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GRAMATICA
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Anon; tl,r mdnu i!:ut" na,ob .inp toryht oL'ti ' thot b.t,\".n trts"fit||\e and
d?s..tplire Fl riru des 1o ,r.age.'r
Cu acestec urinte incepeu tn d,inte numeroatelea nclrctee fecluatein altima
treme asupra limbii englezea ctudle in Anglia.
Prima. atitudine,a ceea,,pr€scriptil'n", estea utori.tail, natmotird.,i ngrddird
ile numeroaser eguli, stibuind, tncd tn idealuriLeg amaticii ld,tinea le secolnla;
al XVIIIlea, $i aparlinind azi unc; i.naifili erwl,{tet i rctragrade;( .ead ,ea
doud, tttitudinea ,,descr'ip1irn".e tle modernd,e voluaLi, dirumici, VIE.
Limba ln1ti popor eroluedtii fovtE tupid ti &ntrudictariu dacd.n a este
cantolatd. In Anglia nn a edstat niciodatd o Aeademiea sendndtoarc celor
d.ep e cantinent," The Royal Aca.lemf" fiind fonddtd in 1f68 d,er cpeLeG earye
!11II I-lea &l At|glici caclusir p.trtu lncurujareaa rtelorp ldsticcp rin infiinlerca
unei scali de,:L6ent i (rearca un.i exla:ilii anuale cu lucrdrile (ilitlilar |lesti-
tieni in oiatd.
Incurajarea scriitoritorf ilrrdsesed, ,in! rctinri stribcchi,t n seamus ueeranilor
Si a nobiLilorc atcg aritau in juruL ( rlii. reg(rleri arlulaa "lhej,|rp ^Irons". Lituba
d,'st^td o d^,n:t. t;n,t,. F,od.r,'l, ;rn,t :i sstlpln unpl, ,tp -r(ipgs l:nettsl,'
rat|Qa,,r's I:n4tsl"..inJ ,o.ut2.o ,jun* sd tnan'rp. lintp tl" s".otc.
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,,limba e Ek;d, indusirt reguliLeE naticd.len recte abliga.tarii".
Od,atdin sd cu descoperireaN d,iotel.egriucfi. t i a tcleriziunii ti eu ftspindiree
culturii in mosep rin intenled,iula cestasr ubiteti.p restiliaascm assm ediA.b ah.nlo,
putctii s-a tn(lindt sprc an nou nume cores ii a|linrleosd nai a noile et'eni-
mente,$ i nstfelE nglc.a IIodeLa fast nnnitd "BBC Englisll''. FoI e curindinsd,
faplul cd ]a BBC rorbeau,i n direrft d.ialectec nglezcp, tsoane renite d,in lo(tte
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deratd .,madelulu nic" ti s-a dd.optdtt ermenul de "SlandaftI EULish" pentru
saianta li )Lii en1lezes ocatildc a rodel. llcest nume lare sd aibi n1o.in rulle
Sanse. lc suprarieluirc, deaarecese preteazdI a conslrut:lii earel at reda nusnle
muhiple. atitfaartesubtile.c itF i faarteu tiLe.A sttcl.,g tumatir&p oatefi dascripli\A
snrrp rfr cri tt irar. l/on,?nla, ra r.ccivcd pronunciation f,4.P.r, un tomcn paate
ft stard.rd sou subslandarda. (cptal0le,a ccepleda. rchaics aal a re,l.u rac-
cepled.r lnrcfe rhle. pfe{eraLles d l,rtfcn€d, |bdcscert. obsolele,a nl,i-
quuted. sut,errnrualed.s uterseded.o ld-fashionedo, utwoln sduj "it r{!1es
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in Phonoticsi l tha Ufivorsity ol London, r.s; incqte s.ria dNf anrirci,"i dic
lionare toneticee nlle.etti carc arcau si reroLulione.es tudiul littlbii cngleze.
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ertinderedl.o r telor Nntruse. a fispunsuiior tnanatilabirc. a snnctelori njtrnit
IalLIe.
S-a a(eptat un aLLo iteriu: ditttlt l me.selt)(rf i the man in lhe slreet,
sintboluLt :rtd!?nnului ( tlc: obitnuit). Chiar t-i d. la &tcilrele niwftiture,
ptolctotii ro aiscL trcla.tLi intbajs urprinzdtor. bc (? intedbd un nai\'. -Nu
ttiu !ruflaticii ? - Pentu m stLtdcnlii sain u i. Itutr.e tirept 'old,f aegies"( :bd,
H?nt!/ Seeel, lta t&ri(i!1 u|, toia ]u sfiltlt L te.alulai pftcetlent (in
Ne\! Fl!rglislLC rammar.L ogical ard Hisroriral 1392s i 1696), anticlptnd
s rile d,cf att utuale: " t he rul(s af |rumtu dt lolie no tal ue cftept Les tate,n.nts
of ftl(:I: whateaeris in gen al us. in tl languafe is lor th&t et! ftdsan granl
tati@llt eotrc(t."
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un it inte.h . Pcnffn strti.ini insai. e&re sint in matea lor tnajoritate cititari.
inslt,'i. )a lintiir €n!]..e tu uiutarul unti grdmatici tadilional.e llr? ncapirct
nu:csdra, i? entru a li set ontla o ha.i solit li si numa i rLupda eet:ae i.i si.n r putetl
{Ia s&nla. in pradid, da *hi.n xirile prctctie sdlt liitoare di limb& en!le.d..
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futnrc, sonethiw that is not eleags rcnsistenta r perf.ct. bur ,lallessing anl,
pe.fettible in onc pord,, hunlan."
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,Si t tratale apnfu ddt taatul Jroblet )tt de Erumaticd,p ;t ,iulu st dc(nn
pa fnontenp.leg runaticalc st.Lifice liniii engtie;i deci trtai ?ulin (t:t:csib;Le
(Llriarul\t nmain.
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aptapiatd.d c f.nanenul s1ud,;atr.c nsi,t;;i it ,:d sint t)|.'Ltc etenlenred eosebhc
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emnplitirairi ti notc d,e sulJal, tit mai, trnthc d.jte ttesprcc itttLtu ti driti.a.lid,
englptd ti despn sTecifitul abi,ceirrilor Lrad,ili)natee nlte:rtti.
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tt s. lutea /.r.e triniteri de la o prubio n Ia altd. ti !.ntru a se ei.ra reperdrite.
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E;)TT{iRA
TABLA DE }IATORII
Cuvlnt cAtr€ citito! 5
Cuvlnt lnainto .,... 8
IIORTOLOGIA
. Sul6tantivu.t. . .. .. . .. - .. . ..,. . t:t
9l
Adiectiwl ,2t
!,67
Numeralu.1. .................. r.. 229
247
457
hepotiiia. 489
5lt
520
snn{xl
8i;u*a prcpozlli"i.. . . . . . 524
Sintara tlazei. 5?3
BIBLIOGRAFIA
626
INDICE 629
MORFOLOGIA
lrroRPHoLocY)
SUBSTI.NTIVUi
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{. CONSIDDRAT]I G!]NEIIALE
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3 ti
tI, CLASIFICARE\ ;SUBSTANTIVELOR
SubstMtfo oomue 9i suhtstrtiYo Foprii . - Ii
I ti
srbstantive comune
b17
SdDstMtiYo eoncroto ti sub3t8nille8 bshac1e...... . . . ... It8
918
Substannve cono.ete
Sulstantive abstracte.l 10 19
Sulst&ntFo ttrdiYiduslc si slD$iMti{o colcctlve .. . ' t2 7g
Srlstantive iniliYiduale . 13 19
t4 19
sulstantive coleotive
Nume dc naterii ti de mise conc.e 15 19
Sobltcntilo rumer8bile li ncnumerrbilo t8 t0
t9 20
Nuniabilitok| . ..
20 20
Substantiee numtdbite .
CCaalrcagcotreiir disct sicuil.s.-t.a. n-.i.iv..e. nu.mcrall t212 220Q
2X 20
Substuntioe nenrmetubite
24 20
Caracteristici,.-.. .. .
Categorii de substartive nc!,mPribil., . . . . .
t8 tt
Numcle spotu.ilor
29 2t
Nrmele de materii sau de mase
Nnme dc mai.edi sau de nase
rabile ln iul .. - . . 3301 ?1
Produselen aturare
Animtrlele. ........ . t2 '23X
Plantele comesiibile. . . . 33 :r4
Numelc de mase :ibslraole.. 3i ,5
38 25
Nune de masea lshacte nenunerabile
Catcgoriid e srbsianlive (hnel). 39 26
40 26
TI I, GENUL SUBSTANT]Y]ILOR.
t6
4t 26
Deliniliel........... ..
G€nurile ln sranlatic{ englczi. . . . L2 2tj
21
49 27
llasculin ti leninnt . . 21
Genul,s ubsiantivelo.. are n ic{ naliomlitatea sau lrovenienla regionala - 6t 3'
62 33
Genulcomun..,..
Exprcsid Sranaticaldd €enxlui . 63 33
87 36
{\.. NU]IiNUL SUtsSTANT]VIJ].Oit
Col3lilorstll gon$8|e..
90 37
Ptu..lul Bulrsti irctor '
91 !7
!ifl,ll"{il'lii ,;, " ,i- .,ji,,;"0',1 ,;.ror"..i. ''i- : -::::= 92 37
.;;,;;;':i; i";;'i;" rd s,rEUrdr,- s.- i. -2.+ h..h-rsnrur'L DerxrtTlrrrr 93 37
95 37
t4
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snbstantivetc .ninate la singularIn 't sau' le :: ,;? 33
Subslantiltee rminatien 'q. . . .. . ;;i ie
Snbstantilct erminateln -th .. . . .. : : ;;; .10
PiilJu.id,li6. ni, rr,e"x; *ail . rorm"r, 'i.t!ru"rpr "'p ,'iva ;l;y; :
li;inlrllisubslintiY€lecolectile..-... l.li ;;
:inru r" 'dr'. tlu"dl. .
ri,iiii,iir'ir*"i'd.r," 113 ';:,
Plumle strline :j;
rDLi',olo^u . il if!,oljuir,.mid:"i"' , d '"" tJn".;r,ai1l ' uro 'rnmr, "lr. ,"s-, i rrl-ial,pr,r..ri,cnl, u,t1" r."e.ras. ii*it . :lI1:i9o1 " iiil03
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9luralul substaniile)or. con lnse .- . : ;;; re
ItPi'll'Jluiurr"ama 'll.hun. lll nn."uuntrmm'n"e.e'rl, lloot1.". }td ")ocrr"o ""lp,ur,tine e.rt cr. ...t. i.r...... ..t.- . ....:. .. .. .. - . , . ;j::l::;:'t . ; 66ii00
Plui, rl llor parliJ ' rorbi"P'u l' ' r"r\d
v. CAZLL SUTISTANTMLOR - . . 189 6?
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co..;o4-.,i,:, ,no.," : ::::: l;j !;
L Ll,J.f J ,'rt ,anti\". ,, ,,.,,
liomiistirul ......,._.. ...,.........,,,.....,,.. 198 6lt
D.riri1jc.... . : l# 3B
{\oumcliini.a.t.i.r.n-l \ooaur' . " ..................... ;i; 64
,':osrilr
Genlt'nl ... "
Deiini.1 .j.c.. ... .. . :. ;13 3l
Fun4ij . ... . iti {j5
rradtrcpre. ...... - " :tit 66
lormal ,. -..... . ,.
!28 66
Cenitirul eran {t. ca.ut Pofsie . " ' . . .: -
rormi............... :: .'.'',' 331 33
1€4
2ia '102
!80 i2
.......-..-........ 283 i3
!85 )'3
300 1t
307 ia
Drlird ,.... . . ,' 3n8 'i
Irefinil., ,.e.. il: l';
srrBsTAN:cl!'IJI,.SUMAR 15
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VI. .C.LTE CHESTIUNI REFERITOARE LA SUBSTANTIV . . . . . . 7A
Substantiwl adjeotivat 944 7A
Chdinea.r rvintelo. . - .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. ..:. 345 19
Func$ile substantiftlui 347 19
VII, FORMAREA SUBSTANTIVELOR 357 80
Dsde&.r ............. ....... . ..... 359 80
Alixatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 80
Piefk€ ............... 36t 80
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