English grammar : an introduction / Peter Collins and Carmella Hollo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Peter, 1950-

Contributor:

Hollo, Carmella.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Grammar.

English language.

Physical Description:

xiii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

"This new edition of a successful text has been thoroughly revised to make it even more accessible to those without any prior grammatical knowledge. There is greater discussion and exemplification of key terms, while essential topics are now fully introduced at the outset. There are also new sections, more diagrams and shaded boxes"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: PrefacePreface to the Second EditionAcknowledgementsSymbols and ConventionsPART A: GRAMMATICAL DESCRIPTIONIntroductionA Preliminary OverviewNouns and Noun PhrasesVerbs and Verb PhrasesAdjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions and Associated PhrasesClause Structure and Clause TypeSubordination and CoordinationInformation Structure in the ClausePART B: LOOKING AT LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTFrom Separate Sentences to Connected TextsText and ContextText Analysis - Putting it all togetherAppendicesAnswers to ExercisesGlossarySome Useful ReferencesIndex.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230216945

0230216943

9780230216952

0230216951

OCLC:

461324142

Publisher Number:

99936787348