Introduction: Grammatical Terminology & Basic Clause Structure (pp. 11) TOPIC 1 : BASIC SYNTAX OF CLAUSES - (1) Syntax of the Subject, (2) Syntactic Positions for Adverbials, (3) Order of Elements in VP, (4) Subject-verb Agreement - Class materials (pp. 11) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials, explanations (pp. 18) - Additional exercises (pp. 12) - Solutions to additional exercises, explanations (pp. 18) - Notes on the syntax of the subject in English (pp. 3) TOPIC 2: MARKED CLAUSE STRUCTURES - (1) Passive Clauses, (2) it-Cleft Clauses, (3) wh-Cleft Clauses, (4) Negative & Emphatic Inversion Clauses, (5) Anaphoric Inversion Clauses, (6) Topicalisation Structures - Class materials (pp. 21) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials, explanations (pp. 20) TOPIC 3: EXTENDING CLAUSE STRUCTURE : PARENTHETIC ELEMENTS - (1) as Clauses, (2) Gerund Clauses, (3) Relative Clauses, (4) Concessive Structures, (5) Prepositional Locutions, (6) Apposition Structures - Class materials (pp. 32) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials (pp. 24) - Relative clauses - description and explanation (pp. 15) TOPIC 4: AUXILIARY VERBS - (1) Syntax of Auxiliary Verbs, (2) Negation & Polarity-related Uses of Auxiliaries, (3) Adverb Positions, (4) Subjunctive Clauses, (5) Mood & Irrealis Uses of Modal Auxiliaries - Class materials (pp. 16) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials (pp. 18) - Auxiliary & Modal Verbs – description & explanation (pp. 17) TOPIC 5: NOUN PHRASES AND DETERMINERS - (1) Use of Determiners, (2) Countability of Nouns, (3) Genitive Construction, (4) Nominal Premodifiers, (5) Complex NP Constructions, (6) Replacement Elements in NP - Class materials (pp. 21) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials- items 1 - 16 (pp. 27) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials- items 17 - 29 (pp. 20) - A Note on the Use of Determiners in English & Italian (pp. 3) TOPIC 6: TENSE & TIME REFERENCE IN ENGLISH - (1) Present Perfect as ‘Update’ Tense, (2) Decorrential Time Adverbials, (3) Past Tense, (4) StativeVerbs & Simple Present, (5) Past Perfect - Class materials (pp. 18) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials (pp. 24) - Tense & Time Reference in English: description and explanation (pp. 19)
P. Taylor (2008). Corso di grammatica inglese su basi contrastive (livello medio-avanzato).
Corso di grammatica inglese su basi contrastive (livello medio-avanzato)
TAYLOR, PETER GRENVILLE
2008
Abstract
Introduction: Grammatical Terminology & Basic Clause Structure (pp. 11) TOPIC 1 : BASIC SYNTAX OF CLAUSES - (1) Syntax of the Subject, (2) Syntactic Positions for Adverbials, (3) Order of Elements in VP, (4) Subject-verb Agreement - Class materials (pp. 11) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials, explanations (pp. 18) - Additional exercises (pp. 12) - Solutions to additional exercises, explanations (pp. 18) - Notes on the syntax of the subject in English (pp. 3) TOPIC 2: MARKED CLAUSE STRUCTURES - (1) Passive Clauses, (2) it-Cleft Clauses, (3) wh-Cleft Clauses, (4) Negative & Emphatic Inversion Clauses, (5) Anaphoric Inversion Clauses, (6) Topicalisation Structures - Class materials (pp. 21) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials, explanations (pp. 20) TOPIC 3: EXTENDING CLAUSE STRUCTURE : PARENTHETIC ELEMENTS - (1) as Clauses, (2) Gerund Clauses, (3) Relative Clauses, (4) Concessive Structures, (5) Prepositional Locutions, (6) Apposition Structures - Class materials (pp. 32) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials (pp. 24) - Relative clauses - description and explanation (pp. 15) TOPIC 4: AUXILIARY VERBS - (1) Syntax of Auxiliary Verbs, (2) Negation & Polarity-related Uses of Auxiliaries, (3) Adverb Positions, (4) Subjunctive Clauses, (5) Mood & Irrealis Uses of Modal Auxiliaries - Class materials (pp. 16) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials (pp. 18) - Auxiliary & Modal Verbs – description & explanation (pp. 17) TOPIC 5: NOUN PHRASES AND DETERMINERS - (1) Use of Determiners, (2) Countability of Nouns, (3) Genitive Construction, (4) Nominal Premodifiers, (5) Complex NP Constructions, (6) Replacement Elements in NP - Class materials (pp. 21) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials- items 1 - 16 (pp. 27) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials- items 17 - 29 (pp. 20) - A Note on the Use of Determiners in English & Italian (pp. 3) TOPIC 6: TENSE & TIME REFERENCE IN ENGLISH - (1) Present Perfect as ‘Update’ Tense, (2) Decorrential Time Adverbials, (3) Past Tense, (4) StativeVerbs & Simple Present, (5) Past Perfect - Class materials (pp. 18) - Solutions to exercises contained in class materials (pp. 24) - Tense & Time Reference in English: description and explanation (pp. 19)I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
