English Syntax: From Word to Discourse - Hardcover

Berk, Lynn M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195123522 ISBN 13: 9780195123524

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

This clear and highly accessible descriptive grammar of English has a strong semantic and discourse/functional focus. It explains the basics of English syntax while providing readers with a comprehensive view of the richness and complexity of the system. Each structure is discussed in terms of its syntactic features, its meaning, and its uses in discourse.

About this title

About the Author

Lynn M. Berk, Professor of Linguistics, Florida International University.

Review

"[A] descriptive survey of English syntax which appeals to both novice and scholar. Lynn Berk has succeeded in making an important pedagogical contribution for TESOL programs and for students of linguistics and English grammar....Berk's approach makes the book very accessible and useful to students in an introductory course on English syntax. The book also serves as a resource for an English as a second language instructor as well as for an advanced second-language learner of English."--Mayrene Bentley in Linguist List

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0195123522
• ISBN 13: 9780195123524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 336