nam a22 c 4500 z.engram2/834010590 nljbp 241011113640.2 cr ||||||||||| 141111s1993 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 0093018295 9789027273888 (e-Book) (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp PE1106 428.2 20 CF bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh Givon, T. author English Grammar A function-based introduction Volume II T. Givón Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1993 ©1993 1 online resource (xv, 363 pp.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 7. Verbal complements -- 8. Voice and de-transitivization -- 9. Relative clauses -- 10. Contrastive focus constructions -- 11. Topicalizing constructions -- 12. Non-declarative speech acts -- 13. Inter-clausal connections and discourse coherence The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume II continues with syntactic and communicative complexity: embedded clauses – verb complements, relative clauses; detransitive voice – passive, anti-passive, impersonal and middle voice, reflexive and reciprocal constructions; focus and topic constructions; nondeclarative speech acts. It closes with interclausal connectivity: conjoined and subordinate clauses, the grammar of discourse coherence, clause chains and thematic paragraphs. Provided by publisher. English linguistics Functional linguistics Germanic linguistics Syntax Givón, T. author Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1993 9789027220998 Paperback version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1993 9789027221162 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/z.engram2 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027273888