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  • Adverbs and Modality in English

    de Leo Hoye ...
    This new study on modality in English represents a departure from more traditional approaches to the subject, where the modal auxiliaries have been the usual focus of attention, by examining in detail the nature of their association with different categories of modal adverb. Modality is notoriously complex but the present work offers an accessible introduction to the topic, a comprehensive account ... Leer más

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    Looking for an easy-to-use guide to English grammar? This handy introduction covers all the basics of the subject, using a simple and straightforward style. Students will find the book's step-by-step approach easy to follow and be encouraged by its non-technical language. Requiring no prior knowledge of English grammar, the information is presented in small steps, with objective techniques to help ... Leer más

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  • English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises

    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English grammar. It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, several hundred emails, 500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and ... Leer más

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  • English for Academic Research: Grammar, Usage and Style

    Series series Education (R0)
    This guide is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on the reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English usage, style and grammar. It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, 500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and ... Leer más

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  • The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition

    Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
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  • Grammatical Variation in British English Dialects

    A Study in Corpus-Based Dialectometry

    Series series Studies in English Language
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  • Null Subjects

    Series Libro 137 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    The null subject has always been central to linguistic theory, because it tells us a great deal about the underlying structure of language in the human brain, and about the interface between syntax and semantics. Null subjects exist in languages such as Italian, Chinese, Russian and Greek where the subject of a sentence can be tacitly implied, and is understood from the context. In this systematic ... Leer más

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    Series series Language Workbooks
    In Word Meaning, Richard Hudson introduces readers to the techniques of lexical semantic analysis.Word Meaning:* is based on a problem-solving approach to language* introduces readers to the technical terminology and basic principles associated with the analysis of word meaning* shows students how to apply these terms and principles to English* includes suggestions for further work ... Leer más

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  • Hyperbole in English

    A Corpus-based Study of Exaggeration

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  • The English Noun Phrase

    The Nature of Linguistic Categorization

    Series series Studies in English Language
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