English Grammar - A University Course

Product Description
This new edition of Downing and Locke's award-winning coursebook has been thoroughly revised and rewritten by Angela Downing to offer an integrated account of structure, meaning and function in relation to context. Also used as a reference book, it provides the linguistic basis for courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies. It is accessible and reader-friendly throughout. Key features include:
* chapters divided into modules of class-length materials
* each new concept clearly explained and highlighted
* authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written, to illustrate grammatical usage
* clear chapter and module summaries enabling efficient class preparation and student revision
* exercises and topics for individual study
* answer key for analytical exercises
* comprehensive index
* select bibliography
* suggestions for further reading.

This comprehensive and up-to-date descriptive grammar is a complete course for first degree and postgraduate students of English, especially those whose native language is not English. It is also used as a reference book providing the linguistic basis for courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies. Grammatical usage is illustrated with authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written.
This new edition has been thoroughly rewritten and redesigned with many new texts and examples of language in use.
Key features include:
· Chapters divided into modules of class-length materials
· A wide variety of authentic texts and transcriptions to illustrate points of grammar and to contextualise structure
· Clear chapter and module summaries enabling efficient class preparation and student revision
· Exercises and topics for individuals

Product Details
* Authors: Angela Downing and Philip Locke
* Paperback: 610 pages
* Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (January 20, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN: 0415287871
* Shipping Weight: 2.75 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #568,620 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books)
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* In-Print Editions: Hardcover (2) | All Editions

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