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Cambridge grammar of English : a comprehensive guide: spoken and written English grammar and usage / Ronald Carter, Michael McCarthy.
Van Pelt Library PE1112 .C28 2006 1 v. + CD-ROM + user guide
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carter, Ronald, 1947-2018.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Grammar--Textbooks.
- English language.
- English language--Grammar.
- English language--Usage.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- x, 973 pages ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound ; 4 3/4 in.) + user guide (19 pages : illustrations ; 15 x 15 cm)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- System Details:
- System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Intel Pentium processor, 3000MHz; 200MB of hard disk space; 128MB RAM; Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000 or XP; IE 5.01 or later; sound card/speakers for listening.
- text file
- Summary:
- Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "the whole book in handy, searchable format; audio recordings of all examples from the book; links to the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary online for instant definitions of new vocabulary."--P. [4] of cover.
- Contents:
- Introduction to the Cambridge Grammar of English 1
- From word to grammar: an A-Z 5
- Spoken language
- Introduction to grammar and spoken English 82
- From utterance to discourse 92
- From discourse to social contexts 104
- Grammar and discourse
- Grammar across turns and sentences 123
- Grammar and academic English 140
- Word and phrase classes
- Introduction to word classes and phrase classes 155
- Nouns
- The noun phrase 167
- Nouns and determiners 176
- Pronouns 197
- Verbs
- Verb phrase 1: structure of verb phrases 213
- Verb phrase 2: tense and aspect 217
- Types of verb 227
- Adjectives and adverbs
- Adjectives and adjective phrases 236
- Adverbs and adverb phrases 242
- Prepositions and particles
- Prepositions and prepositional phrases 250
- Word formation
- Word structure and word formation 258
- Sentence and clause patterns
- Introduction to sentences and clauses 269
- Verb complementation 281
- Clause types 290
- Clause combination 304
- Adjuncts 319
- Time
- Present time 338
- Past time 346
- Future time 361
- Notions and functions
- Modality 377
- Speech acts 408
- Negation 434
- Condition 448
- Comparison 460
- Information packaging
- Word order and focus 472
- The passive 476
- Speech representation 488
- Word clusters and grammar 503
- Punctuation 506
- English spelling 507
- Numbers 512
- Referring to the time 526
- Units of measurement 527
- Nationalities, countries and regions 528
- Irregular verbs 529
- North American English grammar 530.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 931-935) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521857678
- 0521674395
- OCLC:
- 68192008
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