Cambridge Dictionary of English Grammar

Informationen zum Autor Pam Peters is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney. Klappentext The most up-to-date A-Z resource available for English grammar, this dictionary provides concise, practical definitions and explanations of hundreds of terms. Each term includes examples and cross references to related concepts. All the currently accepted terms of grammar are included, as well as older, traditional names, controversial new coinages, and items from the study of other languages. The dictionary pinpoints differences in the use of the same terminology, such as 'adjunct', 'complement', 'verb phrase', as well as alternative terms used for much the same concept, such as 'noun phrase', 'nominal group'; 'agentless passive', 'short passive'. It provides a wealth of examples, as well as notes on the relative frequencies of grammatical alternatives, such as 'will' and 'shall'. It also draws attention to some of the differences between spoken and written English grammar. Zusammenfassung The most up-to-date A-Z resource available for English grammar! this dictionary provides concise! practical definitions and explanations of hundreds of terms. It includes all currently accepted terms of grammar and each term includes examples and cross references to related concepts. Inhaltsverzeichnis How to use this book; Introduction; The dictionary; References.

Product details

• Authors: Pam Peters, Pam (Macquarie University Peters, Peters Pam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2013
• EAN: 9780521863193
• ISBN: 978-0-521-86319-3
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 255 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Print on demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Learning aids/university-entrance diploma theory > Reference works; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Language: reference & general, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Dictionaries