Analyzing English grammar
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Analyzing English grammar
Allyn and Bacon, c2000
3rd ed
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Includes index
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Description
While drawing upon traditional, structural, and transformational grammatical theory, the primary purpose of this book is to provide students with sound pedagogical grammar instruction. It is designed to support and assist students in learning about the structure of English. Unlike similar texts, Analyzing English Grammar speaks directly to students by providing clear explanations and then challenging them to be conscious of their own learning process by incorporating a variety of strategies that go beyond simple memorization to critical thinking and analysis. Numerous exercises and extensive pedagogical aids help students master the material and concepts presented.
Table of Contents
Chapters conclude with "Summary," "Review Exercises," "Key Terms," and "Endnotes."
Preface.
1.Introduction.
What Is Grammar?
Grammar versus Usage.
Descriptive Grammars.
Grammatical Prototypes.
Learning about Grammar.
Aids to Learning about Language.
Suggestions for Reading This Book.
2.Varieties of English.
Regional Dialects.
Social Dialects.
Standard American English.
Styles.
Second Language Acquisition.
English in an International Context.
3.The Morphology of English.
Morphemes.
Inflectional Morphemes.
Functional Shift.
Derivational Morphemes.
Form Classes and Structure Classes.
4.Form-Class Words.
Form and Function.
Nouns.
Subclasses and Features.
Verbs.
Adjectives.
Adverbs.
Analyzing Form and Function.
5.Structure-Class Words.
Structure-Class versus Form-Class Words.
Determiners.
Auxiliaries.
Qualifiers.
Prepositions.
Pronouns.
Conjunctions.
Relatives.
Interrogatives.
6.Phrases.
Subjects and Predicates.
Form and Function.
Recognizing Phrase Types.
The Main Verb Phrase.
7.Five Basic Sentence Types.
Binary Structure.
Type I - The Intransitive Type.
Types II, III, and IV - Linking (Copular) Types.
Type V - The Transitive Type.
8.Basic Sentence Transformations.
The Indirect Object Transformation.
The Passive Transformation.
Other Transformations.
Negative Sentences.
Interrogative Sentences.
Imperative Sentences.
9.Finite Verb Clauses, Part I: Adverbial and Adjectival Clauses.
Sentence Varieties.
Subordinate Clauses.
Relative Clauses.
10.Finite Verb Clauses, Part II: Nominal Clauses.
That Clauses.
Interrogative Clauses.
Rhetorical Problems in Using Dependent Clauses.
11. Nonfinite Verb Phrases, Part I: Infinitive Phrases.
Infinitive Phrases.
Functions of Infinitive Phrases.
Differences between Infinitives and Prepositional Phrases.
Peripheral Cases - Ought To.
12.Nonfinite Verb Phrases, Part II: Participle and Gerund Phrases.
Present-Participle Phrases.
Gerunds.
Past-Participle Phrases.
Nominative Absolutes.
13.Stylistic Transformations and Sentence Analysis.
Transitive Phrasal Verbs and the Particle Movement Transformation.
The There Transformation.
The Cleft Sentence Transformations.
Appendix: The Sounds of American English.
Consonants of English.
Allophones.
Vowels of English.
American Pronunciation.
Pronunciation and Spelling.
Sound Changes.
Glossary.
Index.
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