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English Grammar for Today

A new introduction

Authors:

  1. Geoffrey Leech
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  2. Margaret Deuchar
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  3. Robert Hoogenraad
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What grammar is and is not

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 3-19

  3. Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Sentences and their parts

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 23-40

    3. Words

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 41-56

    4. Phrases

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 57-74

    5. Clauses

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 75-92

    6. Subordination and coordination

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 93-112

    7. Basic and derived structures

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 113-130

  4. Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Discourse analysis: speech and writing

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 133-144

    3. Discourse analysis: tenor and domain

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 145-157

    4. Analysis of literary discourse

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 158-170

    5. Grammar and problems of usage

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 171-183

    6. Grammar and composition

      • Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
      Pages 184-198

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 199-224
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About this book

English Grammar for Today seeks to promote the study of grammar in the English curriculum. It takes a new approach which gives weight not only to analytical skills but also to the integration of English grammar with other linguistic skills such as composition and comprehension.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: English Grammar for Today

  • Book Subtitle: A new introduction

  • Authors: Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16878-1

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad 1982

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 224

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Grammar, English

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