English grammar
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Peter Collins and Carmella Hollo.
Contributors: Hollo, Carmella.
Edition: 2nd rev. ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230216952
Subjects: English language -- Grammar
Description: "This new edition of a successful text has been thoroughly revised to make it even more accessible to those without any prior grammatical knowledge. There is greater discussion and exemplification of key terms, while essential topics are now fully introduced at the outset. There are also new sections, more diagrams and shaded boxes"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PrefacePreface to the Second EditionAcknowledgementsSymbols and ConventionsPART A: GRAMMATICAL DESCRIPTIONIntroductionA Preliminary OverviewNouns and Noun PhrasesVerbs and Verb PhrasesAdjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions and Associated PhrasesClause Structure and Clause TypeSubordination and CoordinationInformation Structure in the ClausePART B: LOOKING AT LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTFrom Separate Sentences to Connected TextsText and ContextText Analysis - Putting it all togetherAppendicesAnswers to ExercisesGlossarySome Useful ReferencesIndex.