Introduction to the Theory of GrammarIntroduction to the Theory of Grammar makes available to teachers and students of syntax a comprehensive critical review of the main results of present day grammatical theory and shows how they were achieved. |
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... linguistics since the mid sixties , our history also covers what is presently understood about the theory of grammar . In that sense , this is an introductory book , addressed to teachers and students as well as to anyone inter- ested ...
... linguistics since the mid sixties , our history also covers what is presently understood about the theory of grammar . In that sense , this is an introductory book , addressed to teachers and students as well as to anyone inter- ested ...
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... Linguistics : An Introduction to Language and Communication . Second edition . Cambridge , MA : MIT Press . Allen , C. L. ( 1977 ) . Topics in diachronic English syntax . Doctoral dissertation , University of Massachusetts , Amherst ...
... Linguistics : An Introduction to Language and Communication . Second edition . Cambridge , MA : MIT Press . Allen , C. L. ( 1977 ) . Topics in diachronic English syntax . Doctoral dissertation , University of Massachusetts , Amherst ...
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... Linguistics in the Morning Calm . Seoul : Hanshin . Riemsdijk , H. C. van ( 1983 ) . The case of German adjectives . In F. Heny and B. Richards , eds . , Linguistic Categories : Auxiliaries and Related Puzzles I. Dor- drecht : Reidel ...
... Linguistics in the Morning Calm . Seoul : Hanshin . Riemsdijk , H. C. van ( 1983 ) . The case of German adjectives . In F. Heny and B. Richards , eds . , Linguistic Categories : Auxiliaries and Related Puzzles I. Dor- drecht : Reidel ...
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