Thomas E. Payne (University of Oregon)

Understanding English Grammar

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Language is primarily a tool for communication, yet many textbooks still treat English grammar as a set of rules and facts to be memorised by rote. This new textbook is made for students who are frustrated with this approach and would like instead to understand grammar and how it works.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 970g
• ISBN-13: 9780521757119
• ISBN-10: 0521757118
• Artikelnr.: 31192653

Autorenporträt

Thomas E. Payne is a Research Associate in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. History; 2. Typology; 3. The lexicon; 4. Morphology - the shapes of words; 5. Participant reference; 6. Actions, states and processes; 7. Basic concepts in English syntax; 8. Advanced concepts in English syntax; 9. Complementation; 10. Modification; 11. Auxiliaries and the 'black hole' of English syntax; 12. Time and reality; 13. Voice and valence; 14. Clause combining; 15. Pragmatic grounding and pragmatically marked constructions.

Rezensionen

'A superb introduction to English syntax, its internal variation and typological background, combining rigorous argumentation with a functional approach.' Bernard Comrie, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and University of California, Santa Barbara