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Written by one of the world's leading grammarians, The Oxford English Grammar is an authoritative review of and topic reference for English grammar. Opening with an outline of national, regional, and social variation in English, the book details descriptive and prescriptive approaches and attitudes to English among both native and non-native speakers. This is followed by an account of the development of grammar, and a review of modern approaches to this complex subject. The central section of the book is a presentation of current English grammar at sentence, clause, phrase, and word level; with the last chapters covering grammar in relation to discourse, word-formation, lexis, pronunciation and intonation, punctuation, and spelling. A full index is provided, and examples of usage are drawn from a wide range of sources, including use of the new international Corpus of English at University College London. Written in a readable and absorbing style, The Oxford English Grammar is an essential reference for English speakers around the world. Review: Perfect Readable Grammar - Oxford English Grammar has turned out to be perfect in its physical feature. Moreover, the astonishing content was waiting to be discovered and appreciated. It deserves to find many, many homes of the true curious in their unhurried lives. Review: English grammar - This grammar book couldn't be better. I say for sure this book is one of top-notch publications on English grammar. As I first opened pages of the book,I was so impressed by the concise,brief and right-to -the point explanations about English syntax and semantics.In fact this book has given me a brand-new aspect of English grammar which is well arranged in such a way as has enabled me to further understand English grammatical system beyond what I've learned in he past including those days such as my junior and high school days. In Japan English was used to have been taught first in early junior high school days as one of knowlegeable skills for taking exams for colleges and universities. This type of old fashioned study of English grammar does not deepen the real important concept of the grammar. It's necessary to know the sentence structure thru grammatical study but what's more important is how the study of grammar teach you human psychological and psychiatric mood of hearts and minds. Ultimately grammatical study is an investication into human minds. Oxford English Grammer enlightens you on how you look at English grammar.
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T**T
Perfect Readable Grammar
Oxford English Grammar has turned out to be perfect in its physical feature. Moreover, the astonishing content was waiting to be discovered and appreciated. It deserves to find many, many homes of the true curious in their unhurried lives.
H**I
English grammar
This grammar book couldn't be better. I say for sure this book is one of top-notch publications on English grammar. As I first opened pages of the book,I was so impressed by the concise,brief and right-to -the point explanations about English syntax and semantics.In fact this book has given me a brand-new aspect of English grammar which is well arranged in such a way as has enabled me to further understand English grammatical system beyond what I've learned in he past including those days such as my junior and high school days. In Japan English was used to have been taught first in early junior high school days as one of knowlegeable skills for taking exams for colleges and universities. This type of old fashioned study of English grammar does not deepen the real important concept of the grammar. It's necessary to know the sentence structure thru grammatical study but what's more important is how the study of grammar teach you human psychological and psychiatric mood of hearts and minds. Ultimately grammatical study is an investication into human minds. Oxford English Grammer enlightens you on how you look at English grammar.
A**E
Thorough treatment of English Grammar. Not a usage guide.
I read this book from front to back. It is a thorough treatment of English grammar. For those looking for a usage guide- do not look here. It would probably serve as a good reference book for writers, teachers and non-linguistic scholars who would appreciate the abundance of examples given. For the average reader, they will tire of the enumeration of boring, useless-to-most-people aspects of grammar. On the other hand, if you're just curious about grammar, as I was, it can be very educational.
E**B
Good achievement
Clear, good structure and organization, easy to follow and to understand for a non native speaker. It has lots of examples and you can find almost everything about Engish Grammar. Very useful tool
S**K
First-rate reference
I am seldom disappointed with Oxford language products, and this volume is certainly an excellent one. The book is logically formatted and is written clearly and concisely. It is well worth the investment if you are looking for a comprehensive but accessible English reference.
R**E
Inappropriate grammar
My problem is that this grammar is for native Americans, while I am an English learner.
W**S
Lacks completeness; difficult for reference
First of all, I'm not a scholar. I wanted to learn greek, but found my English grammar lacking. In many areas this would certainly help in learning the grammar of a foreign language. The index uses sections rather than pages in looking up a subject. The sections can be quite long and finding the particular item may be timely. "Periphrastic tenses" for instance. I never could get a clear/complete definition of what this is. I still use it more than my other less complete/elementary grammar texts. But it is not ideal for what I need. I am still learning the layout of subject matter. It certainly is not intuitive--for a non-scholar anyway.
Y**N
This book contains all grammar that we need to learn ...
This book contains all grammar that we need to learn. It explain clear with some example how to use it.
A**S
A must read for anyone interested in English grammar from a scholarly and academic perspective.
If you are looking for a grammar book which can give an in-depth knowledge and an insight into the subject certainly this IS the book to consult. Readers with scholarly bent of mind would immensely benefit from this book. For students who are studying English major and/or English literature in higher degree classes this book will be their friend and guide. A must read for anyone interested in English grammar from a scholarly and academic perspective.
F**A
Este livro foi devolvido.
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R**S
Five Stars
Great for all the possible constructions of English grammar.
M**.
Five Stars
perfect
S**O
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Good quality.
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