TY  - BOOK
AU  - DeCarrico,Jeanette S.
TI  - The structure of English: studies in form and function for language teaching 
T2  - Michigan teacher training
SN  - 0472086022
AV  - PE1128.A2 D42 2000
U1  - 428.0071 21
PY  - 2000///]
CY  - Ann Arbor
PB  - University of Michigan Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Syntax
N1  - "Michigan teacher training"--Cover; Accompanied by: 1 volume (workbook); Ch. 1; A Brief Overview of the English Sentence --; Ch. 2; The Basic Noun Phrase --; Ch. 3; Adjectives, Adverbs, and Adverbials --; Ch. 4; The Basic Verb Phrase --; Ch. 5; Verb Classes and Sentence Types --; Ch. 6; Pronouns, Pro-forms, and Ellipsis --; Ch. 7; Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases --; Ch. 8; Coordinate Structures and Complex Sentences --; Ch. 9; Relative Clauses and Other Complex Noun Structures --; Ch. 10; Nonfinite Clause Constructions --; Ch. 11; Information Packaging --; Glossary of Terms
N2  - "Covering the spectrum of grammatical structures, The Structure of English teaches why grammatical structures are important and how to use them through literary illustrations and clear explanations of grammar's effective use and communicative function. It is directed at future English teachers, as well as the new ESL/EFL teacher.With an emphasis on discourse function throughout, students are never expected to rely on lists of unrelated, constructed example sentences. Rather, when major points of grammar are presented, the structures are illustrated with rich, "real world" contexts excerpted from literature (mostly American), including novels, short stories, poems, essays, and drama. Exercises in the companion workbook are likewise based on naturally occurring stretches of discourse.Though informed by modern linguistic theory, explanations are framed in more traditional terminology and are designed to help build students' confidence in using English grammar by deepening their understanding of its forms and functions..For advanced ESL students and graduate TESOL and certificate programs."--Publisher description
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