Practical English Usage: Paperback with online access: Michael Swan's guide to problems in English

Swan, Michael

ISBN 10: 0194202410 / ISBN 13: 9780194202411

Published by OUP Oxford, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practical English Usage: Paperback with online access: Michael Swan's guide to problems in English
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0194202410
• ISBN 13: 9780194202411
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Practical English Usage is recommended for any teacher, trainee teacher, or advanced-level student looking for answers to questions about the English language. The material is now organised in two parts (grammar and vocabulary), making it easier than ever to find the answers, either online or in print.

Part 1 is a complete practical learner's grammar with 28 sections, covering all the structural points that cause problems for learners.

Part 2 is a guide to vocabulary problems covering:
- rules for word formation and spelling
- a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas
- an A-Z guide to over 250 common word problems

The 600+ entries provide answers to the questions that learners typically ask, for example:
- use of tenses
- the truth about conditionals
- article problems
- singular they
- get as a passive auxiliary
- bring or take?
- can, could, may ormight?
- classic or classical?
- the language of emails
- rules for word formation and spelling

Plus:
- the grammar of speech and formal writing
- British-American differences
- questions of style and idiom
- changes in English
- politeness
- avoiding offensive language
- a survey of high-priority vocabulary areas
- a guide to over 250 common vocabulary problems
- lists of learners' most commonmistakes

About the Author

Michael Swan is a writer specializing in English language teaching and reference materials. His interests include pedagogic grammar, mother-tongue influence in second language acquisition, and the relationship between applied linguistic theory and classroom language-teaching practice, and he has published a number of articles on these topics.