English Grammar A University Course [Paperback]

This best-selling comprehensive descriptive grammar forms a complete course, ideal for all students studying English Language, whether on a course or for self-study. Broadly based on Hallidayan systemic-functional grammar but also drawing on cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis,English Grammaris accessible, avoiding overly theoretical or technical explanations.

Divided into 12 self-contained chapters based around language functions, each chapter is divided into units of class-length material. Key features include:

Numerous authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written, which exemplify the grammatical description.

Clear chapter and module summaries enable efficient class preparation and student revision.

Extensive exercises with a comprehensive answer key.

This new edition has been thoroughly updated with new texts, a more user-friendly layout, more American English examples and a companion website, providing extra tasks, a glossary and a teachers guide.

This is the essential coursebook and reference work for all native and non-native students of English grammar on English language and linguistics courses.

1.Basic Concepts  2. The Skeleton of the Message: Introduction to Clause Structure  3. The Development of the Message: Complementation of the Verb  4. Interaction between Speaker and Hearer: Linking Speech Acts and Grammar  5. Conceptualising Patterns of Experience: Processes,Participants, Circumstances  6. Organising the Message: Thematic and information structures of the clause  7. Combining Clauses into Sentences  8. Talking about Events: The verbal group  9. Viewpoints on Events: Tense, aspect and modality  10. Talking about People and Things: The nominal group  11. Describing Persons, Things and Circumstances: Adjectival and adverbial grl¨