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A Communicative Grammar of English

A Communicative Grammar of English

3rd Edition

Geoffrey Leech, Jan Svartvik

Jan 2003, Paperback, 456 pages
ISBN13: 9780582506336
ISBN10: 0582506336
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A Communicative Grammar of English was first published in 1975, since then the book has established itself as a grammar innovative in approach, reliable in coverage, and clear in its explanations. It is now available in this fully revised and redesigned third edition to provide up-to-date and accessible help to teachers, advanced learners and undergraduates students of English. A completely new Workbook co-authored by ELT specialists Edward Woods and Rudy Coppieters will also accompany this edition. This edition is divided into three parts: Part One: A guide to the use of this book, this looks at the way English grammar varies in different types of English, for example ‘formal’ and ‘informal’, ‘spoken’ and ‘written’ Part Two: Grammar in use, the most important part, presents grammar through the eyes of the communicator and focuses on the uses of grammar rather than on grammatical structure Part Three: A-Z in English grammar provides an alphabetically arranged guide to English grammar

Part One: A guide to the use of this book (Sections 1-56)
Part Two: Grammar in use (Sections 57-434)
Section A: Concepts
Section B: Information, reality and belief
Section C: Mood, emotion, attitude
Section D: Meanings in connected discourse
Part Three: A-Z in English grammar (Sections 435-747)

  • This new edition has been completely redesigned - students learn more effectively
  • Increased emphasis is given to grammar in spoken language - provides better balance between written and spoken English
  • Includes more examples taken from various language sources
  • Explanations and examples have been made simpler - grammar more accessible to students

Geoffrey Leech is Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Modern English Language at Lancaster University. Jan Svartvik is Professor of English at Lund University, Sweden.