Navigating English Grammar

Navigating English Grammar
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781118340233
ISBN-13 : 111834023X
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Book Synopsis Navigating English Grammar by : Anne Lobeck

Download or read book Navigating English Grammar written by Anne Lobeck and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging and fresh take on the rules and politics of English grammar, written in lively prose. It goes a step further than most books on grammar by providing an overview of the field, with a discussion of historical and current debates about grammar, and how we define, discuss, and approach it. Presents a novel, inquiry-based approach to understanding speakers' unconscious knowledge of English grammar Makes lucid connections, when relevant, with current linguistic theory Integrates language change and variation into the study of grammar Examines historical sources of socially evaluative perceptions of grammar, as 'good' or 'bad', and notions of language authority Provides syntactic explanations for many modern punctuation rules Explores some of the current controversies about grammar teaching in school and the role of Standard English in testing and assessment


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