Format:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (364 p.))
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780511607240
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0521379938
,
0521371376
,
9780521371377
,
9780521379939
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 publishers bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Feb 2013)
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 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; 1 Verbs; 2 Determiners; 3 Nouns; 4 Pronouns; 5 Adjectives; 6 Adverbs; 7 Qualifiers; 8 Prepositions; 9 Conjunctions; 10 Interjections; 11 Complementation; 12 Mandative constructions; 13 Expanded predicates; 14 Concord; 15 Propredicates; 16 Tag questions; 17 Miscellaneous
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Bibliography of British book citation sourcesBibliography of studies, dictionaries, and corpora; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521371377
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-052-137-137-7
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Englisch
;
Amerikanisches Englisch
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511607240
URL:
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