Syntax Meaning and Text

Brown, Keith; Miller, Jim

ISBN 10: 0748696105 / ISBN 13: 9780748696109

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2016

About this Item

pp. 320.

Seller Inventory # 373779918

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Syntax Meaning and Text
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748696105
• ISBN 13: 9780748696109
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Tackling the role of syntactic constructions in text, this companion brings out the connections between syntactic structures and semantics/pragmatics and the function of different clausal structures in written and spoken texts. It also draws attention to variation in standard written English, to the grammatical structures and discourse devices in spoken English, and to ongoing changes in English grammar. It focuses on the concepts of descriptive grammar as extended and refined over the last fifty years.

• Encyclopedic format gives immediate access the most relevant topic
  Cross-referencing allows students to follow a thread and explore the interrelationships between syntactic structures
• Innovative structure of the volume enables lecturers to decide the order in which they wish to discuss topics and to prescribe reading

This is a practical yet flexible reference that you can return to again and again, whether it be for learning, research or teaching.

About the Author

Affiliated lecturer, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge

Jim Miller is Emeritus Professor at the University of Edinburgh, where he had a personal chair in Linguistics and Spoken Language. He works on the syntax and discourse organisation of spoken and written language, grammar and semantics, standard and non-standard languages, and literacy.