Oxford modern English grammar /

By: Aarts, Bas [Author]Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011Description: xviii, 410 p. : illISBN: 9780199533190 (acidfree paper); 0199533199 (acidfree paper)Subject(s): English languageDDC classification: 425
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 An overview of English grammar -- ch. 2 Word structure and word-formation -- ch. 3 Word classes and simple phrases -- ch. 4 Grammatical functions, semantic roles, and tree diagrams -- ch. 5 Complex phrases and coordination -- ch. 6 Clause types and negation -- ch. 7 Finite subordinate clauses -- ch. 8 Non-finite and verbless subordinate clauses -- ch. 9 Tense and aspect -- ch. 10 Mood -- ch. 11 Information structuring.
Summary: This new grammar assumes no prior knowledge of grammatical concepts. Its broad coverage ranges from the very basic-such as word structure, simple phrases, and clause types-to more complex topics that lie at the intersection of grammar and meaning, including tense and aspect, mood and modality, and information structuring.
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 An overview of English grammar --
ch. 2 Word structure and word-formation --
ch. 3 Word classes and simple phrases --
ch. 4 Grammatical functions, semantic roles, and tree diagrams --
ch. 5 Complex phrases and coordination --
ch. 6 Clause types and negation --
ch. 7 Finite subordinate clauses --
ch. 8 Non-finite and verbless subordinate clauses --
ch. 9 Tense and aspect --
ch. 10 Mood --
ch. 11 Information structuring.

This new grammar assumes no prior knowledge of grammatical concepts. Its broad coverage ranges from the very basic-such as word structure, simple phrases, and clause types-to more complex topics that lie at the intersection of grammar and meaning, including tense and aspect, mood and modality, and information structuring.

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