English grammar : a university course.: a university course. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: University course in English grammar
• Authors: Downing, Angela
• Contents: 1.Basic Concepts 2. The Skeleton of the Message: Introduction to Clause Structure 3. The Development of the Message: Complementation of the Verb 4. Interaction between Speaker and Hearer: Linking Speech Acts and Grammar 5. Conceptualising Patterns of Experience: Processes, Participants, Circumstances 6. Organising the Message: Thematic and information structures of the clause 7. Combining Clauses into Sentences 8. Talking about Events: The verbal group 9. Viewpoints on Events: Tense, aspect and modality 10. Talking about People and Things: The nominal group 11. Describing Persons, Things and Circumstances: Adjectival and adverbial groups 12. Spatial, Temporal and other Relationships: The prepositional phrase
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 428.24; English language -- Grammar; English language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc; English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317610960; 9781317610977; 9781317610953
• Related ISBNs: 9780415732680
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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