This new edition of a successful text has been thoroughly revised to make it even more accessible to those without any prior grammatical knowledge. There is greater discussion and exemplification of key terms, while essential topics are now fully introduced at the outset. There are also new sections, more diagrams and shaded boxes.
'An excellent text, written in an accessible and friendly manner, which is nonetheless authoritative and well-informed. Collins and Hollo succeed in making grammar comprehensible and relevant to contemporary English studies. With its additional material this second edition demonstrates even more convincingly how various styles of English, both spoken and written, impact on grammatical structures.' - Geoffrey Finch, formerly Anglia Polytechnic University, UK
'I know of no other textbook that shares Collins and Hollo's breadth of genres and depth of grammatical description. Students will find this edition even clearer and more engaging than the first, and instructors will delight in the connections made between English grammar and authentic modern discourse.' - Betty Phillips, Indiana State University Terre Haut, USA
Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Symbols and Conventions
PART I: GRAMMATICAL DESCRIPTION
Introduction
A Preliminary Overview
Nouns and Noun Phrases
Verbs and Verb Phrases
Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions and Associated Phrases
Clause Structure and Clause Type
Subordination and Coordination
Information Structure in the Clause
PART II: LOOKING AT LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
From Separate Sentences to Connected Texts
Text and Context
Text Analysis - Putting it all Together
Appendixes
Answers to Exercises
Glossary
Some Useful References
Index
PETER COLLINS is Associate Professor in Linguistics and Head of the Linguistics Department at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. He is former Editor of the Australian Journal of Linguistics and has published widely in corpus linguistics, grammar, and the sociolinguistics of Australian English.
CARMELLA HOLLO lectures in the Department of Linguistics at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. Her primary interests are in teaching the history of the English language, and in grammar and text analysis.
Description
This new edition of a successful text has been thoroughly revised to make it even more accessible to those without any prior grammatical knowledge. There is greater discussion and exemplification of key terms, while essential topics are now fully introduced at the outset. There are also new sections, more diagrams and shaded boxes.
Reviews
'An excellent text, written in an accessible and friendly manner, which is nonetheless authoritative and well-informed. Collins and Hollo succeed in making grammar comprehensible and relevant to contemporary English studies. With its additional material this second edition demonstrates even more convincingly how various styles of English, both spoken and written, impact on grammatical structures.' - Geoffrey Finch, formerly Anglia Polytechnic University, UK
'I know of no other textbook that shares Collins and Hollo's breadth of genres and depth of grammatical description. Students will find this edition even clearer and more engaging than the first, and instructors will delight in the connections made between English grammar and authentic modern discourse.' - Betty Phillips, Indiana State University Terre Haut, USA
Contents
Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Symbols and Conventions
PART I: GRAMMATICAL DESCRIPTION
Introduction
A Preliminary Overview
Nouns and Noun Phrases
Verbs and Verb Phrases
Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions and Associated Phrases
Clause Structure and Clause Type
Subordination and Coordination
Information Structure in the Clause
PART II: LOOKING AT LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
From Separate Sentences to Connected Texts
Text and Context
Text Analysis - Putting it all Together
Appendixes
Answers to Exercises
Glossary
Some Useful References
Index
Authors
PETER COLLINS is Associate Professor in Linguistics and Head of the Linguistics Department at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. He is former Editor of the Australian Journal of Linguistics and has published widely in corpus linguistics, grammar, and the sociolinguistics of Australian English.
CARMELLA HOLLO lectures in the Department of Linguistics at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. Her primary interests are in teaching the history of the English language, and in grammar and text analysis.
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