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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Language in the mind -- Why the word? -- The word as a closed watch -- Person, space, and parts of speech : exploring with Guillaume -- Person, space, and parts of speech in the noun phrase -- Case as a grammatical category in modern English -- Person in the substantive and the verb -- The personal pronouns in English and the representation of ordinal person. |
| Summary |
"Words are the foundation, the building blocks of language. In this book, Walter Hirtle presents the word as the smallest element of meaning in the brain. He also explores how thoughts in the mind of a speaker become a succession of spoken words that get translated back into meaning in the mind of a listener. Inspired by the work of the French linguist Gustave Guillaume and last of a series, The Word and its Ways in English is a study of the way the word is configured in English, an attempt to discern its nature. His exploration covers different categories of words and how grammatical components such as person, case and gender, contribute to the word's overall meaning and are intimately linked to the mind. The Word and its Ways in English is thought provoking for anybody seeking a deeper understanding of the link between language, meaning and words."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Word formation.
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English language -- Word formation. |
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English language -- Parts of speech.
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English language -- Parts of speech. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Hirtle, W. H. (Walter Heal), 1927-, author. Word and its ways in English.: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017] ©2017 (CaOONL)20179009567 (OCoLC)964328974 |
| ISBN |
9780773549661 (ePDF) |
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0773549668 |
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9780773549678 (ePUB) |
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0773549676 |
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9780773549654 |
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077354965X |
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