Linguistics
Linguistics Girl: The Linguistic Librarian is all about language. Learn about the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the English language as well as linguistic theories and more about language in general. The mission of Linguistics Girl is to provide information about all things linguistic to all readers interested in language. Linguistics Girl is written by Heather Johnson.
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Regular Plural Nouns in EnglishPrototypical English nouns have both singular and plural forms. Singular nouns refer to one “person, place, thing, or idea” while plural...
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The Interjector in English GrammarInterjectors are words and phrases that express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment on the part of...
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Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as AppositivesAs defined by traditional grammars, a noun is a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun...
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Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Adjunct AdverbialsNouns been defined by traditional grammars as words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is...
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Using Nouns and Pronouns as Noun Phrase HeadsTraditional grammars define nouns as words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas. Pronouns are words that take the place...
March 19, 2013 -
Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Noun Phrase ModifiersTraditional grammars define nouns as words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas. A noun phrase is a phrase that...
March 17, 2013 -
Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Prepositional ComplementsAccording to traditional grammars, nouns are words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a...
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Forms of the English PredicateA clause in English grammar is defined as a grammatical structure that contains both a subject and a predicate. The subject...
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Grammatical Functions of Verbs in Predicate Verb PhrasesA predicate is defined as a word or phrase that expresses the action performed by the grammatical subject or the state...
March 14, 2013 -
The Modal in English GrammarModals are words that express modality. Modals function within verb phrases functioning as predicates. Only one grammatical form can perform the...
March 12, 2013 -
The Subject in English GrammarSubjects are words, phrases, and clauses that perform the action of or act upon the verb. Although nouns, pronouns, and noun...
March 10, 2013 -
Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Object ComplementsNouns have traditionally been defined as words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a...
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Grammatical Functions of English Nouns and Noun PhrasesNoun phrases including nouns and pronouns perform eleven main grammatical functions within sentences in the English language. The eleven functions of...
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Grammatical Functions of English Prepositions and Prepositional PhrasesTraditional grammars define prepositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.”...
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The Conjunct Adverbial in English GrammarConjunct adverbials are words and phrases that express textual relationships and serve to link clauses. Only one grammatical form can perform...
February 22, 2013
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