English Grammar
An Introduction
Published on 24. January 2000
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-333-69600-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is a practical introduction to the major categories and structures of English grammar. While insights are drawn from contemporary descriptive models, the familiar terminology of traditional grammar is retained wherever possible. Through sample analyses of a range of texts, both literary and non-literary, the authors demonstrate how a knowledge of grammar can provide a heightened understanding of how language works. Exercises and answers are supplied for each chapter and a glossary of key grammatical terms is provided.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
glossaries, indexes
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-69600-2 (9780333696002)
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Persons
PETER COLLINS is Associate Professor in Linguistics and Head of the Linguistics Department at the University of New South Wales in Australia. CARMELLA HOLLO is a part-time lecturer in Linguistics at the University of New South Wales.
Content
Preface - Acknowledgements - Symbols and Conventions - PART A: GRAMMATICAL DESCRIPTION - Introduction - A Preliminary Overview - Nouns and Noun Phrases - Verbs and Verb Phrases - Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions and Associated Phrases - Clause Structure and Clause Type - Subordination and Coordination - Information Structure in the Clause - PART B: LOOKING AT LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT - From Sentences to Text - Text and Context - Text Analysis - Appendix - Answers to Exercises - Glossary - Some Useful References - Index - Answers to Exercises - Glossary of Grammatical Terms - Index