The book is motivated by a functional approach to language and grammar: it is not just a system of empty rules, it is an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense, the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. Arguments include: grammatical subsystems commonly found in simple clauses, verbal inflections, auxiliaries and the grammar of tense-aspect modality, negation; articles, determiners, pronouns, the grammar of referential coherence; the variety of noun phrases and noun modifiers. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at both the highschool and college levels, for both native and nonnative speakers.
Recensione a: T. Givón, English Grammar, A Function-Based Introduction, 2 Voll., John Benjamins P.C., Amsterdam - Philadelphia, 1993
CASADIO, Claudia
1995-01-01
Abstract
The book is motivated by a functional approach to language and grammar: it is not just a system of empty rules, it is an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense, the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. Arguments include: grammatical subsystems commonly found in simple clauses, verbal inflections, auxiliaries and the grammar of tense-aspect modality, negation; articles, determiners, pronouns, the grammar of referential coherence; the variety of noun phrases and noun modifiers. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at both the highschool and college levels, for both native and nonnative speakers.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
