Introducing English grammar / Kersti Börjars and Kate Burridge
- Bib ID:
- 7895999
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Börjars, Kersti, author
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Description:
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- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
- ©2019
- xiv, 344 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9781138635296 (hardback)
- 1138635294 (hardback)
- 9781138635319 (paperback)
- 1138635316 (paperback)
- Invalid ISBN:
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- 9780429023293 (electronic book)
- 9780429662812 (electronic book)
- 9780429665530 (electronic book)
- 9780429660092 (kindle edition)
- Summary:
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"Introducing English Grammar introduces readers to the methodology and terminology needed to analyse English sentences. The approach taken is in line with current research in grammar, a particular advantage for students who may go on to study syntax in more depth. All the examples and exercises use real language taken from newspaper articles, non-standard dialects and include excerpts from studies of patients with language difficulties. Students are encouraged to think about the terminology as a tool kit for studying language and to test what can and cannot be described using these tools. This new edition has been fully updated and features: - an expanded introduction; - new texts and exercises that include data from social media; - revised material on Grammar at work and English worldwide; - a new discussion on recent developments in the study of noun phrase and clausal structure; - more suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter; - a brand-new companion website with extensive further reading and answers to the exercises, which can be found at www.routledge.com/cw/borjars. Written for readers with no previous experience of grammatical analysis, Introducing English Grammar is suited to anyone beginning a study of linguistics, English language or speech pathology, as well as to students with primary literary interests who need a better understanding of the structure of English"--
- Full contents:
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- Introduction: the glamour of grammar
- The structure of sentences
- The words of English
- Functions within the clause
- Different sentence types
- The verb phrase
- The noun phrase
- Clauses within clauses
- Beyond the sentence
- Grammar at work
- English worldwide.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Burridge, Kate, author
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2019
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