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Dependency Structures from Syntax to Discourse


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English | ISBN: 1032567104 | 2023 | 296 pages | EPUB, PDF | 5 MB + 36 MB
Based on the large corpora of journalistic English, this title examines dependency relations and related properties at both syntactic and discourse levels, seeking to unravel the language patterns of real-life usage.

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An Analytical Concordance of the Verb, the Negation and the Syntax in Egyptian Coffin Texts (2024)


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English | 2004 | ISBN: 9004142134 | PDF | pages: 1960 | 95.7 mb
The present volume is the long-awaited concordance of the Egyptian coffin texts. It forms the sequel to A Hieroglyphic Dictionary of Egyptian Coffin Texts by the same author. In 1961 A. de Buck published his important seven-volume corpus Egyptian Coffin Texts. The importance of these texts is considerable for a variety of reasons; they are one of the most important literary texts of classical Egypt; the many variants greatly enlarge our understanding of grammar and linguistic structures; the coffin texts are magical texts, the effectiveness of which depended upon the exact reproductions of the original spells.

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Exploring the Syntax and Semantics of South Asian Languages


Free Download Usha Udaar Reena Ashem, Gurmeet Kaur, "Exploring the Syntax and Semantics of South Asian Languages"
English | ISBN: 1443873209 | 2017 | 157 pages | PDF | 741 KB
This collection offers fresh perspectives on the syntax and semantics of South Asian languages, drawing on novel data from Meiteilon, Haryanavi, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bangla. It covers three major grammatical aspects: namely, the status of primitive categories, clausal and nominal structure, and case/phi-agreement. All the contributions here provide comprehensive descriptive discussions followed by analyses couched within the generative paradigm, thereby offering detailed and clearly presented linguistic treatments of important issues in South Asian languages.

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Exploring the Syntax and Semantics of South Asian Languages


Free Download Usha Udaar Reena Ashem, Gurmeet Kaur, "Exploring the Syntax and Semantics of South Asian Languages"
English | ISBN: 1443873209 | 2017 | 157 pages | PDF | 741 KB
This collection offers fresh perspectives on the syntax and semantics of South Asian languages, drawing on novel data from Meiteilon, Haryanavi, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bangla. It covers three major grammatical aspects: namely, the status of primitive categories, clausal and nominal structure, and case/phi-agreement. All the contributions here provide comprehensive descriptive discussions followed by analyses couched within the generative paradigm, thereby offering detailed and clearly presented linguistic treatments of important issues in South Asian languages.

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The Syntax of Early English


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English | 2001 | ISBN: 0521556260 | 360 Pages | PDF | 1.4 MB
This book is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods.

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The Syntax of Dutch


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English | 2011 | ISBN: 052187128X | 416 Pages | PDF | 3.2 MB
Dutch is a West-Germanic language closely related to English and German, but its special properties have long aroused interest and debate among students of syntax.

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Minimalist Syntax Exploring the Structure of English


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English | 2004 | ISBN: 052154274X | 528 Pages | PDF | 2.8 MB
Andrew Radford’s latest textbook provides a concise, accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky’s Minimalist Program.

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