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Swedish National Language Council's Erik Wellander Prize, 2003Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar is an award-winning complete reference guide to modern Swedish grammar. Systematic and accessible, the volume is organised to promote a thorough understanding of Swedish grammar, presenting the complexities of Swedish in a concise and readable form. Explanations are full, clear and free of jargon, and an extensive index, numbered paragraphs, cross-references and summary charts provide readers with easy access to the information they require.Now in its third edition, the text has been comprehensively updated to conform to new standards set in the description of language and to reflect the recommendations of the Language Council of Sweden. It offers an improved layout, completely revised index and more user-friendly paragraph structure. Continuing the tradition of previous editions, the emphasis remains fixed on Swedish in everyday communTrade ReviewPraise for the first edition'This grammar has great assets. The first is that it is compiled by English-speaking people who have an excellent command of Swedish but who know at first hand where the difficulties of learning Swedish lie ... The second is that it represents contemporary Swedish and draws attention to different styles and registers ... a good reliable guide to modern Swedish and should serve as a standard reference of many years.' - Scandinavica"The strong points of this grammar are: (a) it concentrates on everyday informal language; (b) it gives a wealth of examples; (c) by being "unashamedly comparative" it highlights some aspects of the Swedish language that are hardly ever touched upon in Swedish grammars written by native speakers."- Tijdschrift voor Skandinavistiek Praise for the second edition'A vital contribution to the presentation of Swedish to an international audience. The book adopts a valuable external perspective on Swedish, from which native speakers of Swedish can also benefit, and is a major source of knowledge for all of those either within or outside Sweden who teach Swedish as a second language or as a foreign language.' -The Swedish Language Council‘We have in Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar an extraordinarily workable teaching and reference tool that should continue to be a source of linguistic enrichment for many years to come.’ - Marilyn Johns Blackwell, Ohio State University'(T)his is a reference work of the first rank ... Above all, however, this book constitutes the most important international work of reference for everyone with an interest in linguistics in search of detailed information about the morphology and syntax of Swedish.' - SkandinavistikPraise for the first edition'This grammar has great assets. The first is that it is compiled by English-speaking people who have an excellent command of Swedish but who know at first hand where the difficulties of learning Swedish lie ... The second is that it represents contemporary Swedish and draws attention to different styles and registers ... a good reliable guide to modern Swedish and should serve as a standard reference of many years.' - Scandinavica'The strong points of this grammar are: (a) it concentrates on everyday informal language; (b) it gives a wealth of examples; (c) by being "unashamedly comparative" it highlights some aspects of the Swedish language that are hardly ever touched upon in Swedish grammars written by native speakers.'- Tijdschrift voor Skandinavistiek Praise for the second edition'A vital contribution to the presentation of Swedish to an international audience. The book adopts a valuable external perspective on Swedish, from which native speakers of Swedish can also benefit, and is a major source of knowledge for all of those either within or outside Sweden who teach Swedish as a second language or as a foreign language.' -The Swedish Language Council‘We have in Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar an extraordinarily workable teaching and reference tool that should continue to be a source of linguistic enrichment for many years to come.’ - Marilyn Johns Blackwell, Ohio State University'(T)his is a reference work of the first rank ... Above all, however, this book constitutes the most important international work of reference for everyone with an interest in linguistics in search of detailed information about the morphology and syntax of Swedish.' - SkandinavistikPraise for the third edition'A thorough, clear guide to the rules of Swedish grammar… Holmes and Hinchliffe cover everything from basics such as nouns and adjectives to more advanced topics such as interjections and prepositions, and they do it all with ease and clarity. Javisst, this is the best reference book to Swedish grammar you’ll find in English.'- B.J. Epstein, University of East Anglia, UKTable of Contents1. Nouns 2. Adjectives 3. Pronouns 4. Numerals 5. Verbs 6. Adverbs 7. Prepositions 8. Conjunctions 9. Interjections 10 Sentence structure and word order 11. Word formation 12. Orthography 13. Punctuation Linguistic Terms Short Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisNorwegian: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Norwegian (the Bokmål standard). The Grammar is an essential source for the serious student of Norwegian, and for students of comparative linguistics. It is ideal for use in colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.The volume is organised to promote a thorough understanding of Norwegian grammar. It presents the complexities of Norwegian in a concise and readable form. Explanations are full, clear and free of jargon. Throughout, the emphasis is on Norwegian as used by present-day native speakers.An extensive index, numbered paragraphs, cross-references and summary charts provide readers with easy access to the information they require.Trade ReviewThe grammar encourages questions about the understanding and description of grammatical categories in language. In my view, it makes a valuable and practical contribution to presenting Norwegian to an international au-dience, and it should undoubtedly be on a nearby shelf of every student inter-ested in modern Norwegian and comparative linguistics.-- Bukowska, E. (2020), Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift, (1). Tilgjengelig på: http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/NLT/article/view/1796 (åpnet: 9mars2021).Table of ContentsPreface ; Symbols and abbreviations; Introduction: What is Norwegian?; Chapter 1 Nouns; Chapter 2 Adjectives; Chapter 3 Numerals; Chapter 4 Pronouns and determiners; Chapter 5 Verbs; Chapter 6 Adverbs; Chapter 7 Prepositions; Chapter 8 Interjections; Chapter 9 Conjunctions and subjunctions; Chapter 10 Sentence structure and word order; Chapter 11 Word formation; Chapter 12 Orthography; Chapter 13 Punctuation; Appendix 1 Linguistic terms; Appendix 2 English–Norwegian and Norwegian–English linguistic terms; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisGives student and instructors the comprehensive and accessible presentation of ancient Greek. This title features: readings based on actual texts and include unadapted passages from Xenophon, Lysias, Plato, Aristophanes, and Thucydides; composite list of verbs with principal parts, and an appendix of all paradigms; and, English-Greek glossaries.Trade Review"Introduction to Attic Greek is a superb description of Greek grammar." * Classical Journal *"A mine of information." * Classical Review *Table of ContentsPreface How To Use This Book Introduction. The Ancient Greek Language and Attic Greek Unit One. The Alphabet; Pronunciation Unit Two. Accentuation Unit Three. O-Declension Nouns; Prepositions I Unit Four. A-Declension Nouns I; The Article Unit Five. Present Active Indicative of O-Verbs Unit Six. A-Declension Nouns II; Prepositions II Unit Seven. Vowel-Declension Adjectives; Attribution and Predication Unit Eight. Second Person Imperative; Prepositions III; Relative Pronoun and Relative Clauses Unit Nine. Present Infinitive; Two-Ending Adjectives Unit Ten. Present of e? ?; Some Uses of the Genitive and Dative Unit Eleven. Present Middle/Passive Indicative Unit Twelve. Adverbs; Conjunctions; Pronoun ??t?s; Pronominal Article; Prepositions IV Unit Thirteen. Contract Verbs In -??; Demonstratives Unit Fourteen. Consonant-Declension Nouns I Unit Fifteen. Consonant-Declension Nouns II; Interrogative Pronoun Unit Sixteen. Imperfect Indicative Unit Seventeen. Indefinite ??s; Uses of the Accusative Unit Eighteen. Future Active and Middle Indicative Unit Nineteen. Aorist Active and Middle Indicative and Imperative Unit Twenty. Tense and Aspect; Indirect Discourse Unit Twenty-One. Consonant-Declension Nouns III; Personal Pronouns Unit Twenty-Two. Consonant-Declension Adjectives Unit Twenty-Three. Present System of ??-Verbs Unit Twenty-Four. Athematic Aorists Unit Twenty-Five. Adjectives With Variant Stems; Numerals; Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns; Result Constructions Unit Twenty-Six. Participles: Formation and Declension Unit Twenty-Seven. Uses of the Participle I Unit Twenty-Eight. Uses of the Participle II; ??da Unit Twenty-Nine. Aorist Passive and Future Passive Unit Thirty. Contract Verbs In -?? and -??; Further Uses of the Genitive and Dative Unit Thirty-One. Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs Unit Thirty-Two. The Subjunctive Unit Thirty-Three. Formation of the Optative Unit Thirty-Four. Uses of the Optative; Indirect Discourse With ?t?; Indirect Questions and Indirect Interrogative Unit Thirty-Five. Conditional Constructions Unit Thirty-Six. Indicative With ??; Correlatives; More Particles Unit Thirty-Seven. Perfect System Active Unit Thirty-Eight. Perfect System Middle/Passive; A-Contract Nouns Unit Thirty-Nine. Third Person Imperatives; Object Clauses With Verbs of Effort; Athematic Perfects Unit Forty. O-Contract Nouns; Verbal Adjectives In -??s and -???s; Subordinate Clauses In Indirect Discourse; Meanings of Prepositional Prefixes Unit Forty-One. Temporal Clauses With ??s and the Like; ????; Attraction Unit Forty-Two. Contract Vowel-Declension Adjectives; Attic Declension; Assimilation of Mood Appendix A. Table of Contractions Appendix B. Principal Parts Appendix C. Paradigms Greek -- English Glossary English -- Greek Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisUpdated to accompany the second edition of Reading Greek, a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek, this Study Guide includes notes on and translations of the Greek texts that appear in the Text and Vocabulary volume and answers to the exercises in the Grammar and Exercises volume.Trade Review'The quality of this course is now very hard to match indeed.' Journal of Classics TeachingTable of ContentsPreface; 1. The insurance fraud; 2. The glorious past; 3. Athens and Sparta; 4. Lawlessness in Athenian life; 5. 'Socrates corrupts the young'; 6. Socrates and Strepsiades; 7. Socrates and intellectual inquiry; 8. Aristophanes' Birds; 9. Aristophanes' Wasps; 10. Aristophanes' Lysistrata; 11. Aristophanes' Akharnians; 12. Neaira as slave; 13. Neaira as married woman; 14. Guarding a woman's purity; 15. Alkestis in Euripides' play; 16. Official justice: ships, state and individuals; 17. Private justice: trouble down at the farm; 18. How Zeus gave justice to men; 19. The story of Adrastos; 20. Odysseus and Nausikaa.

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Book SynopsisThis new and fully revised edition of the A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar serves as a user-friendly and up-to-date source of information on the morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics of Biblical Hebrew verbs, nouns and other word classes (prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs, modal words, negatives, focus particles, discourse markers, interrogatives and interjections). It also contains one of the most elaborate treatments of Biblical Hebrew word order yet published in a grammar. Compiled by authors with extensive experience in the teaching of Hebrew, the text is rendered both easily accessible and a fascinating examination of the language, building upon the initial publication by incorporating up-to-date developments in the study of the Hebrew Bible. This grammar will be of service both to students who have completed an introductory or intermediate course in Biblical Hebrew, and also to more advanced scholars seeking to take advantage of traditional and recent descTrade Review‘A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar deserves praise for integrating traditional knowledge of Biblical Hebrew with recent thinking in general linguistics. This second and entirely revised edition will continue to serve all those who wish to base biblical exegesis on a sound analysis of the source language.' * JAN JOOSTEN, Regius Professor of Hebrew, Oxford University, United Kingdom *‘This is now the best reference grammar of Biblical Hebrew bar none! The authors have produced and utilised the latest linguistic research to improve every area (phonology, morphology, syntax, macrosyntax) and to expand the grammar so that questions can be answered now that were never answered previously. I endorse this work enthusiastically.’ * PETER J. GENTRY, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA *‘The thoroughly-revised second edition of A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar is without doubt the new gold standard for students and scholars of Biblical Hebrew. Its clear format, accessible prose and comprehensive coverage belie a great deal of linguistic sophistication, though the authors wear their scholarship lightly. They successfully draw from the diversity of contemporary approaches to the study of language – functionalist, formalist, cognitive, typological – yet keep the phenomena of the language itself “front and centre”, making this grammar user-friendly without any loss of complexity.’ * MATTHEW ANSTEY, Charles Sturt University School of Theology, Australia *Christo van der Merwe and Jacobus Naudé's new edition of A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar is fully conversant in contemporary linguistics and grounded in the authors’ deep, intricate knowledge of the language data. Their work needs to be on the digital shelf of anyone studying the Hebrew Bible or biblical languages. This is arguably the most important grammar of Hebrew to be published in several decades. * Michael Aubrey, Linguist, Editor of Koine-Greek.com *Table of ContentsForeword Abbreviations Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – The Hebrew Alphabet and Masoretic Signs Chapter 3 – Word, Clause and Text in Biblical Hebrew: A Survey Chapter 4 – The Verb Chapter 5 – The Noun Chapter 6 – The Other Word Classes Chapter 7 – Word Order Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRevised edition of this successful introduction to English syntax.Trade Review'A second, extended, edition has appeared of Jim Miller's An Introduction to English Syntax, which offers a clear and concise introduction to its topic.[...] As in the first edition, this second edition contains useful exercises at the end of each chapter, as well as a discussion of the exercises at the end of the book.' Year's Work in English Studies 'A second, extended, edition has appeared of Jim Miller's An Introduction to English Syntax, which offers a clear and concise introduction to its topic.[...] As in the first edition, this second edition contains useful exercises at the end of each chapter, as well as a discussion of the exercises at the end of the book.'Table of Contents1. Heads and modifiers 2. Constituent structure 3. Constructions 4. Word classes 5. The Lexicon 6. Clauses and sentences 7. Clauses main and subordinate 8. Clauses finite and non-finite 9. Grammatical functions 10. Syntactic linkage 11. Heads and modifiers revisited 12. Roles 13. Clauses, sentences and text 14. Grammar and semantics: aspect, tense, voice Discussion of the exercises Further reading

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Book SynopsisThis accessible supplementary textbook presents 30 illustrative exegetical insights from the Hebrew Bible, showing students how the grammatical concepts they are learning affect interpretation.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Hebrew Language and Literature Ezekiel 9:4 2. Textual Criticism Genesis 22:13 3. Word Studies Genesis 29:17a 4. Construct Phrases Genesis 29:17b 5. Definiteness Proverbs 31:1 6. Adjectives Haggai 1:4 7. Pronouns 1 2 Kings 8:1b 8. Pronouns 2 2 Kings 8:1a 9. Verb Conjugations 1: qatal = wayyiqtol Exodus 16:34-35 10. Verb Conjugations 2: waqatal = yiqtol Leviticus 16:1-9 11. Verb Conjugations 3: Jussives Ruth 1:8 12. Verb Conjugations 4: Imperatives Leviticus 16:2 13. Verb Conjugations 5: Cohortatives 2 Samuel 24:14 14. Verb Conjugations 6: Active and Passive Participles Jeremiah 20:9 15. Verb Conjugations 7: Infinitive Construct Jeremiah 27:10 16. Verb Conjugations 8: Infinitive Absolute Jeremiah 7:9-10 17. Stative and Fientive Verbs Psalm 93:1 18. Indefinite Subjects and Impersonal Verbs 1 Kings 1:1 19. Verb Stems 1: Voice and Valency Genesis 12:1-3 20. Verb Stems 2: Semantics 2 Samuel 7:1 21. Negations Genesis 3:4; 2:17 22. Prepositions 1: 000 1 Sam. 13:14 23. Prepositions 2: 000 Genesis 2:17 24. Directive 000 Exodus 13:21 25. Verbless Clauses Deuteronomy 6:4 26. Interrogatives Joshua 5:13 27. Particles: 000 Deuteronomy 14:24 28. Temporal Clauses Ruth 1:1 29. Relative Clauses Psalm 119:85 30. Pragmatics: 000 Genesis 1:31 Index

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Book SynopsisModern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook, third edition, is a book of exercises and language tasks to facilitate practice and reinforce language use. Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures, and moves on to practice everyday functions such as making introductions, apologizing, and expressing needs.With an extensive answer key at the back to enable students to check on their progress, main features include: Exercises at various levels of challenge for a broad range of learners Cross-referencing to the related Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar A comprehensive index to exercises alphabetically arranged in terms of structures, functions, and key Chinese structure vocabulary This third edition also offers a revised and expanded selection of exercises including new task-based exercises.Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is ideal for all leaTable of ContentsIntroductionHow to use this bookPart A: Structures1 Overview of Pronunciation and Pinyin Romanization2 Syllable, Meaning, and Word3 The Chinese Writing System: An Overview4 Phrase order in the Mandarin sentence 5 Nouns6 Numbers7 Specifiers and Demonstratives8 Classifiers9 Noun Phrases10 Adjectives and Adjectival Verbs11 Stative Verbs12 Modal Verbs13 Action Verbs14 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases15 Adverbs16 Conjunctions17 Aspect18 Resulative Verbs 19 Directional Verbs 20 把 Bǎ Sentences: The 'Disposal' Construction21 The PassivePart B: Situations and Functions22 Names, Kinship Terms, Titles, and Terms of Address23 Introductions24 Greetings and Goodbyes25 Basic Strategies for Communication26 Telecommunications and E-Communications: Telephones, the Internet, and Social Media27 Negating Information28 Asking questions, Answering Questions, and Reporting Questions29 Expressing Identification, Possession, and Existence 30 Describing People, Places, and Things31 Describing How Actions are Performed32 Indicating Result, Conclusion, Potential, and Extent33 Making Comparisons34 Talking About the Present35 Talking About Habitual Actions36 Talking About the Future37 Indicating Completion and Talking About the Past38 Talking About Change, New Situations, and Changing Situations39 Talking About Duration and Frequency 40 Expressing Additional Information41 Expressing Contrast42 Expressing Sequence43 Expressing Simultaneous Situations44 Expressing Cause and Effect or Reason and Result45 Expressing Conditions46. Expressing ‘Both,’ ‘All,’ ‘Every,’ ‘Any,’ ‘None,’ ‘Not Any,’ and ‘No Matter How’47 Expressing Location and Distance48 Talking about Movement, Directions, and Means of Transportation49 Talking about Clock Time and Calendar Time 50 Expressing Obligation and Prohibitions51 Expressing Commands and Permission52 Expressing Ability and Possibility53 Expressing Desires, Needs, Preferences, and Willingness54 Expressing Knowledge, Advice, and Opinions55 Expressing Fear, Worry, and Anxiety56 Expressing Speaker Attitudes and Perspectives with Interjections and Final Particles57 Topic, Focus, and Emphasis58 Guest and Host59 Giving and Responding to Compliments 60 Expressing Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction61 Expressing Gratitude and Responding to Expressions of Gratitude62 Invitations, Requests, and Refusals63 Expressing Apologies, Regrets, Sympathy, and Bad News64 Expressing Congratulations and Good WishesAnswer Key

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