The Philosophy of Grammar / Edition 1

by Otto Jespersen

Overview

This book was first published in 1924.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415402576
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/16/2006
Series:	Otto Jespersen
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Otto Jespersen (1860-1943), an authority on the growth and structure of language, was the Chair of the English Department at the University of Copenhagen.

Table of Contents

1. Living grammar 2. Systematic grammar 3. Systematic grammar (continued) 4. Parts of speech 5. Substantive and adjectives 6. Parts of speech (concluded) 7. The three ranks 8. Junction and nexus 9. Various kinds of nexus 10. Nexus-substantives. Final words on nexus 11. Subject and predicate 12. Object. Active and passive 13. Case 14. Number 15. Number (concluded) 16. Person 17. Sex and Gender 18. Comparison 19. Time and tense 20. Time and tense (concluded 21. Direct and indirect speech 22. Classification of utterances 23. Moods 24. Negation 25. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

First published in 1924, this is linguist Jespersen's (1860-1943) critical overview of the full gamut of grammatical concepts, with special attention to discrepancies between grammatical categories and their notional counterparts and the reasons for those discrepancies. With a new introduction and index by James D. McCawley. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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