Product Description: Based on a systematic analysis of a very large corpus, this book introduces a conceptual and terminological framework for the linguistic description of abstract nouns. The uses and meanings of 670 abstract English nouns are described and their semantic, pragmatic, rhetorical, textual and cognitive functions are discussed, always with reference to authentic corpus data...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book proposes an innovative approach to general nouns. General nouns are defined as high-frequency nouns that are characterised by their textual functions. Although the concept is motivated by Halliday & Hasan (1976), the corpus theoretical approach adopted in the present study is fundamentally different and set in a linguistic framework that prioritises lexis...read more

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Product Description: What's more fun than a clowder of cats, a rafter of turkeys, a swarm of bees, or a pack of dogs? Herd of Cows! Flock of Sheep!—the latest word play from the king of language arts picture books, Rick Walton. After bringing in his corn, potatoes, beans, and tomatoes before a rainstorm, Farmer Bob decides to settle down for a good night's rest...read more

Describes what nouns are using examples of things, people, or places related to space.

Product Description: If you were a plural word, you would always be more than one. You could be camels, witches, puppies, or geese. What else could you be if you were a plural word?

Labelled pairs of illustrations explore the plural forms of irregular nouns such as child/children, goose/ geese, and leaf/leaves

'A humorous introduction to nouns.'--From source other than the Library of Congress

Introduces nouns through a simple rhyming text and illustrations of a variety of things created by God.

Rhyming text and illustrations present explanations of the various types of nouns and rules for their usage.

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of nouns, from 'gown' and 'crown' to 'boat', 'coat', and 'clown.'

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of nouns, from 'gown' and 'crown' to 'boat', 'coat', and 'clown.'

Product Description: Morpho-Lexical Alternation in Noun Formation proposes a novel analysis of the structure of complex nouns in English, placing the focus on noun pairs that share single roots but end in different suffixes. To achieve this mission, the book combines two aspects of language: derivation and usage...read more

The zero article is a staple element of any description of English article usage from advanced research publications down to student grammars, but there has been very little inquiry into its meaning and its other properties. There are copious amounts of publications dealing with the definite and indefinite articles but none about the zero article. Berezowski investigates the origin of the concept of the zero article and shows that it has roots both in structural linguistics of the 1940s and earlier historical linguistics. Structural linguists went on to claim that, since the use of articles in English is deemed 'obligatory', the zero article exists but it has no overt form. Looking through earlier attempts at analyzing the meaning of the zero article, from Jespersen to Chesterman, Berezowksi shows how they all fail. An answer to theoretical problems of grammaticalization are developed; it is shown that English articles have not yet reached a stage in their development where their use has spread to all grammatical environments. Thus, a model is developed for determining when there is no article in English. The new model is tested against a commonly occurring case of zero article, using a corpus-based approach. The Myth of the Zero Article will appeal to academics and students interested in grammar and syntax. It covers an issue recurrent in the teaching and learning of English as Second/Foreign language, and will also appeal to teacher trainers and trainee teachers.

Product Description: Intuitively all users of language under­stand whether a unit of discourse is co­hesive, whether it makes sense. Markels seeks to “formalize some of this innate knowledge about discourse by describing some of the textual cues that contribute to cohesion in particular types of English paragraphs...read more

Provides an introduction to the grammar rules and usage of nouns, discussing proper nouns, plural nouns, and compound nouns.

Simple text and photographs introduce the features of nouns, including how and when they are used.

Product Description: Everyone knows that books on grammar are among the most boring on the planet, right? Read Understanding Grammar and find out how wrong you can be! Written in an easy-to-understand style and packed with plenty of imaginative and exciting examples, these six books clarify rules, offer practical help to the struggling young wordsmith and generally lead an enjoyable way through the tangled thicket that is - or is that which is? - English grammar...read more

Pull a noun from your pocket. Is it a coin, a marble, or a pumpkin seed? A gumball, a stone, or a necklace bead?