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Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts

Author : Susan Strauss
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131766504X
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts written by Susan Strauss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts: A Discourse-Based Approach to English Grammar is a book for language teachers and learners that focuses on the meanings of grammatical constructions within discourse, rather than on language as structure governed by rigid rules. This text emphasizes the ways in which users of language construct meaning, express viewpoints, and depict imageries using the conceptual, meaning-filled categories that underlie all of grammar. Written by a team of authors with years of experience teaching grammar to future teachers of English, this book puts grammar in the context of real language and illustrates grammar in use through an abundance of authentic data examples. Each chapter also provides a variety of activities that focus on grammar, genre, discourse, and meaning, which can be used as they are or can be adapted for classroom practice. The activities are also designed to raise awareness about discourse, grammar, and meaning in all facets of everyday life, and can be used as springboards for upper high school, undergraduate, and graduate level research projects and inquiry-based grammatical analysis. Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts is an ideal textbook for those in the areas of teacher education, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, second language teaching, ESL, EFL, and communications who are looking to teach and learn grammar from a dynamic perspective.

Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning

Author : Marcello Giovanelli
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317646940
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Book Synopsis Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning by : Marcello Giovanelli

Download or read book Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning written by Marcello Giovanelli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning introduces teachers to some basic ideas from the increasingly popular field of cognitive linguistics as a way of explaining and teaching key grammatical concepts. Particularly suitable for those teaching post-16 English Language, this book offers a methodology for teaching key aspects of linguistic form and an extensive set of learning activities. Written by an experienced linguist and teacher, this book contains: · an evaluation of current approaches to the teaching of grammar and linguistic form · a revised pedagogy based on principles from cognitive science and cognitive linguistics · a comprehensive set of activities and resources to support the teaching of key linguistic topics and text types · a detailed set of suggestions for further reading and a guide to available resources Arguing for the use of drama, role play, gesture, energy dynamics, and visual and spatial representations as ways of enabling students to understand grammatical features, this book explores and analyses language use in a range of text types, genres and contexts. This innovative approach to teaching aspects of grammar is aimed at English teachers, student teachers and teacher trainers.

Introduction to the Grammar of English

Author : Rodney Huddleston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521297042
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Introduction to the Grammar of English by : Rodney Huddleston

Download or read book Introduction to the Grammar of English written by Rodney Huddleston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1984-09-27 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for students without knowledge of linguistics and unfamiliar with "traditional" grammar, this text concentrates on providing a much needed foundation in Standard English in preparation for more advanced work in theoretical linguistics.

Focus on Grammar and Meaning

Author : Luciana C. de Oliverira
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0194002845
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis Focus on Grammar and Meaning by : Luciana C. de Oliverira

Download or read book Focus on Grammar and Meaning written by Luciana C. de Oliverira and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focus on Grammar and Meaning explores how to teach grammar effectively to second or foreign language learners aged 5–18. It provides teachers with research insights that will help them to reflect on their classroom practice and enable them to experiment with different ways of teaching grammar. Taking a ‘systemic-functional’ approach, the authors emphasize the importance of linking language and meaning in teaching. Key research studies on grammar instruction are featured, examples from real classroom practice are examined, and activities are provided to help teachers relate the content to their own teaching context. Additional online resources at www.oup.com/elt/teacher/fogm Luciana C. de Oliveira is Associate Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Mary J. Schleppegrell is Professor of Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Defining Language

Author : Geoff Barnbrook
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027296170
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Defining Language by : Geoff Barnbrook

Download or read book Defining Language written by Geoff Barnbrook and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2002-10-24 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definition is a basic activity of language, of particular importance to linguists because of its use of language to describe itself. Beyond this inherent significance as a crucial element of language study, definitions also provide a rich potential source of the information needed for Natural Language Processing systems. This book describes an investigation of the subset of general language used in definition sentences and the development of a taxonomy of definition types, a grammar of definition sentences and parsing software which can extract their functional components. The work is based on definition sentences used in one of the dictionaries from the Cobuild range, and the book includes a brief history of the development of monolingual English dictionaries, an assessment of the concepts of sublanguages and local grammars and a full exploration of the results of the analysis and of the present and future applications of the taxonomy, grammar and parser.

Meaning-centered Grammar

Author : Craig Hancock
Publisher : Equinox
ISBN 13 : 9781904768104
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book Meaning-centered Grammar written by Craig Hancock and published by Equinox. This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rather than narrowly dividing language between correct and incorrect, this book promotes a respect for the power and usefulness of language in all its forms. It draws from a number of linguistic grammars, traditional grammar, and contemporary composition theory, yet achieves a unified synthesis by seeing each of these as ways to understand the language itself and its natural, inherent, meaning-making grammatical system. The book draws heavily on real world writing, including authors like Annie Dillard, Richard Rodriguez, John McPhee, Alice Walker, Tim O'Brien, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Cornel West. Though the book is primarily a linguistically based exploration, the final two chapters move into the practical world of real world application in writing (including punctuation) and reading (grammatical analysis.) It does not stop at the isolated sentence, but considers ways in which grammar works in longer passages and in harmony with rhetorical purposes. Its direct focus is on developing an understanding of language and not on directly changing language behavior. It should be of great interest to writing teachers or grammar teachers looking for alternatives to narrow prescriptive approaches or the disinterested descriptions of much contemporary linguistics.

Grammar, Meaning and Pragmatics

Author : Frank Brisard
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027207828
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Grammar, Meaning and Pragmatics by : Frank Brisard

Download or read book Grammar, Meaning and Pragmatics written by Frank Brisard and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ten volumes of "Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights" focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While other volumes select philosophical, cognitive, cultural, social, variational, interactional, or discursive points of view, this fifth volume looks at the field of linguistic pragmatics from a primarily grammatical angle. That is, it asks in which particular sense a variety of older and more recent functional (rather than generative) models of grammar relate to the study of language in use: how this affects their general outlook on language structure, whether issues of language use inform the very makeup of these models or are merely included as possible research themes, and how far the actual integration of pragmatics ultimately goes (is it a module/layer or is the model truly usage-based ?). Each of the authors presenting these models has taken systematic care to highlight the relevant problems and focus on the implications of considering pragmatic phenomena from the point of view of grammar. Furthermore, a limited number of chapters deal with traditional topics in the grammatical literature, and specifically those which are called pragmatic because they either are not strictly concerned with truth (semantics), or receive their (truth) value only from an interaction with context. In the introduction, these theories and topics are set up against the historical background of a gradually changing attitude, on the part of grammarians, towards questions of linguistic knowledge and behavior, and the role of learning in their relationship."

Grammar and Meaning

Author : Sally Humphrey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781875622917
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (229 download)

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Book Synopsis Grammar and Meaning by : Sally Humphrey

Download or read book Grammar and Meaning written by Sally Humphrey and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this bestseller aims to help teachers build their knowledge of the grammatical resources of the English language system and apply that knowledge to their teaching practice. It supports the Australian Curriculum: English and existing state-based syllabus documents, and is designed to complement Beverly Derewianka's A New Grammar Companion for Teachers. Each chapter assists teachers to engage actively with the material covered in the Derewianka text, and to apply their developing knowledge and skill to their teaching practice

The Building Blocks of Meaning

Author : Michele Prandi
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789027223654
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book The Building Blocks of Meaning written by Michele Prandi and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shaping of complex meanings depends on punctual and relational coding and inferencing. Coding is viewed as a vector which can run either from expression to content or from concepts to (linguistic) forms to mark independent conceptual relations. While coding relies on systematic resources internal to language, inferencing essentially depends on a layered system of autonomous shared conceptual structures, which include both cognitive models and consistency criteria grounded in a natural ontology. Inference guided by coding is not a residual pragmatic device but it is a direct way to long-term conceptual structures that guide the connection of meanings. The interaction of linguistic forms and concepts is particularly clear in conceptual conflict where conflictual complex meanings provide insights into the roots of significance and the linguistic structure of metaphors. Complementing a formal analysis of linguistic structures with a substantive analysis of conceptual structures, a philosophical grammar provides insights from both formal and functional approaches toward a more profound understanding of how language works in constructing and communicating complex meanings. This monograph is ideally addressed to linguists, philosophers and psychologists interested in language as symbolic form and as an instrument of human action rooted in a complex conceptual and cognitive landscape.

Real Grammar

Author : Carl Eldridge
Publisher : Inhouse Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781925497670
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Real Grammar written by Carl Eldridge and published by Inhouse Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real Grammar takes a fresh approach to English grammar. Real Grammar gives you freedom to communicate effectively in English with clarity and confidence.Traditional grammar books tell you what people say.Real Grammar explains why we say it.Learning why will allow you to truly understand English. You will discover the core concepts of English and gain a deeper understanding of how English works. Once you understand the simple connected core concepts of English, you can use them in a variety of situations to express a wide range of ideas. Real Grammar explores English grammar in a logical way, connecting what you learn with what you already know.Real Grammar features:- Simple explanations- Clear diagrams- Real life examples- Meaningful practiceReal Grammar as a teaching resource:As teachers, we want our students to use what they learn in class when they communicate in English. Knowing grammatical structures is one thing, but being able to use them in a natural way can prove challenging. The key is to get the student to understand why.This is done by:- Presenting grammar concepts clearly.- Comparing the new grammar concept to similar grammar concepts the student is already aware of. This helps the students understand the similarities and differences, developing their ability to apply grammar in a way that communicates their thoughts clearly.- Expanding into uses in other situations. We present other contexts that a part of speech is used in, guiding the student to reason, come to their own conclusions, and discover why.Real Grammar includes explanations and practice activities that can be taught as grammar lessons or can be easily integrated into other English classes.www.realgrammar.com

Construction Grammar and its Application to English

Author : Martin Hilpert
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748675868
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Construction Grammar and its Application to English written by Martin Hilpert and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction Grammar explains how knowledge of language is organized in speakers' minds. The central and radical claim of Construction Grammar is that linguistic knowledge can be fully described as knowledge of constructions, which are defined as symbolic units that connect a linguistic form with meaning.

Syntactic Structures

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3112316002
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (123 download)

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Book Synopsis Syntactic Structures by : Noam Chomsky

Download or read book Syntactic Structures written by Noam Chomsky and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "Syntactic Structures".

Understanding English Grammar

Author : Thomas E. Payne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521763290
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Understanding English Grammar written by Thomas E. Payne and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike other textbooks, it helps students to understand grammar rather than see it as a set of facts and rules.

The Elements of Style

Author : William Strunk Jr.
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1398833916
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Style written by William Strunk Jr. and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1918, William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style is a guide to writing in American English. The boolk outlines eight "elementary rules of usage", ten "elementary principles of composition", "a few matters of form", a list of 49 "words and expressions commonly misused", and a list of 57 "words often misspelled". A later edition, enhanced by E B White, was named by Time magazine in 2011 as one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923.

Essential Grammar for Today's Writers, Students, and Teachers

Author : Nancy M. Sullivan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042962431X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Book Synopsis Essential Grammar for Today's Writers, Students, and Teachers by : Nancy M. Sullivan

Download or read book Essential Grammar for Today's Writers, Students, and Teachers written by Nancy M. Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative grammar text is an ideal resource for writers, language students, and classroom teachers who need an accessible refresher in a step-by-step guide to essential grammar. Rather than becoming mired in overly detailed linguistic definitions, Nancy Sullivan helps writers and students understand and apply grammatical concepts and develop the skills they need to enhance their writing. Along with engaging discussions of both contemporary and traditional terminology, Sullivan's text provides clear explanations of the basics of English grammar and a practical, hands-on approach to mastering the use of language. Complementing the focus on constructing excellent sentences, every example and exercise set is contextually grounded in language themes. This updated edition includes new sections in each chapter on Writing Matters (addressing key tools and concerns for writers) and Language Varieties (addressing issues of social and regional dialect variation). This is an ideal textbook for any writing course across disciplines where grammatical precision is important. Online resources including additional exercises, links, and an answer key are available at Routledge.com/9780367148683. Instructor materials accompanying the text provide teachers with activities designed for face-to-face, hybrid, and online instruction to enliven these basic grammar lessons as well as writing activities to integrate these concepts into students' own writing.

Grammar and Conceptualization

Author : Ronald W. Langacker
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110800527
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Grammar and Conceptualization written by Ronald W. Langacker and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grammar and Conceptualization documents some major developments in the theory of cognitive grammar during the last decade. By further articulating the framework and showing its application to numerous domains of linguistic structure, this book substantiates the claim that lexicon, morphology, and syntax form a gradation consisting of assemblies of symbolic structures (form-meaning pairings).

Grammar for Teachers

Author : Andrea DeCapua
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387763317
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Grammar for Teachers written by Andrea DeCapua and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of Grammar for Teachers is to encourage readers to develop a solid understanding of the use and function of grammatical structures in American English. It approaches grammar from a descriptive rather than a prescriptive approach; however, throughout the book differences between formal and informal language, and spoken and written English are discussed. The book avoids jargon or excessive use of technical terminology. It makes the study of grammar interesting and relevant by presenting grammar in context and by using authentic material from a wide variety of sources.