Understanding English Grammar: A Linguistic Introduction

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Summary

Unlike other textbooks, it helps students to understand grammar rather than see it as a set of facts and rules.

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Introduction
History
Typology
The lexicon
Morphology - the shapes of words
Participant reference
Actions, states and processes
Basic concepts in English syntax
Advanced concepts in English syntax
Complementation
Modification
Auxiliaries and the 'black hole' of English syntax
Time and reality
Voice and valence
Clause combining
Pragmatic grounding and pragmatically marked constructions
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