Cognitive English Grammar offers a wealth of linguistic data and explanations. The didactic quality is guaranteed by the frequent use of definitions and examples, a glossary of the terms used, overviews and chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, and study questions.

This book extends the highly regarded Routledge Grammars series to include English. It will prove to be a tremendous boon to everyone who sometimes (or often) struggles with the language, from freshmen in composition 101 to graduate students looking to hone there skills.

This groundbreaking book deviates from the standard or "textbook" way of looking at the history of the English language. Emphasis is placed on a linguistic description of English in a much broader sense. A range of international contributors provide accounts of the histories of non-standard, non-British and non-American varieties. By approaching and including non-formal styles and registers, and the pragmatic and communicative aspects of English, it opens the door to unbiased consideration of such topics as South African Indian English...

Every sentence we hear is instantly analyzed by an inner grammar; just as a prism refracts a beam of light, grammar divides a stream of sound, linking diverse strings of information to different domains of mind--memory, vision, emotions, intentions. In The Prism of Grammar, Tom Roeper brings the abstract principles behind modern grammar to life by exploring the astonishing intricacies of child language. Adult expressions provide endless puzzles for the child to solve.

Авторизованный пере­вод с английского языка выходящего в США учебного пособия (2-е издание), пред­назначенного для старшекурсников и преподавателей языковых факультетов и вузов, а также для тех, кто самостоятельно и серьезно изучает английский язык. Это изда­ние специально переработано и дополнено для русских читателей. Его автор, одна из старших синхронных переводчиков ООН,Линн Виссон, — выпускница Гарварда с докторской степенью по русскому языку и литературе, была профессором Колум­бийского и других университетов Америки.