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Descriptive Grammar of English

Descriptive Grammar of English. Ed McCorduck English 402--Grammar SUNY Cortland http://mccorduck.cortland.edu. slide 2: main units of analysis. main units of analysis in descriptive grammar word phrase – made up of words or at least one word sentence – made up of phrases.

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Descriptive Grammar of English

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  1. Descriptive Grammar of English Ed McCorduck English 402--Grammar SUNY Cortland http://mccorduck.cortland.edu

  2. slide 2: main units of analysis main units of analysis in descriptive grammar word phrase – made up of words or at least one word sentence – made up of phrases English 402: Grammar

  3. slide 3: main classes of words two main classes of words in descriptive grammar form classes structure classes English 402: Grammar

  4. slide 4: properties of form class words form classes can change their form by adding an ending (a.k.a. an inflection) English 402: Grammar

  5. slide 5: examples of form class endings examples nouns dog – dogs sissy – sissies verbs take – taking hurry – hurried adjectives hard – harder – hardest fat – fatter – fattest English 402: Grammar

  6. slide 6: more features of form classes generally have a clear reference to something in the “real” world occur in characteristic positions (a.k.a. slots) in sentences example I saw the ______ . noun English 402: Grammar

  7. slide 7: properties of structure class words structure classes cannot change their form are closed classes (more words can’t be added to them) (the form classes are open) English 402: Grammar

  8. slide 8: examples of structure classes and words some structure classes: prepositions exx in through beside determiners exx a(n), the, this, those, my, their, many, each English 402: Grammar

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