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Jul 21, 2017 · areas of usage which may be disputed and which often cause difficulties for writers. I have extended the chapter entitled English in Use (Chapter 7) to include a new section on the language used in internet chatrooms and message boards.
- Abbreviations of grammatical terms
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- Additional conventions
Adj AdjP AdvP C, Comp DP N Nom NP O Od Adjective Adjective Phrase Adverb Phrase Complement Determinative Phrase Noun Nominal Noun Phrase Object Direct Object Oi P PC PP Pred Comp Prep S, Subj V VP Indirect Object Predicator Predicative Complement Preposition Phrase Predicative Complement Preposition Subject Verb Verb Phrase
Italics are always used for citing examples (and for no other purpose). Bold italics are used for lexemes (as explained on p. 15). “Double quotation marks” enclose meanings. Underlining (single or double) and square brackets serve to highlight part of an example. The symbol ‘⋅’ marks a morphological division within a word or a component part of a w...
Boldface is used for technical terms when first introduced and sometimes for later occurrences too. small capitals are used for emphasis and contrast. vi
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A COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Randolph Quirk Sidney Greenbaum Geoffrey Leech Jan Svartvik Index by David Crystal Longman London and New York Contents Preface v Pronunciation table viii Abbreviations and symbols ix 1 The English language 1 2 A survey of English grammar 35 3 Verbs and auxiliaries 93 4 The semantics of the verb phrase 173 5 Nouns and determiners 241 6 Pronouns ...
- Jan Svartvik
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THIS FREE PDF SAMPLER CONTAINS A SELECTION OF PAGES FROM THE FULL VERSION N.B. The table of contents refers to the full version. A Descriptive Grammar of English is available as an ebook or print book from Amazon and other outlets The full ebook is available free to Kindle unlimited subscribers ISBN-13: 979 – 8645611750 (paperback)
This textbook is for English learners at Intermediate and Advanced levels, and above. It provides a deep understanding of the English tenses, considering grammar and practical use. It is a guide to all the time-based tenses, including their non-time-based uses, which will help you to use the English tenses in different, and more natural, ways.
