The Uses of Grammar

by W. Ross Winterowd and Judith Rodby

Book Overview

The Uses of Grammar takes an eclectic and accessible approach that integrates traditional, structural, and functional concepts with other ideas from contemporary grammar. In contrast with other grammar texts--which are typically organized from the "bottom up," beginning with parts of speech and progressing to phrases, clauses, and sentences--this book employs a unique structure based on the differentiation of form and function. This structure is framed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195175085
• ISBN13: 9780195175080
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"