English grammar : the basics
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- ISBN: 9780367633653 (softcover)
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Physical Description:
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xvii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm - Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Everyone knows what grammar is ... don't they? -- From words to sentences -- The grammar toolbox -- The grammar toolbox continued -- Theories and thinkers -- Word of mouth : grammar in action -- Grammar policy, grammar politics and grammar police -- Grammar in the public eye. |
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Subject: | English language -- Grammar English language -- Social aspects |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at University College of the North Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | PE 1106 .M36 2021 (Text) | 58500001111715 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"English Grammar: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to English grammar and its place in society. Rather than taking a prescriptive approach, this book helps the reader become aware of the social implications of choices they make to use standard or non-standard (regional/dialect) forms. Readers will consider: what grammar is and how it fits into the structure of language; how grammar functions in the school curriculum, press, broadcasting and social media, as well as how these outlets reflect and reinforce our attitudes towards grammar; differences between speech and writing, as well as between formality and informality; major different approaches to theorizing and describing grammar from important grammarians, including Noam Chomskyand Michael Halliday. Featuring a glossary of key terms and practical tips and insights from the author's 50 years of language teaching experience around the world, this book is for anyone who has ever found themselves questioning the 'rules' of the English language"-- - Taylor & Francis Publishing
English Grammar: The Basics
offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to English grammar and its place in society. Rather than taking a prescriptive approach, this book helps the reader become aware of the social implications of choices they make to use standard or non-standard (regional/dialect) forms.
Readers will consider:
⢠what grammar is and how it fits into the structure of language;
⢠how grammar functions in the school curriculum, the press, broadcasting and social media, as well as how these outlets reflect and reinforce our attitudes towards grammar;
⢠differences between speech and writing, as well as between formality and informality;
⢠major different approaches to theorising and describing grammar from important grammarians, including Noam Chomsky and Michael Halliday.
Featuring a glossary of key terms and practical tips and insights from the author's 50+ years of language teaching experience around the world, this book is for anyone who has ever found themselves questioning the ârulesâ of the English language.
- Taylor & Francis Publishing
This book offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to English grammar and its place in society.