TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carter,Ronald
AU  - McCarthy,Michael
TI  - Cambridge grammar of English: a comprehensive guide : spoken and written English grammar and usage 
SN  - 0521581664
U1  - 425 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 931-935) and index; Introduction to the Cambridge Grammar of English --; From word to grammar: an A-Z --; Spoken language --; Introduction to grammar and spoken English --; From utterance to discourse --; From discourse to social contexts --; Grammar and discourse --; Grammar across turns and sentences --; Grammar and academic English --; Word and phrase classes --; Introduction to word classes and phrase classes --; Nouns --; The noun phrase --; Nouns and determiners --; Pronouns --; Verbs --; Verb phrase 1: structure of verb phrases --; Verb phrase 2: tense and aspect --; Types of verb --; Adjectives and adverbs --; Adjectives and adjective phrases --; Adverbs and adverb phrases --; Prepositions and particles --; Prepositions and prepositional phrases --; Word formation --; Word structure and word formation --; Sentence and clause patterns --; Introduction to sentences and clauses --; Verb complementation --; Clause types --; Clause combination --; Adjuncts --; Time --; Present time --; Past time --; Future time --; Notions and functions --; Modality --; Speech acts --; Questions --; Negation --; Condition --; Comparison --; Information packaging --; Word order and focus --; The passive --; Speech representation --; Appendices --; Word clusters and grammar --; Punctuation --; English spelling --; Numbers --; Referring to the time --; Units of measurement --; Nationalities, countries and regions --; Irregular verbs --; North American English grammar
N2  - "A major new reference grammar offering the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. The Cambridge Grammar of English is a major reference grammar from the world's leading grammar publisher. Using ground breaking language research, it offers clear explanations of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. A clear two-part structure makes the book particularly user-friendly. In the first section, A-Z entries give more attention to lexico-grammar and other language areas that tend to be neglected in grammar references. The second section covers traditional grammatical categories such as tense, clause structure and parts of speech."--Publisher's website
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