Introducing English Grammar, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Kersti Börjars, Kate Burridge

• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 329
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Answering key questions such as "Why study grammar?" and "What is standard English?" Introducing English Grammar guides readers through the practical analysis of the syntax of English sentences.With all special terms carefully explained as they are introduced, the book is written for readers with no previous experience of grammatical analysis. It is ideal for all those beginning their study of linguistics, English Language, or speech pathology, as well as students with primarily literary interests who need to cover the basics of linguistic analysis.The approach taken is in line with current research in grammar, a particular advantage for students who may go on to study syntax in more depth. All the examples and exercies use real language taken from newspaper articles, non-standard dialects and include excerpts from studies of patients with language difficulties. Students are encouraged to think about the terminology as a tool kit for studying language and to test what can and cannot be described using these tools.This new edition has been fully revised in line with recent research. There is a new chapter on world English, a new glossaryand a free website with extensive further reading.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
ISBN 9781444109870......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Preface to the second edition......Page 8
Preface to the first edition......Page 10
1.1 Purpose and nature of grammatical description......Page 14
1.2 Standard English and variation......Page 15
1.3 English rules, OK?......Page 18
1.4 Why study English grammar?......Page 20
1.5 English language in the workplace......Page 25
1.6 The branches of linguistics......Page 27
Exercises......Page 28
2.2 The structure of words......Page 31
2.3 How do we know sentences have structure?......Page 36
2.4 Constituency tests......Page 37
2.5 Three additional tests......Page 46
2.6 Nested constituents......Page 47
2.7 Representing structure......Page 51
2.8 Points to remember......Page 53
Exercises......Page 54
3.2 The meaning of lexical categories......Page 56
3.3 Structural criteria......Page 57
3.4 Major categories......Page 60
3.5 The minor categories......Page 80
3.6 Phrasal categories and their structure......Page 83
3.7 Points to remember......Page 89
Exercises......Page 90
4.1 Introduction......Page 92
4.2 The predicate......Page 93
4.3 The subject......Page 94
4.4 The object......Page 101
4.5 The predicative complement......Page 105
4.6 The adverbial......Page 108
4.7 Trees......Page 113
4.8 Points to remember......Page 116
Exercises......Page 117
5.1 Introduction......Page 120
5.3 Interrogatives......Page 121
5.4 Imperatives......Page 128
5.5 Exclamatives......Page 132
5.6 Echoes......Page 133
5.7 Trees......Page 135
Exercises......Page 138
6.1 The constituency of verb strings......Page 141
6.2 Time and tense......Page 144
6.3 Lexical verbs and auxiliary verbs......Page 146
6.4 Auxiliary verbs......Page 150
6.5 Lexical have, be and do......Page 162
6.6 Classes of lexical verbs......Page 163
6.7 Trees......Page 171
Exercises......Page 178
7.1 How to spot a noun phrase......Page 180
7.2 Who’s the boss?......Page 181
7.3 Determiners......Page 182
7.4 Pre-modifiers......Page 186
7.5 Pre-determiners......Page 189
7.6 Post-modifiers......Page 190
7.7 Complements......Page 191
7.8 Trees......Page 192
Exercises......Page 200
8.1 Clauses......Page 202
8.2 Finite sub-clauses......Page 205
8.3 Non-finite clauses......Page 215
8.4 Subjectless clauses......Page 223
8.5 Trees......Page 224
8.6 Points to remember......Page 231
Exercises......Page 232
9.2 Information packaging......Page 234
9.3 Discourse strategies......Page 241
9.4 Points to remember......Page 249
Exercises......Page 250
10.1 Introduction......Page 254
10.2 Speech versus writing......Page 255
10.3 E-Speak – somewhere between speech and writing......Page 262
10.4 Occupational varieties......Page 264
10.5 Points to remember......Page 277
Exercises......Page 278
11.1 Introduction......Page 280
11.2 New Englishes: Indian English......Page 282
11.3 Other Englishes......Page 286
11.4 Variation in the Native Englishes......Page 294
11.5 Vernacular universals......Page 295
11.6 The future of Standard English......Page 297
Exercises......Page 299
Further reading......Page 302
A......Page 307
C......Page 308
D......Page 309
E......Page 310
G......Page 311
I......Page 312
M......Page 313
N......Page 314
P......Page 315
R......Page 316
S......Page 317
T......Page 318
V......Page 319
A......Page 320
C......Page 321
F......Page 322
L......Page 323
N......Page 324
P......Page 325
S......Page 326
W......Page 328
Z......Page 329

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Грамматика / English Grammar;Синтаксис английского языка / English Syntax;