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Analyzing English Grammar

by: Klammer, Thomas P.; Schulz, Muriel R.; Della Volpe, Angela

Analyzing English Grammar

by: Klammer, Thomas P.; Schulz, Muriel R.; Della Volpe, Angela

ISBN 13:
9780321426185
ISBN 10:
0321426185
Edition: 5th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

This advanced grammar text encourage readers to think critically about grammar and exposes them to a variety of linguistic theories.

Preface

Introduction

(18)

What Is Grammar?

(4)

Grammar Versus Usage

(2)

Descriptive Grammars

(2)

Grammatical Prototypes

(3)

Learning About Grammar

(2)

Aids to Learning About Language

(2)

Diagramming

(1)

IC Analysis

(1)

Phrase Structure Trees

(1)

Suggestions for Reading This Book

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Endnotes

(1)

Varieties of English

(18)

Regional Dialects

(2)

Social Dialects

(2)

Standard American English

(3)

Styles

(2)

Second Language Acquisition

(2)

English in an International Context

(3)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Endnotes

(1)

The Morphology of English

(26)

Morphemes

(5)

Allomorphs

(1)

Inflectional Morphemes

(7)

Noun Inflections

(2)

Verb Inflections

(3)

Adjective and Adverb Inflections

(1)

Functional Shift

(2)

Derivational Morphemes

(4)

Form Classes and Structure Classes

(1)

A Word About Words

(2)

Summary

(1)

Review Exercises

(3)

Key Terms

(1)

Form-Class Words

(32)

Form and Function

(2)

Forms with Overlapping Functions

(1)

Nouns

(4)

Prototypes and Peripheral Cases

(1)

Subclasses and Features

(3)

Noun Subclasses

(2)

Verbs

(3)

Verb Subclasses

(1)

Adjectives

(5)

Adjective Subclasses

(2)

Adverbs

(4)

Adverb Subclasses

(1)

Analyzing Form and Function

(6)

Comments and Suggestions

(3)

Summary

(1)

Review Exercises

(2)

Key Terms

(1)

Endnote

(2)

Structure-Class Words

(58)

Structure-Class Versus Form-Class Words

(4)

Determiners

(7)

Diagrams and Trees

104

(2)

Auxiliaries

106

(5)

Modal Auxiliaries

106

(1)

Have

107

(1)

108

(1)

109

(1)

Diagrams and Trees

110

(1)

Qualifiers

111

(6)

Diagrams and Trees

113

(4)

Prepositions

117

(6)

Diagrams and Trees

118

(2)

Differences Between Prepositions and Adverbs

120

(1)

Differences Between Prepositions and Verb Particles

121

(1)

Differences Between Verb Particles and Adverbs

122

(1)

Pronouns

123

(10)

Pronouns as Noun-Phrase Substitutes

123

(1)

Personal Pronouns

124

(4)

Reflexive Pronouns

128

(1)

Reciprocal Pronouns

129

(1)

Indefinite Pronouns

130

(3)

Conjunctions

133

(11)

Coordinating Conjunctions

133

(3)

Conjunctive Adverbs

136

(1)

Subordinating Conjunctions

137

(7)

Relatives

144

(3)

Interrogatives

147

(1)

Summary

148

(1)

Review Exercises

149

(2)

Key Terms

151

(1)

Endnote

151

(2)

Phrases

153

(44)

Subjects and Predicates

153

(6)

Form and Function

159

(1)

Recognizing Phrase Types

160

(6)

The Main Verb Phrase

166

(26)

Creating Verb Phrases

171

(8)

Time, Tense, and Aspect

179

(1)

Simple Tenses

179

(1)

Modals

180

(1)

Finite and Nonfinite Verb Forms

180

(2)

Compound Verb Forms---Perfect and Progressive

182

(6)

The Meaning of Modals

188

(1)

Other Auxiliaries

188

(2)

Have and Be as Main Verbs

190

(2)

Summary

192

(2)

Review Exercises

194

(2)

Key Terms

196

(1)

Endnotes

196

(1)

Five Basic Sentence Types

197

(42)

Binary Structure

198

(2)

Type I---The Intransitive Type

200

(7)

Types II, III, and IV---Linking (Copular) Verbs

207

(14)

Type II---The Verb Be Requiring Adverbs of Time or Place

207

(5)

Type III---The Linking Verb Type with Adjectival Subject Complement

212

(5)

Type IV---The Linking Verb Type with Nominal Subject Complement

217

(4)

Type V---The Transitive Type

221

(12)

Transitive Verbs with Reflexive and Reciprocal Direct Objects

225

(1)

Transitive Verbs with Object Complements

226

(2)

Distinguishing Between Transitive and Linking Verb Sentence Types

228

(2)

Verbs That Function in More Than One Sentence Type

230

(3)

Summary

233

(3)

Review Exercises

236

(1)

Key Terms

237

(2)

Basic Sentence Transformations

239

(46)

The Indirect Object Transformation

240

(6)

Indirect Objects and Object Complements

243

(3)

The Passive Transformation

246

(11)

Direct and Indirect Objects

250

(7)

Other Transformations

257

(1)

Negative Sentences

258

(8)

Negative Sentences with Auxiliary Verbs

259

(1)

Negative Sentences with Be

260

(1)

Negative Sentences Without Auxiliary Verbs or Be

260

(6)

Interrogative Sentences

266

(13)

Yes/No Questions

266

(4)

Wh-Questions

270

(9)

Imperative Sentences

279

(3)

Verbs in Imperative Sentences

280

(2)

Summary

282

(1)

Review Exercises

282

(2)

Key Terms

284

(1)

Finite Verb Clauses, Part I: Adverbial and Adjectival Clauses

285

(38)

Sentence Varieties

287

(4)

Subordinate Clauses

291

(8)

Diagramming Subordinate Clauses

295

(3)

Subordinate Clauses That Can Function Adverbially or Adjectivally

298

(1)

Relative Clauses

299

(20)

Relative Clauses Within Prepositional Phrases

302

(1)

Diagramming Relative Clauses

303

(5)

The Omission of Relative Pronouns

308

(2)

Relative Adverbs

310

(2)

Relative Clauses Contrasted with Adverbial Subordinate Clauses

312

(3)

Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Relative Clauses

315

(4)

Summary

319

(1)

Review Exercises

320

(2)

Key Terms

322

(1)

Endnote

322

(1)

Finite Verb Clauses, Part II: Nominal Clauses

323

(30)

Thai-Clauses

323

(14)

Differences Between Relative Clauses and Nominal That-Clauses

326

(2)

Appositive That-Clauses

328

(1)

Relative Clauses and Deletion Transformations: Appositives

329

(4)

Functions of Nominal That-Clauses

333

(1)

Diagramming Nominal That-Clauses

334

(3)

Interrogative Clauses

337

(6)

Diagramming Interrogative Clauses

341

(2)

Rhetorical Problems in Using Dependent Clauses

343

(6)

Elliptical Dependent Clauses

346

(1)

Nominal Clauses---The Omission of That

347

(2)

Summary

349

(1)

Review Exercises

349

(2)

Key Terms

351

(2)

Nonfinite Verb Phrases, Part I: Infinitive Phrases

353

(24)

Infinitive Phrases

355

(12)

Diagramming Infinitive Phrases

358

(4)

Clauses Embedded Within Infinitive Phrases

362

(1)

Passive Infinitives

363

(2)

Infinitives Without To

365

(2)

Functions of Infinitive Phrases

367

(4)

Adverbial Infinitives

367

(1)

Adjectival Infinitives

368

(1)

Nominal Infinitives

369

(2)

Differences Between Infinitives and Prepositional Phrases

371

(1)

Peripheral Case---Ought To

372

(1)

Summary

373

(1)

Review Exercises

373

(3)

Key Terms

376

(1)

Endnote

376

(1)

Nonfinite Verb Phrases, Part II: Participle and Gerund Phrases

377

(38)

Present Participle Phrases

377

(11)

Functions of Present Participle Phrases

380

(1)

Diagramming Present Participle Phrases

381

(5)

Differences Between Present Participles and Adjectives

386

(2)

Gerunds

388

(8)

Functions of Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

389

(3)

Differences Between Gerunds and Present Participles

392

(1)

Differences Between Gerunds and Nouns

393

(1)

Differences Between Gerunds and Participles

394

(2)

Past Participle Phrases

396

(12)

Functions of Past Participle Phrases

398

(1)

Differences Between Adjectival and Adverbial Past Participles

398

(1)

Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Participle Phrases

399

(3)

Differences Between Past Participles and Adjectives

402

(6)

Nominative Absolutes

408

(2)

Summary

410

(1)

Review Exercises

411

(3)

Key Terms

414

(1)

APPENDIX: The Sounds of American English

415

(19)

Consonants of English

416

(4)

Allophones

420

(2)

Vowels of English

422

(6)

American Pronunciation

428

(1)

Pronunciation and Spelling

429

(2)

Phonics and Phonemic Awareness

431

(1)

Summary

432

(1)

Review Exercises

432

(1)

Key Terms

433

(1)

Glossary

434

(9)

Index

443

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