English Grammar

A University Course, 2nd Edition

By Angela Downing, Philip Locke

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This award-winning grammar course book provides the basis for linguistic courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies. Accessible and reader-friendly throughout, key features include:

  • chapters divided into modules of class-length materials
  • each new concept clearly explained and highlighted
  • authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written, to illustrate grammatical usage
  • clear chapter and module summaries enabling efficient class preparation and student revision.
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