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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English Quasi-modal VerbsThe modal verb is a distinct auxiliary verb form characteristic of the English language that differs from prototypical verbs in grammatical...
April 1, 2014 -
Using Interjections as InterjectorsNotional grammars traditionally define interjections as words that “express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment.” Unlike the...
March 28, 2014 -
Grammatical Function of English InterjectionsTraditional grammars notionally define interjections as words that “express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment.” Interjections perform...
March 25, 2014 -
Grammatical Form of English InterjectionsInterjections in English are traditionally defined as words that “express pain, surprise, anger, pleasure, or some other emotion or sentiment.” Similar...
March 21, 2014 -
Using Postpositions as Postpositional Phrase HeadsAdpositions are words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” In addition to...
March 18, 2014 -
Spanish Pronouns: Subject, Object, Reflexive, and Prepositional PronounsPronouns are traditionally defined as small words that take the place of nouns. Within the Spanish pronoun system, the six of...
March 14, 2014 -
The Possessive Determiner in English GrammarDeterminers are a closed class of words that provide information such as familiarity, location, quantity, and number about a noun or...
March 6, 2014 -
Talking About Money in American EnglishMoney is defined as that which is accepted as legal payment for goods, services, and debts. In the United States of...
March 1, 2014 -
Spanish Imperative: Forming Nosotros Commands of Spanish VerbsThe imperative mood is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect,...
February 17, 2014 -
Spanish Imperative: Forming Formal Commands of Spanish VerbsThe imperative mood is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect,...
February 14, 2014 -
Spanish Imperative: Forming Informal Commands of Spanish VerbsThe imperative mood is a verb conjugation in the Spanish language that refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect,...
February 12, 2014 -
The Adpositional Complement in English GrammarAdpositional complements are defined as the word, phrase, or clause that directly follows the adposition and completes the meaning of the...
February 10, 2014 -
Grammatical Functions of English Postpositions and Postpositional PhrasesAlthough traditional grammars speak only of prepositions in the English language, the preposition belongs to the larger category of adposition. Adpositions...
January 31, 2014 -
Using Prepositional Phrases as Prepositional ComplementsTraditional notional grammars define prepositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal...
January 29, 2014 -
Using Prepositional Phrases as Indirect ObjectsTraditional notional grammars define prepositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal...
January 27, 2014
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