In this essay I intend to investigate how differently one of the closed word classes, determiners, are approached in a series of pre and post corpus-based English grammar reference books, course books and practice books. And the theme of my investigation is how corpus affects the development of English teaching materials. The grammar reference books I intend to analyze and compare are “A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language” (ACGEL) and “Cambridge Grammar of English” (CGE). The former is an indispensable grammar reference book first published in 1985, which has been widely consulted in researches in relation to English linguistic studies, while the later offers clear explanations of both spoken and written English grammar based on authentic everyday usage. What are determiners? Cambridge Grammar of English offers the definition of determiners: “Determiners indicate the type of reference made by the noun phrase (e.g. definite, indefinite, possessive); they also indicate number or quantity (e.g. six, much, some). Determiners come in front position in noun phrases, before adjectives and noun modifiers.” (CGE p. 353) “Determiners are the words which are most frequently used in English language.”From the definition provided by CGE, we could conclude that determiners consist of words like articles, quantifiers, numerals, etc. Many of them could also function as pronoun, which usually confuse the learners. What are the influences of corpus on grammar reference books? 1. Presenting sequences Both of the reference books explain the determiners carefully and provide the learners with a comprehensive knowledge in relation to the determiners. In terms of the presentation sequences, ACGEL adopts the traditional step-by-step wa... ... middle of paper ... ...mmar of English, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S., Leech, G., Svartvik, J. (1985) A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, Essex: Longman Ltd. Brian Tomlinson. (2011) Materials Development in Language Teaching, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Carter, Ronald; McCarthy, Michael (2011) English Grammar Today, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Raymond Murphy (1991) Essential Grammar in Use, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, Helen Sandiford(2010) Touchstone Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Liz and John Soars(2003) New Headway 3rdedition, Oxford : Oxford University Press Lynne Flowerdew (2009) “Applying corpus linguistics to pedagogy” International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 14:3, 393–417 Fiona Farr and Anne O’Keeffe(2011) International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 16:3, 299–304.
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In this paper I will argue that Russell's analyses of sentences is successful and that the objection brought by Strawson can be refuted. Russell’s theory of definite descriptions contains a significant insight in that Russell’s view that what appears to be referential propositions are in fact quantificational is correct.
Neuleib, Janice, Kathleen Shine Cain, and Stephen Ruffus, eds. Mercury Reader for English 101. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2013 Print.
These denoting phrases can be classed into either one of two groups; those containing definite descriptions and those containing indefinite descriptions.
Birk and Birk explore the many processes that automatically and often unintentionally, take place during the gathering of knowledge and expression through words. In their book Birk and Birk break the usage of words into sections: Selection, Slanting by the use of emphasis, slanting by selection of facts, and slanting by the use of charged words. When words are used this way they reveal naturally occurring bias of the writer. Upon reviewing the selection from Birk and Birk’s book Understanding and Using Language it is clear that the essay written by Jake Jameson has examples of every principal Birk and Birk discuss. The Birk and Birk selection provides us with a set of tools that enable us to detect bias in the many forms that it takes. These tools reveal what Jamieson favors and make plain the bias present in his essay The English-Only movement: Can America Proscribe Language With a Clean Conscience?
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Donnellen (1966) criticized the Russell and Strawson’s view. He claimed that there are attributive and referential uses of definite description. The former is about attributively using definite description in an assertion which stating something about “A is B”. The latter is about speaker using the description to let the audience to know what is “A is B” about. Donnellen claimed that Russell focus on former and Strawson focus on latter.
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At the structural level, substitution tables and structural syllabi are very common in ELT. In an ESP course, rather than explaining rules via lecturing, substitution techniques can be employed in a reinforcement exercise.
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