English Grammar: Language as Human Behavior Plus Mylab Writing Without Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package

Barry, Anita

ISBN 10: 0133997774 ISBN 13: 9780133997774

Publisher: Pearson, 2014

Synopsis

Approaching grammar as a process and not a product, this text engagesreaders in a conversation about English that will help them reflect on how their language works and understand the social judgments that accompany language use making them feel they are "active participants" in shaping their language rather than passive victims of grammar rules that someone imposes on them. Employing the terminology of traditional grammar combined with the insights gained by modern linguistic analysis, it describes English as an instrument of communication, and lays the necessary groundwork for thinking about language so that students can extend what they learn to new situations and apply their knowledge of language in ways most useful to them. Three different types of exercises support the learning and review processes and motivate readersto think, talk, and write about English with increasing confidence and sophistication as the term progresses."

About this title

About the Author:

Anita K Barry, Professor Emerita, University of Michigan, Flint

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0133997774
• ISBN 13: 9780133997774
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 256