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Longman student grammar of spoken and written English / Douglas Biber, Susan Conrad, Geoffrey Leech

By: Biber, Douglas.
Contributor(s): Longman & Co.
Publisher: Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education, 2002Description: xxviii, 1204 p. : tables ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0582237262 (pbk.); 9780582237261 (pbk.).Other title: Grammar student of spoken and written English [Portion of title].Subject(s): English language -- GrammarDDC classification: 428.2
Contents:
Preface. - Abbreviations, symbols and conventions. - Grammar bites in each chapter. 1. Introduction: a discourse perspective on grammar. 2. Words and word classes. 3. Introduction to phrases and clauses. 4. Nouns, pronouns, and the simple noun phrase. 5. Verbs. 6. Variation in the verb phrase: tense, aspect, voice, and modal use. - 7. Adjectives and adverbs. 8. Exploring the grammar of the clause. 9. Complex noun phrases. 10. Verb and adjective complement clauses. 11. Adverbials. 12. Word order choices. 13. The grammar of conversation. - Glossary of terms. - A-Z list of irregular verbs.
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Includes index.

Preface. - Abbreviations, symbols and conventions. - Grammar bites in each chapter. 1. Introduction: a discourse perspective on grammar. 2. Words and word classes. 3. Introduction to phrases and clauses. 4. Nouns, pronouns, and the simple noun phrase. 5. Verbs. 6. Variation in the verb phrase: tense, aspect, voice, and modal use. - 7. Adjectives and adverbs. 8. Exploring the grammar of the clause. 9. Complex noun phrases. 10. Verb and adjective complement clauses. 11. Adverbials. 12. Word order choices. 13. The grammar of conversation. - Glossary of terms. - A-Z list of irregular verbs.