A critical account of English syntax
2016
Keith Brown
A critical account of English syntax grammar, meaning, text - United Kingdom Edinburg University Press 2016 - ix, 296p. ; PDF, 5.83 MB
ackling the role of syntactic constructions in text, this textbook 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. This is a practical yet flexible reference that you can return to again and again, whether it be for learning, research or teaching.
9780748696093
English language--Syntax
English language--Grammar
English language--Semantics
Jim Miller.
= Elb 084
Digital Collection
Keith Brown
A critical account of English syntax grammar, meaning, text - United Kingdom Edinburg University Press 2016 - ix, 296p. ; PDF, 5.83 MB
ackling the role of syntactic constructions in text, this textbook 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. This is a practical yet flexible reference that you can return to again and again, whether it be for learning, research or teaching.
9780748696093
English language--Syntax
English language--Grammar
English language--Semantics
Jim Miller.
= Elb 084
Digital Collection
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