CONTENTS

Linguistics and the Components of Language, p. 1 3

Grammatical Categories and Word Classes, p. 3 20
The Form and the Semantic values of Tenses in English, p. 20 29
The grammatical category of Mood and Modality,
The Subjunctive, Modal Verbs, p. 30 40
The Grammatical Category of Voice,
The Passive Voice, p. 40 43
The Article, p. 44 46
The Noun, p. 47 53
The Adjective, p. 54 57
Determinative Adjectives and Pronouns, p. 57 61
The Adverb, p. 62 68
Bibliography, p. 69