Authors:Sylvia Chalker, Edmund Weiner,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: oxford, reference, paperback, english, dictionary, grammar
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 1998-09-24
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0192800876
ISBN-13: 9780192800879

This major new reference offers the general reader, student, and professional clear and immediate A-Z access to 1,000 grammatical terms and their meanings. All currently accepted terms are included, as well as traditional terms, more controversial newer terms, and terms belonging to linguistics. Each term is accompanied by a concise definition and detailed explanations, including examples of language in use and frequent quotations from existing texts.

Authors:Renaat Declerck,  Susan Reed, Bert Cappelle,
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
Keywords: english, grammar, topics, linguistics, system, volume, verb, phrase, tense
Number of Pages: 846
Published: 2006-08-15
List price: $235.00
ISBN-10: 311018589X
ISBN-13: 9783110185898

The Grammar of the English Tense System forms the first volume of a four-volume set, The Grammar of the English Verb Phrase. The other volumes, to appear over the next few years, will deal with mood and modality, aspect and voice. The book aims to provide a grammar of tense which can be used both as an advanced reference grammar (for example by MA-level or postgraduate students of English or linguistics) and as a scientific study which can act as a basis for and stimulus to further research. It provides not only a wealth of data but also a unique framework for the study of the English tense sy

Author: Sidney Greenbaum
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: grammar, english, oxford
Number of Pages: 672
Published: 1996-05-02
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0198612508
ISBN-13: 9780198612506

Written by one of the world’s leading grammarians, The Oxford English Grammar is an authoritative review of and topic reference for English grammar. Opening with an outline of national, regional, and social variation in English, the book details descriptive and prescriptive approaches and attitudes to English among both native and non-native speakers. This is followed by an account of the development of grammar, and a review of modern approaches to this complex subject. The central section of the book is a presentation of current English grammar at sentence, clause, phrase, and word leve

Author: George Yule
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: language, teachers, series, handbooks, oxford, english, grammar, explaining
Number of Pages: 333
Published: 1999-01-21
List price: $27.75
ISBN-10: 0194371727
ISBN-13: 9780194371728

This book is designed to help teachers understand English grammar and explain it to their students. Each chapter focuses on a problematic area and offers exercises for students as well as teaching ideas.

Author: Ronald Wardhaugh
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: understanding, grammar, english, accompany, manual, linguistic, approach, instructor
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2002-11-08
List price: $62.95
ISBN-10: 0631232923
ISBN-13: 9780631232926

Understanding English Grammar presents a linguistic introduction to the structure of English that is accessible to students who have had little or no opportunity to study the language.Familiarizes students with the essential structural characteristics of English. Features accessible coverage of syntax, morphology, and phonology, as well as basic linguistic concepts. Includes numerous examples, exercises, and an indexed glossary. Is supported by an online instructor’s manual available at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/wardhaugh.

Authors:Anne Seaton, Y. H. Mew,
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: english, learners, language, grammar, basic, book
Published: 2007-01-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1599052016
ISBN-13: 9781599052014

Author: Howard Sargeant
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: english, learners, language, grammar, basic, book
Published: 2007-08-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1599052032
ISBN-13: 9781599052038