The Be/have Variation with Intransitives in English
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| Total Pages | : 544 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : English language |
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The Be/have Variation with Intransitives in English
| Author | : Mats Rydén |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 282 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
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Syntactic Change in Late Modern English
| Author | : Erik Smitterberg |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2021-11-25 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1108637078 |
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Syntactic Change in Late Modern English presents a stability paradox to linguists; despite the many social changes that took place between 1700 and 1900, the language appeared to be structurally stable during this period. This book resolves this paradox by presenting a new, idiolect-centred perspective on language change, and shows how this framework is applicable to change in any language. It then demonstrates how an idiolect-centred framework can be reconciled with corpus-linguistic methodology through four original case studies. These concern colloquialization (the process by which oral features spread to writing) and densification (the process by which meaning is condensed into shorter linguistic units), two types of change that characterize Modern English. The case studies also shed light on the role of genre and gender in language change and contribute to the discussion of how to operationalize frequency in corpus linguistics. This study will be essential reading for researchers in historical linguistics, corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
| Author | : Manik Joshi |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 126 |
| Release | : 2021-03-21 |
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A verb can be described as transitive or intransitive based on whether it requires an object to express a complete thought or not. A transitive verb is a verb that requires (takes or allows) an object to receive the action. "Object" may be in the form of a noun, phrase, or pronoun that refers to the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. A sentence with a transitive verb can generally be changed into passive voice (however, sometimes a transitive verb cannot be used in the passive voice). A transitive verb can't stand alone with only a subject. An intransitive verb does not take an object. However, there may take prepositional phrases or adverbs. Adding adverbs or prepositional phrases modifies the verb but doesn't change its meaning. A sentence with an intransitive verb can never be changed into a passive voice. Some verbs have multiple meanings and can be transitive or intransitive, depending on the sense in which they are used. In some instances, a verb may require an object, while in others it does not require an object. -- Based on their transitive or/and intransitive uses, verbs may be categorized as follows: 01. Verbs that are usually used only transitively for all their meanings/senses. - 02. Verbs that are usually used only intransitively for all their meanings/senses. - 03. Verbs that are usually used both transitively and intransitively for all their meanings/senses. - 04. Verbs that are used only transitively for one or more particular meanings/senses and also used only intransitively for one or more particular meanings/senses. - 05. Verbs that are used only transitively for one or more particular meanings/senses and also used both transitively and intransitively for one or more particular meanings/senses. - 06. Verbs that are used only intransitively for one or more particular meanings/senses and also used both transitively and intransitively for one or more particular meanings/senses. - 07. Verbs that are used only transitively for one or more particular meanings/senses and also used only intransitively for one or more particular meanings/senses and also used both transitively and intransitively for one or more particular meanings/senses. -- You will find the detailed list of verbs under each of these 7 categories. (Very Important Note: Verbs have been generally categorized based on their usual meanings/senses. You may find some variation with the other resources.) In this book, you will find the list of transitive verbs that may take two objects. You will also find the list of transitive and intransitive verbs that are used with prepositional phrases or adverbs. - Following are some verbs that are usually used only transitively for all their meanings/senses: abandon / abase / typecast / typeset / outrun / rerun / overlay / underpay / misspend / rend / withhold / behold / outgrow / befall / underlie / outdo / abbreviate / abduct / abet / abhor / abolish / abominate / abrade / abridge / abrogate / absent / absolve / absorb / abstract / abuse / accent / accentuate / access / accompany / accomplish / accost / account / accredit / accuse / acquaint / acquire / acquit / action / actuate / addle / address / adduce / adjudge / adjure / administer / admire / adore / adorn / adulterate / adumbrate / advantage / advocate / aerate / affect / affirm -- Following are some Verbs that are usually used only intransitively for all their meanings/senses: abscond / abseil / abstain / accede / acquiesce / adhere / alight / amble / apologize / fall / dwell / appeal / appear / arc / arise / arrive / aspire / assent / atone / atrophy / augur / backfire / backpack / back-pedal / backspace / backtrack / balloon / banter / barf / bargain / barrel / bask / bay / beef / beetle / belly / bellyache / belong / bet / bicker / bicycle / bifurcate / billet / billow / binge / biodegrade / bitch / bivouac / blabber / blare
Late Modern English Syntax
| Author | : Marianne Hundt |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 409 |
| Release | : 2014-08-14 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1107032792 |
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Using increasingly sophisticated databases, this volume explores grammatical usage from the Late Modern period in a broad context.
Language Between Description and Prescription
| Author | : Lieselotte Anderwald |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2016-06-02 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0190270683 |
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Language Between Description and Prescription is an empirical, quantitative and qualitative study of nineteenth-century English grammar writing, and of nineteenth-century language change. Based on 258 grammar books from Britain and North America, the book investigates whether grammar writers of the time noticed the language changing around them, and how they reacted. In particular, Lieselotte Anderwald demonstrates that not all features undergoing change were noticed in the first place, those that were noticed were not necessarily criticized, and some recessive features were not upheld as correct. The features investigated come from the verb phrase and include in particular variable past tense forms, which -although noticed-often went uncommented, and where variation was acknowledged; the decline of the be-perfect, where the older form (the be-perfect) was criticized emphatically, and corrected; the rise of the progressive, which was embraced enthusiastically, and which was even upheld as a symbol of national superiority, at least in Britain; the rise of the progressive passive, which was one of the most violently hated constructions of the time, and the rise of the get-passive, which was only rarely commented on, and even more rarely in negative terms. Throughout the book, nineteenth-century grammarians are given a voice, and the discussions in grammar books of the time are portrayed. The book's quantitative approach makes it possible to examine majority and minority positions in the discourse community of nineteenth-century grammar writers, and the changes in accepted opinion over time. The terms of the debate are also investigated, and linked to the wider cultural climate of the time. Although grammar writing in the nineteenth century was very openly prescriptivist, the studies in this book show that many prescriptive dicta contained interesting grains of descriptive detail, and that eventually prescriptivism had only a small-scale, short-term effect on the actual language used.
The Be/have Variation with Intransitives in English
| Author | : Britt Erman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Conversation |
| ISBN | : 9789122008699 |
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The Cambridge Handbook of English Corpus Linguistics
| Author | : Douglas Biber |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 757 |
| Release | : 2015-06-25 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1316298701 |
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The Cambridge Handbook of English Corpus Linguistics (CHECL) surveys the breadth of corpus-based linguistic research on English, including chapters on collocations, phraseology, grammatical variation, historical change, and the description of registers and dialects. The most innovative aspects of the CHECL are its emphasis on critical discussion, its explicit evaluation of the state of the art in each sub-discipline, and the inclusion of empirical case studies. While each chapter includes a broad survey of previous research, the primary focus is on a detailed description of the most important corpus-based studies in this area, with discussion of what those studies found, and why they are important. Each chapter also includes a critical discussion of the corpus-based methods employed for research in this area, as well as an explicit summary of new findings and discoveries.
From Data to Evidence in English Language Research
| Author | : Carla Suhr |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2019-01-07 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9004390650 |
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From Data to Evidence in English Language Research offers new insights into the ways in which developments in linguistic corpora and other digital data sources can be used to extend and re-evaluate research questions in English linguistics.
Sociolinguistic Variation
| Author | : Carmen Fought |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 231 |
| Release | : 2004-08-05 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0195170393 |
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"This volume provides crucial guidance for anyone interested in doing research on sociolinguistic variation."--Jacket.
