33.494, Books: Grammar of Spoken and Written English: Biber, Johansson, Leech, Conrad

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Subject: 33.494, Books: Grammar of Spoken and Written English: Biber, Johansson, Leech, Conrad

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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:37:08
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Grammar of Spoken and Written English: Biber, Johansson, Leech, Conrad

 


Title: Grammar of Spoken and Written English 
Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.232 


Author: Douglas Biber
Author: Stig Johansson
Author: Geoffrey N. Leech
Author: Susan Conrad

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260475 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 325.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260475 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 210.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260475 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 250.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027207968 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 325.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027207968 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 210.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027207968 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 265.00


Abstract:

The completely redesigned "Grammar of Spoken and Written English" is a
comprehensive corpus-based reference grammar. "GSWE" describes the structural
characteristics of grammatical constructions in English, as do other reference
grammars. But "GSWE" is unique in that it gives equal attention to describing
the "patterns of language use" for each grammatical feature, based on
empirical analyses of grammatical patterns in a 40-million-word corpus of
spoken and written registers.  

Grammar-in-use is characterized by three inter-related kinds of information:
frequency of grammatical features in spoken and written registers, frequencies
of the most common lexico-grammatical patterns, and analysis of the discourse
factors influencing choices among related grammatical features. "GSWE"
includes over 350 tables and figures highlighting the results of corpus-based
investigations. Throughout the book, authentic examples illustrate all
research findings. 

The empirical descriptions document the lexico-grammatical features that are
especially common in face-to-face-conversation compared to those that are
especially common in academic writing.  Analyses of fiction and newspaper
articles are included as further benchmarks of language use. "GSWE" contains
over 6,000 authentic examples from these four registers, illustrating the
range of lexico-grammatical features in real-world speech and writing. In
addition, comparisons between British and American English reveal specific
regional differences.  

Now completely redesigned and available in an electronic edition, the "Grammar
of Spoken and Written English" remains a unique and indispensable reference
work for researchers, language teachers, and students alike.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

See this book announcement on our website: 
http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=159875




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