Study Of Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections

The book in its little span of space, covers detail study of four pillars of the parts of speech, i.e., Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions & Interjections. It includes the discussion of definition, classification, forms and formation of the above four. Besides, it provides space to discuss Degrees, Position of Adverbs in sentences; presents the role of Adverbial Function of Prepositions, role of Conjunctions to form sentences; and how different Interjections are formed and they express diverse emotions and feelings of a speaker.

The book in its little span of space, covers detail study of four pillars of the parts of speech, i.e., Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions & Interjections. It includes the discussion of definition, classification, forms and formation of the above four. Besides, it provides space to discuss Degrees, Position of Adverbs in sentences; presents the role of Adverbial Function of Prepositions, role of Conjunctions to form sentences; and how different Interjections are formed and they express diverse emotions and feelings of a speaker.

A Participle is a word derived from a verb, participating the properties of a verb, and of an adjective or a noun; and is generally formed by adding ing, d, or ed, to the verb: thus, from the verb rule, are formed three participles, two simple and one compound; as, 1. ruling, 2. ruled, 3. having ruled. An Adverb is a word added to a verb, a participle, an adjective, or an other adverb; and generally expresses time, place, degree, or manner: as, They are now here, studying very diligently. A Conjunction is a word used to connect words or sentences in construction, and to show the dependence of the terms so connected: as, "Thou and he are happy, because you are good."-Murray. A Preposition is a word used to express some relation of different things or thoughts to each other, and is generally placed before a noun or a pronoun: as, "The paper lies before me on the desk." An Interjection is a word that is uttered merely to indicate some strong or sudden emotion of the mind: as, Oh! alas! ah! poh! pshaw! avaunt! aha! hurrah.

This book is a detailed study of French-English linguistic borrowing in Prince Edward Island, Canada which argues for the centrality of lexical innovation to grammatical change. Chapters 1–4 present the theoretical and methodological perspectives adopted along with the sociolinguistic history of Acadian French. Chapter 5 outlines the basic features of Acadian French morphosyntax. Chapter 6 provides an overview of the linguistic consequences of language contact in Prince Edward Island. Chapters 7–9 consider three particular cases of grammatical borrowing: the borrowing of the English adverb back and the semantic and syntactic reanalysis it has undergone, the borrowing of a wide range of English prepositions, resulting in dramatic changes in the syntactic behaviour of French prepositions, and the borrowing of English wh-ever words, resulting in the emergence of a new type of free relative. Chapter 10 argues for a theory of grammar contact by which contact-induced grammatical change is mediated by the lexicon.

Originally published in 1944, this book examines the controversy surrounding the authorship of De Imitatione Christi, a text generally attributed to Thomas ... Kempis. The text presents a statistical analysis of the vocabulary used in De Imitatione Christi, comparing it to different works written by Thomas and works by other authors.