A Communicative Grammar of EnglishA Communicative Grammar of English has long been established as a grammar innovative in approach, reliable in coverage, and clear in its explanations. This fully revised and redesigned third edition provides up-to-date and accessible help to teachers, advanced learners and undergraduate students of English. Part One looks at the way English grammar varies in different types of English, such as 'formal' and 'informal', 'spoken' and 'written'; Part Two focuses on the uses of grammar rather than on grammatical structure and Part Three provides a handy alphabetically arranged guide to English grammar. A new workbook, The Communicative Grammar of English Workbook also accompanies this edition. |
Contents
Introduction 15 | 3 |
Varieties of English 1516 | 15 |
A note on phonetic symbols 43 | 27 |
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A Communicative Grammar of English Geoffrey N. Leech,Geoffrey Leech,Jan Svartvik No preview available - 2002 |
Common terms and phrases
3rd person adjectives auxiliary verb better called CGEL cleft sentence common Compare concord conjunctions construction contrast coordination definite article denoting determiners do-construction end-position ending English example expressed finite verb formal function genitive grammar indefinite indicate indirect infinitive clause informal interrogative intonation language linking verb look main clause main verb mass nouns meaning modal auxiliaries modifiers negative nominal clause non-finite clauses non-finite verb non-personal non-restrictive noun phrase nucleus object occur omitted passive past tense perfect aspect personal pronouns phrasal verb plural count nouns position prepositional complement prepositional phrase prepositional verbs present perfect Proper nouns reference reflexive pronouns relative clause relative pronoun sentence adverbials sometimes speaker speech spoken statement stress subclause subject complement subjunctive syllable Tag questions that-clause thing time-when to-infinitive clause tomorrow tone unit usually verb phrase wh-word words writing written yes-no questions