1st Edition
Two Grammatical Models of Modern English The Old and New from A to Z
By Frits Stuurman
Copyright 2014
336 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
This book focuses on two major traditions in the study of Modern English grammar: ‘old grammar’ in the Great Tradition of Sweet, Poutsma, Kruisinga, Curme, Jespersen and Quirk; and ‘new grammar’ in applications to Modern English of Chomskyan generative syntax. The purpose is to promote the study of Modern English grammar through proper acquaintance with both these two approaches; and in general... Read more
Part 1: OG and NG 1. Two Approaches to Modern English Grammar 2. OG. Older Grammar, Open Grammar 3. NG. Newer Grammar, Narrow Grammar Part 2: NG on OG 4. Newer Narrow Grammar on Older Open Grammar Part 3: An A-Z: OG and NG Accounts of 26 Alphabetically Ordered Points of Modern English Grammar
Biography
Frits Stuurman
