The Oxford English Grammar

Author: Greenbaum Sidney

Brand: Clarendon Press

Number Of Pages: 672

Details: Product Description

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 level; with the last chapters covering grammar in relation to discourse, word-formation, lexis, pronunciation and intonation, punctuation, and spelling. A full index is provided, and examples of usage are drawn from a wide range of sources, including use of the new international Corpus of English at University College London. Written in a readable and absorbing style, The Oxford English Grammar is an essential reference for English speakers around the world.

From the Back Cover

The Oxford English Grammar provides unique coverage of the English language for native speakers. Designed to be accessible and valuable to both the general reader and the student or language professional, it describes the language of current American and British English, with information on national, regional, and social variation. Emphasis is placed on spoken as well as written English, with a diverse range of real examples from computerized text collections of both British and American English.

About the Author

Sidney Greenbaum is director of the Survey of English Usage at University College London where he was for seven years Quain Professor of English Language and Literature. He is also an associate editor of The Oxford Companion to the English Language.

Release Date: 02-05-1996

Package Dimensions: 44x247x1326