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Routledge Library Editions: Syntax eBook Series

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  • Topics in French Syntax

    by Geraldine Legendre ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Syntax
    The main goal of this study, first published in 1994, is to present a substantial part of the grammar of French. This goal is achieved by bringing together two aspects of syntactic investigation. First, the study focuses on a vast range of French clausal phenomena, including Object Raising constructions, Causative constructions of various types, Impersonal constructions, amongst many others. ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

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    The Essential Guide to Good English

    by Joseph Piercy ...
    Everything you need to know about the 25 essential rules of English grammar.English grammar is often said to be over-complicated and difficult to get to grips with but the truth is that, while there are certain rules that should be obeyed, the language evolves and develops over time – and quite rightly so.In this useful book, Joseph Piercy outlines the 25 rules that should be adhered to in written ... Read more

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  • English for Academic Research: Grammar, Usage and Style

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

    $34.99 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

  • English for Writing Research Papers

    by Adrian Wallwork ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Publishing your research in an international journal is key to your success in academia. This guide is based on a study of over 1000 manuscripts and reviewers' reports revealing why papers written by non-native researchers are often rejected due to problems with English usage and poor structure and content.With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and examples taken from published and unpublished papers ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Contrastiveness in Information Structure, Alternatives and Scalar Implicatures

    Edited by Manfred Krifka, Chungmin Lee, Ferenc Kiefer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    A group of authors containing both leading authorities and young researchers addresses a number of issues of contrastiveness, polarity items and exhaustivity, quantificational expressions and the implicatures they generate, and the interaction between semantic operators and speech acts. The 19 contributions provide insights on the interplay between semantics and pragmatics. The volume’s reach is ... Read more

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  • Formal Models in the Study of Language

    Applications in Interdisciplinary Contexts

    Edited by Cristina Grisot, Christopher Laenzlinger, Joanna Blochowiak, Stephanie Durrleman ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume presents articles that focus on the application of formal models in the study of language in a variety of innovative ways, and is dedicated to Jacques Moeschler, professor at University of Geneva, to mark the occasion of his 60th birthday. The contributions, by seasoned and budding linguists of all different linguistic backgrounds, reflect Jacques Moeschler’s diverse and visionary ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Noun Phrases and Nominalizations

    The Syntax of DPs

    by T. Siloni ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Noun Phrases and Nominalizations: The Syntax of DPs is a theoretical study of nominal expressions which covers central aspects of their syntax that have not been approached with concurrent tools in recent years. The study examines the functional structure, offers a structural definition of syntactic nominalization, and carefully draws the border line between the lexical nominalizing mechanism and ... Read more

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  • Verb Movement and the Syntax of Kashmiri

    by R.M. Bhatt ...
    Series Book 46 - Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
    1 Kashmiri is not "non-Configurational" 45 3. 1 . 1 Agreement 51 3 . 1. 2 Binding Theory 52 3. 1. 3 Distribution of PRO 56 3 . 1. 4 Additional Evidence 57 3. 1. 4. 1 Weak Crossover (WCO) 57 3. 1. 4. 2 Constituent Fronting 60 3. 1. 4. 3 Superiority-Like Effects 62 3. 2 Word Order Constraints: Kashmiri Phrase Structure 64 3. 2. 1 N-complements 65 3. 2. 2 Postpositions 67 3. 2. 3 Adjectives 67 3. 2. ... Read more

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  • Misadventures in the English Language

    by Caroline Taggart ...
    Misadventures in the English Language looks at some of the controversial aspects of English usage – grammar, vocabulary and punctuation – and tries to assess what matters and what doesn’t.Looking at why it pays to be precise in your punctuation – the hackneyed examples of ‘Let’s eat Grandma’ and ‘Eats, Shoots and Leaves’ show how a comma can make all the difference – why tautologies are simply ... Read more

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  • Text, Time, and Context

    Selected Papers of Carlota S. Smith

    Edited by Richard P. Meier, Helen Aristar-Dry, Emilie Destruel ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Carlota S. Smith was a key figure in linguistic research and a pioneering woman in generative linguistics. This selection of papers focuses on the research into tense, aspect, and discourse that Smith completed while Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin.Smith’s early work in English syntax is still cited today, and her early career also yielded key research on language ... Read more

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  • Describing Verb Valency

    Practical and Theoretical Issues

    by Mário Alberto Perini ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The elaboration of linguistic theories depends on the existence of adequate descriptions of particular languages; otherwise theories will be poorly grounded on empirical data. This book starts from theoretical points of wide acceptance among linguists and goes on to present a descriptive metalanguage, able to express the facts of verb valency, which constitute one of the core areas in linguistic ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD