402 Pages
74 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
402 Pages
74 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
402 Pages
74 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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 both standard and non-standard varieties, geographical areas and... Read more
1 Introduction: the glamour of grammar 2 The structure of sentences 3 The words of English 4 Functions within the clause 5 Different sentence types 6 The verb phrase 7 The noun phrase 8 Clauses within clauses 9 Beyond the sentence 10 Grammar at work 11 English worldwide Further reading Glossary Index
Biography
Kersti Börjars is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manchester, UK. She is co-author of Lexical-Functional Grammar: An Introduction with Rachel Nordlinger and Louisa Sadler.
Kate Burridge is Professor of Linguistics at Monash University, Australia. She is co-author of Understanding Language Change with Alexander Bergs (Routledge, 2017).
