Tackling the role of syntactic constructions in text, this companion brings out the connections between syntactic structures and semantics/pragmatics and the function of different clausal structures in written and spoken texts. It also draws attention to variation in standard written English, to the grammatical structures and discourse devices in spoken English, and to ongoing changes in English grammar. It focuses on the concepts of descriptive grammar as extended and refined over the last fifty years.
Encyclopedic format gives immediate access the most relevant topicCross-referencing allows students to follow a thread and explore the interrelationships between syntactic structuresInnovative structure of the volume enables lecturers to decide the order in which they wish to discuss topics and to prescribe readingThis is a practical yet flexible reference that you can return to again and again, whether it be for learning, research or teaching.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Brown and Miller are observers par excellence of what Henry Sweet called the "real life of language". Their fascination with constructions that typify spoken and non-standard Englishes set this new book on English syntax apart. It will become a landmark in the writing of grammars for the twenty-first century. -- Prof. Karen Corrigan, Newcastle University
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Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
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18 black and white illustrations
Maße
Höhe: 236 mm
Breite: 163 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7486-9608-6 (9780748696086)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Affiliated lecturer, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge Jim Miller is Emeritus Professor at the University of Edinburgh, where he had a personal chair in Linguistics and Spoken Language. He works on the syntax and discourse organisation of spoken and written language, grammar and semantics, standard and non-standard languages, and literacy.
Autor*in
Affiliated lecturerUniversity of Cambridge
Professor of Linguistics and Spoken LanguageUniversity of Edinburgh
Introduction
Grammaticality
Adjectives and Adjective Phrases
Adverbs and Adverb Phrases
Adverbial Clauses
Clause and Text
Clause Structure
Clefts
Complement Clauses
Constructions
Non-Finite Clauses
Nouns and Noun Phrases
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Relative Clauses
Sentences and Clauses
Verbs and Verb Phrases
Word Classes
