Description: Tackling the role of syntactic constructions in text, this companion brings out the connections between syntactic structures and semantics/pragmatics and the function of different clausal structures in written and spoken texts. It also draws attention to variation in standard written English, to the grammatical structures and discourse devices in spoken English, and to ongoing changes in English grammar. It focuses on the concepts of descriptive grammar as extended and refined over the last fifty years. Encyclopedic format gives immediate access the most relevant topicCross-referencing allows students to follow a thread and explore the interrelationships between syntactic structuresInnovative structure of the volume enables lecturers to decide the order in which they wish to discuss topics and to prescribe reading This is a practical yet flexible reference that you can return to again and again, whether it be for learning, research or teaching.
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EAN: 9780748696109
UPC: 9780748696109
ISBN: 9780748696109
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Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Critical Account of English Syntax : Grammar, Meaning, Text
Publisher: Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Grammar & Punctuation, Référence, Linguistics / General
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 17.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 6.1 in
Author: Keith Brown, Jim Miller
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines
Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language-Advanced Ser.
Item Width: 9.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
