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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
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Carter, Ronald, 1947-2018.
Contributor:
McCarthy, Michael, 1947-
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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