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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts -...

Designed for young learners, this French grammar book is a great introduction to the basics of the language. With clear explanations and engaging exercises, it will help children build a solid foundation for further study.This work has been selected by...

Cette grammaire française est conçue sur un plan très méthodique et contient de nombreux exercices d'orthographe, de syntaxe et de ponctuation. Elle est destinée aux étudiants qui souhaitent améliorer leur français.This work has been selected by scholars...

This book is an essential guide to English grammar and sentence construction. Tweed and Tower take a step-by-step approach to teaching grammar, starting with simple sentences and gradually building up to more complex ones. They provide plenty of examples...

In this book, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer reviews common errors in English speech and spelling, and provides guidance on how to avoid them. He discusses the roots of these errors, and the causes behind them. The book also features exercises and quizzes to...

Pollard's Advanced Speller is a classic text on American spelling and vocabulary. In Part 1, author Rebecca Smith Pollard provides detailed instruction and practice exercises for advanced spellers, covering topics such as word roots, suffixes, and...

Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die englische Grammatik und richtet sich an alle, die ihre sprachlichen Kenntnisse verbessern möchten. Von einfachen Grundlagen wie der Verwendung von Substantiven und Adjektiven bis hin zu komplexen...

Un livre amusant et facile à utiliser qui présente des exercices d'orthographe en français conçus pour améliorer la grammaire et le style d'écriture. Parfait pour les étudiants et les personnes qui cherchent à améliorer leur français écrit.This work has...

This classic grammar of the Dutch language is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and anyone seeking to master this complex and beautiful language. Originally published in the 17th century, it has been revised and updated over the years to...

This concise yet comprehensive guide to Italian grammar is an invaluable resource for students at any level. With a focus on practical usage and clear explanations of even the most complex grammatical concepts, this book provides a solid foundation for...

This comprehensive guide to English grammar is an essential resource for students and educators alike. Written by L. Direy and A. Foggo, it covers all aspects of grammar from the basics to the most advanced concepts. Complete with helpful examples and...

This book by F. J. Bouvier is a comprehensive guide to French grammar, designed for use in schools and private tutoring. It covers all aspects of the French language, including grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. This book is an essential resource...

A comprehensive guide to English grammar, Morris's Grammar covers everything from parts of speech to sentence structure. Whether you are a student looking to improve your writing or a professional seeking to brush up on the finer points of language, this...

This comprehensive guide to English grammar, written by George W. Bartle in the mid-19th century, covers all aspects of the language, from syntax to punctuation. With clear explanations and numerous examples, Bartle ensures that readers have a solid...

Although proficiency in vocabulary has long been recognized as basic to reading proficiency, there has been a paucity of research on vocabulary teaching and learning over the last two decades. Recognizing this, the U.S. Department of Education recently...

The articles collected in this book are concerned with the issues of restrictiveness and learnability within generative grammar, specifically, within Chomsky's 'Extended Standard Theory'. These issues have been central to...

1.1. AIMS AND ASSUMPTIONS This book presents an analysis of infinitival complement constructions in Old French (OF) from the perspective of the Government-Binding (GB) framework. It aims, therefore, to establish within the...

Is your poor English holding you back?Bad English is like bad breath—when people notice it, they’re too polite to tell you about it. In Break the Language Barrier!, I’m not polite. In plain language, I tell you what’s wrong and...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increased popularity of learning Chinese as a second language, there is a demand for a guide to Chinese grammar...

Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increased popularity of learning Chinese as a second language, there is a demand for a guide to Chinese grammar that's...

This textbook provides an innovative introduction to core areas of grammar: a systematic guide to the structure of English, arranged hierarchically from the word to the sentence to the paragraph level. Using a linguistic framework, activities and...

Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increased popularity of learning Chinese as a second language, there is a demand for a guide to Chinese grammar that's...

"Geschichten auf Deutsch für Ausländer" ist eine Sammlung von 20 leicht verständlichen Geschichten, speziell für Deutschlernende Anfänger konzipiert. Die Geschichten sind in einfacher Sprache verfasst und präsentieren Figuren und Situationen, mit denen...

Bravery, seamanship, and technological expertise have long been linked with the maritime profession, a field of tremendous historical and contemporary importance. Eloquence, however, is an aspect of this profession that is frequently overlooked despite...

Ugandan English is influenced by indigenous Ugandan languages. Left dislocation is used more in Ugandan English than in Standard English. In Ugandan English, prepositions are overwhelmingly used like in Standard English. The use of the progressive aspect...

The book presents the analysis of the tripartite deictics, -s, -t and -n, in the Bulgarian Rhodope dialect. The comparison with the temporal values in nominals in other languages explains the relation between the speakers, temporality and consequences on...

The volume deals with valency phenomena in verbs and complex deverbal lexical structures (nominalizations, adjectivizations and synthetic compounds) in a variety of languages (English, Polish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Greek, Hebrew, Ga and Bantu languages)...

Die Monographie präsentiert, wie Metaphern, Metonymien, Metaphtonymien, sprachliches und enzyklopädisches Wissen sowie mentale Bilder die anhand eines Korpus ermittelten Bedeutungen von Idiomen konstituieren. Damit leistet das Buch einen Beitrag zu der...

Das Buch vergleicht potentielle Internationalismen (formal und inhaltlich ähnliche Lexeme) im Hinblick auf die Ähnlichkeit (Kongruenz) ihrer Schreibung. Die vorgestellten Kriterien zur Bestimmung von Kongruenz erlauben die Berechnung von Kongruenzwerten...

El libro estudia los contactos lingüísticos que ocurren, principalmente en el área andina, en el nivel léxico. Quechua, puquina, culle, quichua, cañari, náhuatl y el llamado "esmeraldeño" se tratan en sus relaciones mutuas y en su interacción con el...

Der vorliegende Band versammelt ausgewählte Beiträge, die ein aktuelles Bild der Forschungsansätze und -projekte der Germanistik in Schweden vermitteln. Er belegt, dass der Begriff der Emotionen sich als geeigneter Ausgangspunkt für den Dialog von...

Das Buch stellt ein neues Modell eines Valenz- und Konstruktionswörterbuchs vor. Die Neuerung besteht vor allem darin, dass Ergänzungen des Verbs als Einheit aufgehoben, in Mitgaben, Beigaben und Zugaben aufgespalten und gemäß ihrem jeweiligen Status...

Syntactic dependencies are often non-local: They can involve two positions in a syntactic structure whose correspondence cannot be captured by invoking concepts like minimal clause or predicate/argument structure. Relevant phenomena include long-distance...

Covering linguistic research on empty categories over more than three decades, this monograph presents the result of an in-depth syntactic and focus-theoretical investigation of ellipsis in generative grammar. The phenomenon of ellipsis most generally...

English Grammar might seem difficult. It gets easier with examples and comparisons. You can master English grammar through conversational exercises. They will help you with everyday life in an English environment. The method was tested for several years...

English Grammar might seem difficult. It gets easier with carefully chosen examples and comparisons. You can master English grammar through conversational exercises. They will help you with everyday life in an English environment. Method tested for many...

Ready to become a Spanish grammar master?Your journey towards mastering Spanish will require overcoming one important milestone: dominating its grammar. And with over 500 million speakers worldwide, knowing the ins and outs of Spanish grammar will open...

Ladies (and yes, Gentlemen too)... You can shape your future, on your terms, with 100% authentic communication.Communication expert Crista F. Benavídez didn’t always know how to speak her mind without losing it, and she hasn’t always...

As a young boy is walking through the mountains in search of a gift for his mother’s birthday, he comes across an ancient looking home. An old lady beckons him inside and asks him to find “Hua Ma”. As he leaves, he finds himself...

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE MONEY - WITH YOUR MOUTH? Inside these pages, discover: 21 specific descriptions that show you exactly how to make money, Exactly what you can expect to be paid as a professional speaker in various settings, The fastest, easiest way...

Overview: This grammar book is specifically designed for individuals preparing for standardized tests such as TOEFL, IELTS, and SAT. It provides a comprehensive and targeted approach to mastering key grammar concepts essential for success in these...

Learn beginner Italian grammar painlessly with step-by-step lessons that focus on the essentials and help you build a learning habit. Inside "Italian Grammar for Beginners" you'll find: 25 beginner-level Italian grammar lessons: This...

2016 Reprint of 1963 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Ragusa provides all the grammar needed for speech and comprehension, providing only the essentials required for basic conversation. ...