nam a22 c 4500 z.232/973027100 nljbp 250625023725.1 cr ||||||||||| 241209s2021 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2021009617 9789027260475 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp PE1112 425 23 CF/2AB bicssc LAN006000 bisacsh Biber, Douglas author Grammar of Spoken and Written English Douglas Biber, Stig Johansson, Geoffrey N. Leech, Susan Conrad and Edward Finegan Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2021 ©2021 1 online resource (xxxv, 1220 pp. ) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Word and phrase grammar -- Chapter 3. Clause grammar -- Chapter 4. Nouns, pronouns, and the simple noun phrase -- Chapter 5. Verbs -- Chapter 6. Variation in the verb phrase -- Chapter 7. Adjectives and adverbs -- Chapter 8. Complex noun phrases -- Chapter 9. The form and function of complement clauses -- Chapter 10. Adverbials -- Chapter 11. Word order and related syntactic choices -- Chapter 12. The grammatical marking of stance -- Chapter 13. Lexical expressions in speech and writing -- Chapter 14. The grammar of conversation -- Notes 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. Provided by publisher. English linguistics Germanic linguistics Syntax Biber, Douglas author Johansson, Stig author Leech, Geoffrey N. author Conrad, Susan author Finegan, Edward author Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2021 9789027207968 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/z.232 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027260475