Possessives in English

Possessives in English

Author: John R. Taylor

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780198299820

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Taylor provides an in-depth analysis of possessive constructions in English in terms of Cognitive Grammar, as developed by Ronald Langacker and others. He also provides a wide-ranging critique of alternative analyses, especially those derived from the Chomskyan school.


Grammar By Diagram - Second Edition

Grammar By Diagram - Second Edition

Author: Cindy L. Vitto

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2006-07-10

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9781551117782

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Grammar by Diagram, second edition is a book designed for anyone who wishes to improve grammatical understanding and skill. Using traditional sentence diagraming as a visual tool, the book explains how to expand simple sentences into compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences, and how to employ verbals (infinitives, gerunds, and participles) and other structures for additional variety. The text addresses the most frequent usage errors by explaining how to distinguish between adjectives and adverbs; how to avoid problems of pronoun case, agreement, and consistency; how to ensure that verbs will agree with their subjects and will be appropriate in terms of tense, aspect, voice, and mood; and how to phrase sentences to avoid errors in parallelism or placement of modifiers. Six appendices incorporate further exercises, a summary of key basics from the text, and supplemental material not included in the body of the text but useful for quick reference. This new edition includes additional exercises and has been revised and updated throughout.


Overcoming Jealousy and Possessiveness

Overcoming Jealousy and Possessiveness

Author: Paul A. Hauck

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1981-01-01

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780664243746

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Explains the causes of jealousy, indicates the point at which it becomes a dangerous obsession, and gives advice on coping with unreasonable possessiveness


The Syntax of the Be-possessive

The Syntax of the Be-possessive

Author: Hakyung Jung

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9027255555

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This book is the first attempt to provide a unified account of the "be-"possessive syntax and its extension to the modal and the perfect constructions in Russian/North Russian within a generative framework. Apparently diverse constructions are construed as deriving from the "have/be" parameter, which depends on the utilization of the prepositional complementizer with a Case feature. The "be"-perfect structure provides an adequate environment where ergativity is encoded via verbal nominalization. The relevance of the "be"-perfect structure for a split ergative pattern shows that the ergative system is a syntactically conditioned phenomenon rather than a purely morphological diversity. This volume also offers the diachronic study of the "be"-syntax, investigating the evolution of the "be"-perfect and "be"-modal constructions, which has rarely been explored within a formal framework. Concrete scenarios are proposed for the developmental paths of the "be"-perfect and the "be"-modal constructions, based on textual evidence in old North Russian.


30 Graphic Organizers for Writing Grades 5-8

30 Graphic Organizers for Writing Grades 5-8

Author: Christi E. Parker

Publisher: Shell Education

Published: 2006-07-01

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 142580389X

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Provides fresh, new graphic organizers to help students read, write, and comprehend content area materials. Helps students organize and retain information.


Nominalizations, Double Genitives and Possessives

Nominalizations, Double Genitives and Possessives

Author: Anja Šarić

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2018-10-22

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 3110621037

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The goal of this work is twofold. First, it aims to account for double genitive constructions in Serbian. Second, it aims to re-evaluate the DP hypothesis in light of their existence in Serbian. Based on evidence from the categorial status of possessives, argumenthood in the nominal domain, the morphosyntactic structure of nominalizations, and the assignment of the genitive case, it is argued that DP projection must be assumed in Serbian.


Tinrin Grammar

Tinrin Grammar

Author: Midori Osumi

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780824816292

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This book presents an analysis of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Tinrin, a previously undescribed Melanesian language of southern New Caledonia.


The Copyeditor's Handbook

The Copyeditor's Handbook

Author: Amy Einsohn

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005-12-07

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 9780520932562

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The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. Addressed to copyeditors in book publishing and corporate communications, this thoughtful handbook explains what copyeditors do, what they look for when they edit a manuscript, and how they develop the editorial judgment needed to make sound decisions. This revised edition reflects the most recent editions of The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.), the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.).