The Philosophy of Grammar : Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology Ser. - Otto Jespersen

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The Philosophy of Grammar

By: Otto Jespersen

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Paperback | 15 November 1992 | Edition Number 1

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This study grew out of a series of lectures Jespersen gave at Columbia
University in 1909-10, called "An Introduction to English Grammar."
It is the connected presentation of Jespersen's views of the general
principles of grammar based on years of studying various languages
through both direct observation of living speech and written and
printed documents.

"[The Philosophy of Grammar and Analytic Syntax] set
forth the most extensive and original theory of universal grammar
prior to the work of Chomsky and other generative grammarians of the
last thirty years."-Arne Juul and Hans F. Nielsen, in Otto
Jespersen: Facets of His Life and Work

"Besides being one of the most perceptive observers and original
thinkers that the field of linguistics has ever known, Jespersen was
also one of its most entertaining writers, and reading The
Philosophy of Grammar is fun. Read it, enjoy it."-James D.
McCawley, from the Introduction

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. Among his many works are A Modern English
Grammar and Analytic Syntax, the latter published by the
University of Chicago Press.

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Non-Fiction Language & Linguistics Linguistics Grammar, Syntax & Morphology Philosophy of Language Miscellaneous Items Sociology & Anthropology Language Learning & Teaching Language Teaching & Learning Material & Coursework Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation

Introduction	p. 1
Preface	p. 11
Abbreviations of Book Titles, etc.	p. 13
Phonetic Symbols	p. 16
Living Grammar	p. 17
Systematic Grammar	p. 30
Systematic Grammar - continued	p. 45
Parts of Speech	p. 58
Substantives and Adjectives	p. 72
Parts of Speech - concluded	p. 82
The Three Ranks	p. 96
Junction and Nexus	p. 108
Various Kinds of News	p. 117
Nexus Substantives. Final Words on Nexus	p. 133
Subject and Predicate	p. 145
Object. Active and Passive	p. 157
Case	p. 173
Number	p. 188
Number - concluded	p. 202
Person	p. 212
Sex and Gender	p. 226
Comparison	p. 244
Time and Tense	p. 254
Time and Tense - concluded	p. 269
Direct and Indirect Speech	p. 290
Classification of Utterances	p. 301
Moods	p. 313
Negation	p. 322
Conclusion	p. 338
Appendix	p. 348
Subject Index	p. 351
Index of Names	p. 359
Index of Languages and Language Families	p. 362
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