Book Details
Orange Code:28113
Paperback:551 pages
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Sections:
1. The skeleton of the message: introduction to clause structure2. The development of the message: complementation of the verb3. Interaction between speaker and hearer: linking speech acts and grammar4. Conceptualising patterns of experience: processes, participants, circumstances5. Organising the message: thematic and information structures of the clause6. Combining clauses into sentences7. Talking about events: the Verbal Group8. Viewpoints on events: tense, aspect and modality9. Talking about people and things: the Nominal Group10. Describing persons, things and circumstances: adjectival and adverbial groups11. Spatial, temporal and other relationships: the Prepositional Phrase
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This best-selling comprehensive descriptive grammar forms a complete course, ideal for all students studying English Language ,whether on a course or for self-study. Broadly based on Hallidayan systemic-functional grammar but also drawing on cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis, English Grammar is accessible, avoiding overly theoretical or technical explanations.
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