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The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication.
Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Грамматика / English Grammar;Теоретическая грамматика / Theoretical Grammar of English;
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