English Grammar: A University CoursePresenting the linguistic basis for courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies, this book illustrates grammatical usage through authentic texts from a range of sources, both spoken and written. This new edition has been thoroughly rewritten and redesigned to include many new texts and examples of language in use. Key features include: chapters divided into modules of class-length materials; a wide variety of authentic texts and transcriptions to illustrate points of grammar and to contextualise structure; clear chapter and module summaries enabling efficient class preparation and student revision; exercises and topics for individual study; answer key for analytical exercises; comprehensive index; select biography; suggestions for further reading; and a companion website. This up-to-date descriptive grammar is a complete course for first degree and postgraduate students of English, and is particularly suited for those whose native language is not English. |
Contents
VII | 3 |
VIII | 9 |
X | 21 |
XI | 28 |
XII | 32 |
XIII | 34 |
XIV | 42 |
XV | 50 |
LXIX | 272 |
LXX | 277 |
LXXI | 281 |
LXXII | 285 |
LXXIII | 290 |
LXXIV | 299 |
LXXVI | 309 |
LXXVIII | 315 |
XVI | 64 |
XVII | 69 |
XVIII | 76 |
XX | 81 |
XXII | 83 |
XXIII | 85 |
XXIV | 90 |
XXV | 100 |
XXVI | 108 |
XXVII | 114 |
XXVIII | 116 |
XXX | 120 |
XXXII | 122 |
XXXIV | 128 |
XXXV | 132 |
XXXVI | 137 |
XXXVII | 139 |
XXXVIII | 144 |
XL | 151 |
XLI | 155 |
XLII | 160 |
XLIII | 167 |
XLV | 174 |
XLVIII | 176 |
XLIX | 180 |
LI | 190 |
LII | 197 |
LIII | 201 |
LV | 205 |
LVI | 212 |
LVII | 213 |
LVIII | 220 |
LIX | 222 |
LXI | 238 |
LXIII | 246 |
LXV | 263 |
LXVII | 270 |
LXXX | 317 |
LXXXI | 323 |
LXXXIII | 331 |
LXXXIV | 336 |
LXXXVI | 343 |
LXXXVIII | 350 |
LXXXIX | 352 |
XCI | 361 |
XCIII | 369 |
XCIV | 379 |
XCV | 394 |
XCVII | 399 |
XCIX | 401 |
C | 417 |
CI | 423 |
CII | 435 |
CIII | 446 |
CIV | 457 |
CV | 462 |
CVII | 473 |
CX | 475 |
CXII | 484 |
CXIV | 494 |
CXV | 502 |
CXVI | 508 |
CXVII | 515 |
CXIX | 521 |
CXXI | 529 |
CXXIV | 531 |
CXXV | 540 |
CXXVII | 546 |
CXXVIII | 556 |
CXXIX | 559 |
CXXXI | 564 |
CXXXII | 591 |
596 | |
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Common terms and phrases
adjectives AdjG adverbial groups adverbs AdvGs Agent apposition Attribute basic Chapter circumstantial classes classifier clausal clause types cognitive combinations context contrast coordinated count nouns dependent clauses Direct Object discourse element ellipted embedded encoded entity event exclamative existential clauses expressed finite clauses following examples grammatical head identify illustrated imperative indirect intensified interrogative intransitive intransitive verbs language lexical auxiliaries lexical verb main clause meaning modal modifier Module negation negative nominal group nominalisation non-finite clauses Object Complement occur participant particle Past tense patterns Perfect aspect person phrasal verbs plural position possible post-modifier pragmatic Predicator Prepositional Object prepositional phrase progressive pronoun question realised reference relationship relative clause semantic sentence situation someone speaker speech act Subject Complement syntactic function that-clause Theme things to-infinitive clause topic transitive typically unit Verbal Group verbless wh-cleft wh-interrogative words