ANGELA DOWNING

This best-selling comprehensive descriptive grammar forms a complete course, ideal for all students studying English Language, whether on a course or for self-study.Broadly based on Hallidayan systemic-functional grammar but also drawing on cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis, English Grammar is accessible, avoiding overly theoretical or technical explanations.Divided into 12 self-contained chapters based around language functions, each chapter is divided into units of class-length material. Key features include:Numerous authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written, which exemplify the grammatical description.Clear chapter and module summaries enable efficient class preparation and student revision.Extensive exercises with a comprehensive answer key.This new edition has been thoroughly updated with new texts, a more user-friendly layout, more American English examples and a companion website, providing extra tasks, a glossary and a teachers guide.This is the essential coursebook and reference work for all native and non-native students of English grammar on English language and linguistics courses.

Angela Downing, Philip LockeOriginally published by Prentice Hall in 1992, this text is now readily available from Routledge. This comprehensive up-to-date descriptive grammar is ideal for students o

This award-winning grammar course book provides the basis for linguistic courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies.Accessible and reader-friendly throughout, key features include:- Chapters divided into modules of class-length materials.- Each new concept clearly explained and highlighted.- Authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written, to illustrate grammatical usage.- Clear chapter and module summaries enabling efficient class preparation and student revision.