Modern English StructureSt. Martin's Press, 1965 - 201 pages The author's intention is to provide 'an introductory textbook on the study of English which shall be useful to elementary students without offending against the standards of professional linguists'. The book recognizes the distinction between lexis and grammar, open systems and closed systems, form and function, along with the acknowledgment of language as speech rather than writing. Advanced students will find some of the chapters interesting, as it conveys something of the current climate in linguistics. |
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Chapter | 1 |
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 8 |
18 Standard English 19 RP 20 Lsimplex and | 16 |
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adjectives adjuncts adverbs analysis articulation called central chapter characteristic class-meaning clauses closed class closed-system items collocate common complement complementary distribution complex conjugation consists consonant constructions contrast David Abercrombie definition described determiners distinction distinguish eaten eating English example expressions form-class form-set formal function genitive gerund given grammatical head Hockett infinitive inflectional instance interrogative intonation contour J. R. Firth kind language lexical meaning lexical verb linguistic forms linked LITTLE TOMMY TUCKER marginal modal modifying morpheme morphological negative non-past non-vocoid Note notion noun-like noun-phrase nouns occur open-class plural ordinary past participle patterning phonemic phrasal verb phrase position preceding predicate prepositions pronouns Randolph Quirk range realised reference relation relationship relative segments sense sentence sequence sounds speakers speech spoken structure suffix superfix suppletive syllabic consonant syllable symbols syntactical tion tongue usage usually utterance variable variation verb-forms verb-phrase vocal vocoids vowels words