Description: Understanding Sentence Structure by Christina Tortora Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description "This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who dont know anything about grammar, but who want to learn. Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speakers mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed"-- Publisher Description A straightforward guide to understanding English grammar This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who dont know anything about grammar, but who want to learn. Assuming a blank slate on the part of the reader, the book treats English grammar as a product of the speakers mind, and builds up student skills by exploring phrases and sentences with more and more complexity, as the chapters proceed. This practical guide excites and empowers readers by guiding them step by step through each chapter with intermittent exercises. In order to capitalize on the readers confidence as a personal authority on English, Understanding Sentence Structure assumes an inclusive definition of English, taking dialect variation and structures common amongst millions of English speakers to be a fact of natural language. Situates grammar as part of what the student already unconsciously knowsPresupposes no prior instruction, not even in prescriptive grammarBegins analyzing sentences immediately, with the "big picture" (sentences have structure, structure can be ambiguous) and moves through levels of complexity, tapping into students tacit knowledge of sentence structureIncludes exercise boxes for in-chapter practicing of skills, side notes that offer further tips/encouragement on topics being discussed, and new terms defined immediately and helpfully in term boxesApplies decades of findings in syntactic theory and cognitive science, with an eye towards making English grammar accessible to school teachers and beginning students alike Understanding Sentence Structure: An Introduction to English Syntax is an ideal book for undergraduates studying modern English grammar and for instructors teaching introductory courses in English grammar, syntax, and sentence structure. Author Biography CHRISTINA TORTORA is Professor of Linguistics at The City University of New York, USA, and author of A Comparative Grammar of Borgomanerese (2014). She is the recipient of numerous awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation, to support the creation of corpus tools for investigating grammatical variation in American English. Details ISBN 1118659481 ISBN-13 9781118659489 Title Understanding Sentence Structure Author Christina Tortora Format Hardcover Year 2018 Pages 368 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd GE_Item_ID:136206711; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781118659489
Book Title: Understanding Sentence Structure
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding Sentence Structure : an Introduction to English Syntax
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Linguistics / Syntax
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Christina Tortora
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Length: 10.1 in
Series: Linguistics in the World Ser.
Item Width: 7.1 in
Format: Hardcover
