Description
Introducing English Grammar
This new edition has been fully updated and features:
- an expanded introduction;
- new texts and exercises that include data from social media;
- revised material on 'Grammar at work' and 'English worldwide';
more suggestions for further reading at the end of the book;
- updated online resources with extensive further reading and answers to the exercises, which can be found at https://www.routledge.com/9781138635319.
Written for readers with no previous experience of grammatical analysis, Introducing English Grammar is suited to anyone beginning a study of linguistics, English language or speech pathology, as well as to students whose interests are primarily literary but who need a better understanding of the structure of English.
Table of Contents
Preface to the third edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
1 Introduction: the glamour of grammar
2 The structure of sentences
3 The words of English
4 Functions within the clause
5 Different sentence types
6 The verb phrase
7 The noun phrase
8 Clauses within clauses
9 Beyond the sentence
10 Grammar at work
11 English worldwide
References and further reading
Glossary
Index