Cambridge grammar of English : a comprehensive guide: spoken and written English grammar and usage /
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Author / Creator: | Carter, Ronald, 1947-2018 |
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Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
Description: | x, 973 pages ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 in. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5924256 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to the Cambridge Grammar of English
- From word to grammar: an A-Z
- Spoken language
- Introduction to grammar and spoken English
- From utterance to discourse
- From discourse to social contexts
- Grammar and discourse
- Grammar across turns and sentences
- Grammar and academic English
- Word and phrase classes
- Introduction to word classes and phrase classes
- Nouns
- The noun phrase
- Nouns and determiners
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Verb phrase 1: structure of verb phrases
- Verb phrase 2: tense and aspect
- Types of verb
- Adjectives and adverbs
- Adjectives and adjective phrases
- Adverbs and adverb phrases
- Prepositions and particles
- Prepositions and prepositional phrases
- Word formation
- Word structure and word formation
- Sentence and clause patterns
- Introduction to sentences and clauses
- Verb complementation
- Clause types
- Clause combination
- Adjuncts
- Time
- Present time
- Past time
- Future time
- Notions and functions
- Modality
- Speech acts
- Questions
- Negation
- Condition
- Comparison
- Information packaging
- Word order and focus
- The passive
- Speech representation
- Appendices
- Word clusters and grammar
- Punctuation
- English spelling
- Numbers
- Referring to the time
- Units of measurement
- Nationalities, countries and regions
- Irregular verbs
- North American English grammar
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index