A Student's Introduction to English Grammar - Hardcover

Huddleston, Rodney; Pullum, Geoffrey K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521848377 ISBN 13: 9780521848374

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

This groundbreaking undergraduate textbook on modern Standard English grammar is the first to be based on the revolutionary advances of the authors' previous work, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (2002). The analyses defended there are outlined here more briefly, in an engagingly accessible and informal style. Errors of the older tradition of English grammar are noted and corrected, and the excesses of prescriptive usage manuals are firmly rebutted in specially highlighted notes that explain what older authorities have called 'incorrect' and show why those authorities are mistaken. This book is intended for students in colleges or universities who have little or no previous background in grammar, and presupposes no linguistics. It contains exercises, and will provide a basis for introductions to grammar and courses on the structure of English not only in linguistics departments but also in English language and literature departments and schools of education.

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Review

'... this grammar is a thought provoking book and a challenging read for grammarians working along more traditional or mainstream lines.' Moderna Sprak

'... this book stands out as a remarkable achievement in both the descriptive and generative textbook tradition ...' Acta Linguistica Hungarica

Book Description

A Student's Introduction to English Grammar is a groundbreaking new textbook on English sentence structure for students in colleges and universities. Based on the authors' highly acclaimed earlier work The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, it is up to date and accessible, and contains exercises and special usage notes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521848377
• ISBN 13: 9780521848374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320