| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 433 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-410) and index. |
| Summary |
"Language is primarily a tool for communication, yet many textbooks still treat English grammar as simply a set of rules and facts to be memorised by rote. This new textbook is made for students who are frustrated with this approach and would like instead to understand grammar and how it works. Why are there two future tenses in English? What are auxiliaries and why are they so confusing? Why are English motion verbs hard to use? Why are determiners so important in English? These and many other frequently asked questions are answered in this handy guide. Student learning is supported with numerous exercises, chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading. An accompanying website offers further resources, including additional classroom exercises and a chance to interact with the author. It is the essential grammar toolkit for students of English language and linguistics and future teachers of English as a Second Language"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction; 1. History; 2. Typology; 3. The lexicon; 4. Morphology -- the shapes of words; 5. Participant reference; 6. Actions, states and processes; 7. Basic concepts in English syntax; 8. Advanced concepts in English syntax; 9. Complementation; 10. Modification; 11. Auxiliaries and the 'black hole' of English syntax; 12. Time and reality; 13. Voice and valence; 14. Clause combining; 15. Pragmatic grounding and pragmatically marked constructions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Grammar.
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English language -- Grammar. |
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Payne, Thomas Edward, 1951- Understanding English grammar. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521763295 (DLC) 2010020969 (OCoLC)627701090 |
| ISBN |
9780511933356 (electronic book) |
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0511933355 (electronic book) |
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9780511778988 (electronic book) |
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0511778988 (electronic book) |
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9780521763295 (hardback) |
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0521763290 (hardback) |
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9780521757119 (paperback) |
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0521757118 (paperback) |
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