UID:
almafu_9959240036402883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 348 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-15707-2
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1-280-56778-3
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0-511-24143-7
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0-511-24206-9
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0-511-24038-4
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0-511-33170-3
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0-511-60724-5
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0-511-24091-0
Series Statement:
Studies in English language
Content:
Speakers of British and American English display some striking differences in their use of grammar. In this detailed survey, John Algeo considers questions such as: •Who lives on a street, and who lives in a street? •Who takes a bath, and who has a bath? •Who says Neither do I, and who says Nor do I? •After 'thank you', who says Not at all and who says You're welcome? •Whose team are on the ball, and whose team isn't? Containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, collected over the past twenty years, this is a clear and highly organized guide to the differences - and the similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers. Written for those with no prior knowledge of linguistics, it shows how these grammatical differences are linked mainly to particular words, and provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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British and American as national varieties -- Differences between British and American -- The basis of this study -- Sources of comparative statistics and citations -- Conventions and organization of this study -- Verbs -- Determiners -- Nouns -- Pronouns -- Adjectives -- Adverbs -- Qualifiers -- Prepositions -- Conjunctions -- Interjections -- Complementation -- Mandative constructions -- Expanded predicates -- Concord -- Propredicates -- Tag questions -- Miscellaneous.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-37993-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-37137-6
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511607240
