Методические рекомендации к семинарам по теоретической грамматике английского языка. Тивьяева И.В. - 10 стр.

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18. I made it pretty clear that there was to be no nonsense about it. (B. Shaw)

19. He was suddenly aware that she had a good deal more than a pretty

face and

a good figure. (A. Hailey)

20. It was a huge bedroom with rose tapestry, indirect lighting

, a king-sized bed

with a telephone beside it, half a dozen comfortable chairs, an open door to a

bathroom and another door leading

to the corridor. (E. S. Gardner)

Seminar 3

The Noun and Its Categories

Reading

1. Блох М. Я. Теоретическая грамматика английского языка. (Ch. V – IX.

p. 48 – 83)

2. Хлебникова И. Б. Основы английской морфологии. (p. 35 – 38)

3. Ilyish B. The Structure of Modern English. (Ch. III – IV, p. 36 – 57)

4. Quirk R., Greenbaum S. et al. A University Grammar of English. (4.1 –

4.77, p. 58 – 95)

Points to discuss

1. General characteristics of the noun.

2. The category of number.

3. The category of case.

4. The problem of gender.

5. The category of determination.

Questions for discussion

1. Characterize the noun as a part of speech. List its semantic, morphological

and syntactical properties.

2. Comment on various interpretations of number distinctions of the English

noun.

3. What meanings can the singular form express? What meanings can the

plural form express?

4. Comment on the existing approaches to the case system of the English noun.