Grammar & Punctuation

Exploring Nanosyntax provides the first in-depth introduction to the framework of nanosyntax, which originated in the early 2000s as a formal theory of language within Principles and Parameters framework. Deploying a radical implementation of the...

This book explores the topics of English accents and pronunciation. It highlights their connections with several important issues in the study of English in the world, including intelligibility, identity, and globalization. The unifying strand is...

This book presents the most complete exposition of the theory of head-driven phrase structure grammar (HPSG), introduced in the authors' Information-Based Syntax and Semantics. HPSG provides an integration of key ideas from the various disciplines of...

'Book InformationISBN 9780226120904Author William CroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams) 539gDimensions(mm) 23mm * 16mm * 2mm

This volume is the first handbook devoted entirely to the multitude of frameworks adopted in the field of morphology, including Minimalism, Optimality Theory, Network Morphology, Cognitive Grammar, and Canonical Typology. Following an introduction...

The proceedings of FDSL 7, Leipzig 2007, offer current formal investigations into Slavic morphology, semantics, syntax and information structure. In addition to the main conference, FDSL 7 saw the first special Workshop on Slavic Phonology initiated by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783631385814Author Hannes KniffkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 637Imprint Peter Lang AGPublisher Peter Lang AGWeight(grams) 810g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566080637Author Tom ReadyFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 265g

This book provides an in-depth typological account of the forms, functions, and histories of serial verb constructions. Serial verbs, in which several verbs combine to form a single predicate, describe what is conceptualized as a single event. The verbs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554814541Author Cindy L. VittoPage Count 240Imprint Broadview Press LtdPublisher Broadview Press LtdWeight(grams) 450g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788360229422Author Ewa KolaczekFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint PrologPublisher Prolog

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Nonfiction Humor) 2021.Book InformationISBN 9780825309472Author Joseph J. DiorioFormat PaperbackPage Count 193Imprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423248040Author Rachel Berg SchererPage Count 6Imprint Quickstudy Reference GuidesPublisher Barcharts, IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 211mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423248088Author Candace CraigPage Count 6Imprint Quickstudy Reference GuidesPublisher Quickstudy Reference GuidesWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358278153Author Ellen JovinFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 135mm * 36mm

ETpedia Pronunciation is the go-to book for teaching pronunciation. It provides all the key terms and techniques in easy-to-understand terms, and equips teachers with a huge range of creative ideas and activities for pronunciation lessons, whether they...

In Autolexical Syntax, Jerrold M. Sadock argues for a radical departure from the derivational model of grammar that has prevailed in linguistics for thirty years. He offers an alternative theory in which the various components of grammar-in particular...

This book documents the interrogative system of Ikpana, an endangered indigenous Ghana-Togo Mountain language of eastern Ghana also known as Logba. The system is notable in several respects. It exhibits features that buck certain typological trends, act...

Principles of Grammar and Learning is concerned with the nature of linguistic competence and with the cognitive structures underlying its acquisition and use. During the past several decades many linguists and psychologists have come to the conclusion...

In this daring book, the author proposes that artistic and literary forms can be understood as modulations of wave forms in the physical world. By the phrase "natural syntax," he means that physical nature enters human communication literally by way of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767922708Author Bill BrysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 326gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

This volume provides a detailed account of the syntax of expressive language, that is, utterances that express, rather than describe, the emotions and attitudes of the speaker. While the expressive function of natural language has been widely studied in...

This book provides an in-depth typological account of the forms, functions, and histories of serial verb constructions. Serial verbs, in which several verbs combine to form a single predicate, describe what is conceptualized as a single event. The verbs...

This book presents the most complete exposition of the theory of head-driven phrase structure grammar (HPSG), introduced in the authors' Information-Based Syntax and Semantics. HPSG provides an integration of key ideas from the various disciplines of...

Do you commit apostrophe atrocities? Are you tormented by the lie/lay conundrum? Do you find yourself stuck between floaters and danglers? Do your subjects and your verbs refuse to agree? If so, you're not alone. Some of the most prominent...

This book explores the results of language contact in Michif, an endangered Canadian language that is traditionally claimed to combine a French noun phrase with a Cree verb phrase, and is hence usually considered a 'mixed' language. Carrie Gillon and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991167449Author Arlene MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Bigwords101Publisher Bigwords101Weight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Since its first publication in 1991 Liliane Haegeman's Introduction to Government and Binding Theory has become established as the most authoritative introduction to the Principles and Parameters approach to syntactic theory. This new edition has been...

This engaging textbook bridges the gap between traditional and functional grammar. Starting with a traditional approach, students will develop a firm grasp of traditional tools for analysis and learn how SFG (Systemic Functional Grammar) can be used to...

Learn the essential Mandarin Chinese characters and words in everyday use in China! Anyone planning to learn Chinese knows that there are 300 primary characters they must learn to function in China. This systematic introduction to Mandarin is designed to...

The first practical and accessible guide to the art of punctuation for creative writers. Punctuation reveals the writer: haphazard commas, for example, reveal haphazard thinking; clear, lucid breaks reveal clear, lucid thinking. Punctuation can be used...

This book focuses on grammatical inference, presenting classic and modern methods of grammatical inference from the perspective of practitioners. To do so, it employs the Python programming language to present all of the methods discussed. Grammatical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692228760Author Sheldon Lawrence Ph DFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Stillwaters PressPublisher Stillwaters PressWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786188458673Author Tina ZogopoulouFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Ornimi EditionsPublisher Ornimi EditionsWeight(grams) 407g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789630599597Author Gyongyosi LiviaFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Akademiai KiadoPublisher Akademiai KiadoWeight(grams) 401g

This reference grammar provides, for the first time, a description of the grammar of "Mandarin Chinese", the official spoken language of China and Taiwan, in functional terms, focusing on the role and meanings of word-level and sentence-level structures...

Your dissertation is not a hurdle to jump or a battle to fight; as this handbook makes clear, your dissertation is the first of many destinations on the path of your professional career. Destination Dissertation guides you to the successful completion of...

Intermediate Portuguese: A Grammar and Workbook is an accessible reference grammar presenting twenty-two individual grammar points in realistic contexts with practise exercises in each unit designed to reinforce and consolidate learning.This...

With more than 50 years of teaching experience between them, Ilse Depraetere and Chad Langford present a grammar pitched precisely at advanced learners of English who need to understand how the English language really works without getting lost in the...

A Student Grammar of German is an invaluable reference guide for undergraduates and other intermediate and advanced students. Written with the needs of the learner very much in mind, it sets out the grammar of the language in a clear and jargon-free way...