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Introduction to the Grammar of English
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- Linguistics
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521297044
ISBN-13
9780521297042
eBay Product ID (ePID)
370157
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
500 Pages
Publication Name
Introduction to the Grammar of English
Language
English
Publication Year
1984
Subject
Grammar & Punctuation, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
23.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
84-003191
Dewey Edition
19
Reviews
'Dr Huddleston's style is both lucid and relaxed, so Introduction to the Grammar of English can be recommended even to those with no previous knowledge of linguistics … Despite the good coverage of linguistic terms, this is a jargon-free book.' EFL Gazette, 'Dr Huddleston's style is both lucid and relaxed, so Introduction to the Grammar of English can be recommended even to those with no previous knowledge of linguistics ... Despite the good coverage of linguistic terms, this is a jargon-free book.' EFL Gazette
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
425
Table Of Content
Preface; Table of symbols and notational conventions; 1. Basic concepts in grammar; 2. The structural approach to linguistic analysis; 3. The parts of speech; 4. Verbs and verb phrase; 5. The structure of Kernel clauses; 6. Nouns and noun phrases; 7. Pronouns; 8. Adjectives and adjective phrases; 9. Verbs, nouns and adjectives: the boundaries between them; 10. Adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions; 11. Clause type; 12. Coordination and subordination; 13. Negation; 14. Thematic systems of the clause; References; Index.
Synopsis
This textbook provides a thorough and precise account of all the major areas of English grammar. For practical reasons the author concentrates on Standard English and only selected aspects of its regional variation. The book is written for students who may have no previous knowledge of linguistics and little familiarity with 'traditional' grammar. All grammatical terms, whether traditional or more recent, are therefore carefully explained, and in the first three chapters the students is introduced to the theoretical concepts and methodological principles needed to follow the later descriptive chapters. Nevertheless, the book is more than a straightforward 'grammar of English'. Rodney Huddleston does not espouse any formalised contemporary model of syntax and morphology, but he adopts the framework of modern 'structural' linguistics, in a very broad understanding of that term. The grammatical categories postulated derive from a study of the combinational and contrastive relationships the words and other forms enter into, and Dr Huddleston pays particular attention to the problem of choosing between alternative analyses and justifying the analysis he proposes. In this sense his book is addressed to the student of linguistics, who will find Introduction to the Grammar of English a much needed foundation for more advanced work in theoretical linguistics., This textbook provides a thorough and precise account of all the major areas of English grammar. For practical reasons the author concentrates on Standard English and only selected aspects of its regional variation.
LC Classification Number
PE1106 .H77 1984
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