English Grammar: An Introduction - Softcover

Collins, Peter; Hollo, Carmella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230216951 ISBN 13: 9780230216952

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

PETER COLLINS is Associate Professor in Linguistics and Head of the Linguistics Department at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

CARMELLA HOLLO is Associate Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Review:

'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

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230216951
• ISBN 13: 9780230216952
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320