A New Form-Function Grammar of English
Published on 14. December 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-55481-506-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book approaches the structure of English from a form-function perspective that is both theoretical and practical. It asks learners to consider meaning, structure, and use, in contrast to many grammars that focus mainly on structure, sometimes to the exclusion of use and even meaning. The book presents an extended introduction to areas of grammar that many would see as indispensable, such as participial and infinitive phrases. The analysis is achieved largely through form-function tree diagramming and extends the basic structures to include finite and nonfinite predicates.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55481-506-7 (9781554815067)
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Person
K. Aaron Smith is Professor of English at Illinois State University and the author, with Susan Kim, of This Language, A River: A History of English (2017).
Content
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Doing Grammar in Modern Times
- Chapter Two: Parts of Speech: An Introduction to Word Classes
- Chapter Three: Units of Grammatical Analysis
- Chapter Four: The Basic Sentence
- Chapter Five: Nouns and Pronouns
- Chapter Six: Functions of the Noun Phrase
- Chapter Seven: Functions of Prepositional Phrases
- Chapter Eight: The Inflection Phrase
- Chapter Nine: The Subjunctive Mood and Modal Verbs
- Chapter Ten: Negation
- Chapter Eleven: Active and Passive Voice
- Chapter Twelve: Question Formation
- Chapter Thirteen: Coordination and Compound Sentences
- Chapter Fourteen: Adverb Clauses
- Chapter Fifteen: Relative Clauses
- Chapter Sixteen: Noun Clauses
- Chapter Seventeen: Infinitive and Participle Phrases
- Chapter Eighteen: Grammar Myths
- Chapter One: Doing Grammar in Modern Times
- Chapter Two: Parts of Speech: An Introduction to Word Classes
- Chapter Three: Units of Grammatical Analysis
- Chapter Four: The Basic Sentence
- Chapter Five: Nouns and Pronouns
- Chapter Six: Functions of the Noun Phrase
- Chapter Seven: Functions of Prepositional Phrases
- Chapter Eight: The Inflection Phrase
- Chapter Nine: The Subjunctive Mood and Modal Verbs
- Chapter Ten: Negation
- Chapter Eleven: Active and Passive Voice
- Chapter Twelve: Question Formation
- Chapter Thirteen: Coordination and Compound Sentences
- Chapter Fourteen: Adverb Clauses
- Chapter Fifteen: Relative Clauses
- Chapter Sixteen: Noun Clauses
- Chapter Seventeen: Infinitive and Participle Phrases
- Chapter Eighteen: Grammar Myths