The Present Perfect and the Preterite in Late Modern and Contemporary English

The Present Perfect and the Preterite in Late Modern and Contemporary English

Author: Xinyue Yao

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2024-03-15

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9027248605

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This book examines developments in the use of the present perfect and the preterite in Late Modern and contemporary English, with a focus on American and British English. Drawing on neo-Gricean pragmatics, it proposes a novel and principled analysis of the verb forms’ context-independent meanings and context-dependent inferences. State-of-the-art corpus linguistic methods are used to track their functional changes over two and a half centuries. The book presents new evidence of grammatical change and offers a compelling, contact-based account of regional variation. It brings together the insights of various fields, including formal semantics, historical linguistics, linguistic typology, and variationist sociolinguistics.


The Perfect and the Preterite in Contemporary and Earlier English

The Perfect and the Preterite in Contemporary and Earlier English

Author: Johan Elsness

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-07-11

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 3110810263

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The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.


Grammaire raisonnée

Grammaire raisonnée

Author: Sylvie Persec

Publisher: Editions OPHRYS

Published: 2006-08-09

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9782708009202

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Par rapport à la version précédente, elle propose un texte révisé ; de nouveaux exercices en deux niveaux : niveau 1 consolidation des bases, révision (classes de seconde), niveau 2 approfondissement (classes de première et terminale). Un exercice sur deux est en auto-corrigé : pour une plus grande autonomie de l'élève et un travail préparatoire aux exercices non-corrigés. Les exercices non-corrigés peuvent être faits sous la direction du professeur ou proposés dans le cadre d'une évaluation. Les points de grammaires sont abordés sur la page de gauche. Description et mise en relation des faits de langue, comparaison d'énoncés, paraphrases et transformations. Mais aussi afin de fixer les connaissances, tableaux récapitulatifs, listes (verbes d'état, verbes suivis du gérondif ou de l'infinitif, verbes prépositionnels, noms indénombrables, etc.) Les exercices se trouvent sur la page de droite. Tableaux de classement et d'analyse d'énoncés pour une meilleure compréhension de la valeur des formes, manipulations, réécriture, transformation d'énoncés pour la fixation des formes grammaticales, textes à compléter (avec notes de vocabulaire), questions à choix multiples, thème grammatical. Un index des difficultés repérées par le mot-clé est donné en fin d'ouvrage. Les termes d'origine linguistique sont présentés de façon simple dans un glossaire. Les corrigés des exercices sont également donnés en fin d'ouvrage. Les exercices qui ne sont pas en auto-corrigé dans l'ouvrage sont présentés corrigés dans un livret annexe.


An Historical Syntax of the English Language

An Historical Syntax of the English Language

Author: Museo Di Roma

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-05-08

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 9004531378

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Frederik Theodor Visser's An Historical Syntax of the English Language, published in four massive volumes between 1963 and 1973, is certainly one of the cornerstones of research in English linguistics. Visser's achievements can hardly be overestimated. Before the advent of modern corpus linguistics, he compiled a remarkable wealth of detailed philological data from all periods of English and combined this with current grammatical analyses of his time. This has made this publications an indispensable resource for anyone investigating the history of English syntax. This reproduction of Visser's volumes is more than welcome, and timely, as the volumes have been out of print for quite some time and were sometimes a little bit difficult to navigate. Having a searchable and easy-to- use online version, although maybe not perfect, available now means a revival for scholarship that celebrates its fiftieth birthday without losing any of its relevance.


English-French Translation

English-French Translation

Author: Christophe Gagne

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-30

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1317553470

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English-French Translation: A Practical Manual allows advanced learners of French to develop their translation and writing skills. This book provides a deeper understanding of French grammatical structures, the nuances of different styles and registers and helps increase knowledge of vocabulary and idiomatic language. The manual provides a wealth of practical tasks based around carefully selected extracts from the diverse text types students are likely to encounter, from literary and expository, to persuasive and journalistic. A mix of shorter targeted activities and lengthier translation pieces guides learners through the complexities and challenges of translation from English into French. This comprehensive manual is ideal for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in French language and translation.


Grammaire explicative de l'anglais

Grammaire explicative de l'anglais

Author: Paul Larreya

Publisher: Pearson Education France

Published: 2014-05-23

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 2326000706

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À la fois instrument d'apprentissage méthodique et ouvrage de référence, cette édition revue et enrichie apporte une réponse aux multiples problèmes ponctuels que l'on est amené à se poser quand on pratique l'anglais parlé ou écrit, pour comprendre ou pour s'exprimer.