Structure and Meaning in English - A Guide for Teachers

An essential guide to grammar specifically designed for teachers of English which can be used as a course book, or a reference work. This practical volume focuses on the topics which are essential skills for language learners and which teachers need to understand to be professionally competent. It gives exercises, and learner error information to guide teachers in teaching and assessing grammar learning.

This book is designed to help teachers of English develop an understanding of the aspects of English which are essentially relevant for learners who speak other languages. Using corpus research, Kennedy cuts to the heart of what is important in the teaching of English grammar.

List of contents

Preface
INTRODUCTION
Grammar and grammars
Studying grammar
1. THE SOUNDS OF ENGLISH
2. WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS
3. SIMPLE SENTENCE PARTS, STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
4. NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES
5. VERBS AND VERB PHRASES
6. MODIFICATION OF NOUN PHRASES, VERB PHRASES AND SENTENCES
7. BEYOND THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLISH
REFERENCES
KEY TO TASKS
INDEX

About the author

Graeme Kennedy is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His previous publications include the book An Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (Longman).

Product details

• Authors: Graeme Kennedy, Kennedy Graeme
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.02.2016
• EAN: 9781138174542
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17454-2
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Morphology, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics