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  • Lexical-Functional Syntax

    by Joan Bresnan, Ash Asudeh, Ida Toivonen, Stephen Wechsler ...
    Series series Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics
    Lexical-Functional Syntax, 2nd Edition, the definitive text for Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) with a focus on syntax, is updated to reflect recent developments in the field.Provides both an introduction to LFG and a synthesis of major theoretical developments in lexical-functional syntax over the past few decadesIncludes in-depth discussions of a large number of syntactic phenomena from ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

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  • English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises

    by Adrian Wallwork ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English grammar. It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, several hundred emails, 500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • English Words and Sentences

    An Introduction

    by Eva Duran Eppler, Gabriel Ozón ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to the English Language
    Hands-on, theory-neutral and non-technical, this textbook is a basic introduction to the structure of English words and sentences. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistic analysis, it presents the facts in a straightforward manner and offers a step-by-step guide from small to large building blocks of language. Every chapter contains numerous exercises and discussion questions, which provide ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Functional Grammar in the ESL Classroom

    Noticing, Exploring and Practicing

    by R. Jones, G. Lock ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    A set of easy to use techniques helps students discover for themselves how grammar works in real world contexts and how grammatical choices are not just about form but about meaning. Sample teaching ideas, covering a wide range of grammatical topics including verb tense, voice, reference and the organization of texts, accompanies each procedure. ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Comparative Constructions in Spanish and French Syntax

    by Susan Price ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Syntax
    This study, first published in 1990, presents a comprehensive description of the comparative constructions of Spanish and French, and shows that the apparently numerous differences in their syntactic realisations can be accounted for by general constraints on the expression of comparison. There is also a discussion of parallel constructions in other Romance languages, showing that these languages ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Preparing and Delivering Scientific Presentations

    A Complete Guide for International Medical Scientists

    by John Giba, Ramón Ribes ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    The latest in Springer's "Medical English" series, aimed at health care professionals who need English for their work but do not speak English on a day-to-day basis. Although much of the information provided will be useful for scientists of all backgrounds and nationalities, the book is aimed especially at non-native English-speaking physicians and biomedical scientists. It offers clear advice on ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Semantics of Compounding

    Edited by Pius ten Hacken ...
    The question of how to determine the meaning of compounds was prominent in early generative morphology, but lost importance after the late 1970s. In the past decade, it has been revived by the emergence of a number of frameworks that are better suited to studying this question than earlier ones. In this book, three frameworks for studying the semantics of compounding are presented by their ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • Language Between Description and Prescription

    Verbs and Verb Categories in Nineteenth-Century Grammars of English

    by Lieselotte Anderwald ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in the History of English
    Language Between Description and Prescription is an empirical, quantitative and qualitative study of nineteenth-century English grammar writing, and of nineteenth-century language change. Based on 258 grammar books from Britain and North America, the book investigates whether grammar writers of the time noticed the language changing around them, and how they reacted. In particular, Lieselotte ... Read more

    $147.99 CAD

  • Locality Domains in the Spanish Determiner Phrase

    by M. Emma Ticio ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Examining its subject from a generative perspective, this highly detailed text deals with the syntax of nominal expressions. It focuses on empirical data taken from the Spanish language, though the author goes further to draw conclusions of wider theoretical interest from material culled from other languages too.The book considers crucial phenomena in the nominal domain, such as extraction out of ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Bad Language

    Are Some Words Better Than Others?

    by Edwin Battistella ...
    Is today's language at an all-time low? Are pronunciations like cawfee and chawklit bad English? Is slang like my bad or hook up improper? Is it incorrect to mix English and Spanish, as in Yo quiero Taco Bell? Can you write Who do you trust? rather than Whom do you trust? Linguist Edwin Battistella takes a hard look at traditional notions of bad language, arguing that they are often based in ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Direct Objects and Language Acquisition

    by Ana Teresa Pérez-Leroux, Mihaela Pirvulescu, Yves Roberge ...
    Series Book 152 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    Direct object omission is a general occurrence, observed in varying degrees across the world's languages. The expression of verbal transitivity in small children begins with the regular use of verbs without their object, even where object omissions are illicit in the ambient language. Grounded in generative grammar and learnability theory, this book presents a comprehensive view of experimental ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles

    Volume 4. Syntax (third volume)

    by Otto Jespersen ...
    Series series Otto Jespersen
    This book was first published in 1954, A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics. ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD