A new approach to English grammar, on semantic principles / R.M.W. Dixon
- Bib ID:
- 1844535
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Dixon, R. M. W. (Robert Malcolm Ward), 1939-
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- Table of contents only
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- Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1991
- xvi, 398 p. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0198242727
- 0198240570
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: A. Introduction: Orientation
- 1 Grammatical sketch.
- B. The semantic types: Noun, adjective and verb types
- 1. Primary-A type verbs
- 2. Primary-B type verbs
- 3. Secondary verb types
- C. Some grammatical topics: Complement clauses
- 1. Transitivity and causatives
- 2. Passives
- 3. Promotion to subject
- 4. GIVE A VERB, HAVE A VERB, and TAKE A VERB constructions
- Appendix: List of adjective and verb types, with sample members
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-375) and index.
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