Article: A Descriptive Grammar of Early Old Japanese Prose.(A Reference Grammar of Classical Japanese Prose)(Book Review)

Article: The technology of human editing. (The Friendly Editor) (Column)
Technical Communication;  February 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... of the menu items are highlighted in examples below. Descriptive grammar describes how grammar is actually used, especially when ... checkers and are more descriptive. Two good example of descriptive grammar are seen in shall-will choices and the subjunctive mood ...

Article: English like she is spoke: an abuser's guide
The Independent - London;  February 10, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... then be in a position to start thinking about writing a descriptive grammar of the English language and, if you are as thorough and ... the strictly non-interventionist approach of a modern descriptive grammar, this book does not set out to be a guide on whether ...

Article: Catching language; the standing challenge of grammar ...
Reference & Research Book News;  February 1, 2007 ;     531 words ... ... chapters exploring the complexity of the task of writing a descriptive grammar and the diversity of skills required of the grammar writer ... grammar writers, and to help those intending to write a descriptive grammar to clarify their goals and methods. A sampling of topics ...

Article: The Classical Tibetan Language. (book reviews)
Philosophy East and West;  January 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... s grammar is perhaps the first attempt to present a descriptive grammar of the classical language that makes use of modern linguistic ... is really two books in one - a linguistic essay and a descriptive grammar. Beyer begins the text with a very long discourse on ...

Article: Cambodian Linguistics, Literature and History: Collected ...
The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  July 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... publications on Lungming and other Central Tai dialects. Following this, Hudak gives a brief, but helpful, descriptive grammar characterizing the phonology and syntax of the dialect. Also provided are explanations on how the glossary and ...

Article: The Tai Dialect of Lungming: Glossary, Texts, and Translations.
The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  July 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... publications on Lungming and other Central Tai dialects. Following this, Hudak gives a brief, but helpful, descriptive grammar characterizing the phonology and syntax of the dialect. Also provided are explanations on how the glossary and ...

Article: A Grammar of Epigraphic Hebrew
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Scholars, 1998). Pp. xx + 522. $44.95. Until the publication of this work, there was no full-size descriptive grammar of Hebrew inscriptions from the tenth to the fifth centuries B.c. For all practical purposes, this book can ...