Cambridge Dictionary of English Grammar Peters Pam Macquarie University Sydney
Cambridge Dictionary of English Grammar Peters Pam Macquarie University Sydney The most up-to-date A-Z resource available for English grammar, this dictionary provides concise, practical definitions…
Specifikacia Cambridge Dictionary of English Grammar Peters Pam Macquarie University Sydney
Cambridge Dictionary of English Grammar Peters Pam Macquarie University Sydney
The most up-to-date A-Z resource available for English grammar, this dictionary provides concise, practical definitions and explanations of hundreds of terms. 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. Each term includes examples and cross references to related concepts.
It provides a wealth of examples, as well as notes on the relative frequencies of grammatical alternatives, such as 'will' and 'shall'. 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 also draws attention to some of the differences between spoken and written English