28.2442, Books: Making Sense: Crystal

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Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:32:06
From: Celine Aenlle-Rocha [Celine.Aenlle-Rocha at oup.com]
Subject: Making Sense: Crystal

 


Title: Making Sense 
Subtitle: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar 
Publication Year: 2017 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/making-sense-9780190660574 


Author: David Crystal

Hardback: ISBN:  9780190660574 Pages: 304 Price: U.S. $ 24.95


Abstract:

In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught
relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar
disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition"
and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike.

Explaining the nuts and bolts of grammar presents a special challenge, because
- far more than is the case with spelling and punctuation - the subject is
burdened with a centuries-old history of educational practice that many will
recall as anything but glamorous. One of the world's foremost authorities on
the English language, Crystal sets out to rid grammar of its undeserved
reputation as a dry and intimidating subject, pointing out how essential
grammar is to clear and effective speech and writing. He moves briskly through
the stages by which children acquire grammar, along the way demystifying
grammar's rules and irregularities and showing us how to navigate its snares
and pitfalls. He offers the fascinating history of grammar, explaining how it
has evolved from the first grammarians in ancient Greece to our 21st century
digital environment of blogging, emailing, and texting.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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