{"product_id":"mysteries-of-english-grammar-9780367710279","title":"Mysteries of English Grammar","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite a history of hundreds of years of research analysing aspects of English grammar, there are still open problems which continue to baffle language researchers today. Such grammar mysteries' arise for a number of reasons: because the language is changing; because different speakers of the language adhere to distinct norms and thus introduce and maintain variation in the system; because there are differences between the grammar of spoken and written English. This book illuminates some of the complexities of the subject, the areas where new discoveries await and why it matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of accessible and engaging case studies on various aspects of grammar, from multiple negation to possession, the authors present grammar as an intellectual challenge. This book brings out into the open questions about language usage to which we still do not have good answers in a bid to make variation overt and to revel in the mystery of the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth aimed at the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In this exciting and innovative book Calude and Bauer demystify English grammar by cracking some of its hard nuts. Warmly recommended to anyone who is interested in the study of English syntax.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBas Aarts, UCL, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This unconventional treatment of a wide selection of topics in English grammar calls many previous explanations into question. In citing factors which influence speakers' choices it goes beyond the narrow confines of traditional grammars to include overarching factors like on-going change, spoken-written differences, and the language variety of the speaker-user.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephan Gramley, Bielefeld University, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. What you must say, what you can say and what you do not say: Grammar and norm \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eOver and out\u003c\/i\u003e: Prepositions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eYou’ll never get nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e: Double negatives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eAll the way from the Ukraine\u003c\/i\u003e: The definite article\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eA large amount of exceptions\u003c\/i\u003e: Countability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. \u003ci\u003eThe author has finished this chapter last year\u003c\/i\u003e: The present perfect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. \u003ci\u003eAn even more interestinger topic\u003c\/i\u003e: Comparatives and superlatives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. \u003ci\u003eI’m lovin’ it:\u003c\/i\u003e The progressive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. \u003ci\u003eThe good, the bad and the ugly:\u003c\/i\u003e Adjectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. \u003ci\u003eWhat it is is a nonstandard feature\u003c\/i\u003e: Double \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e construction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Human dogs and inhuman people: Gender and related matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. \u003ci\u003eThe chapter that I put too many pronouns in it\u003c\/i\u003e: Shadow pronouns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. \u003ci\u003eThere’s heaps of money to be won\u003c\/i\u003e: Number agreement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. \u003ci\u003eBecause I’m worth it\u003c\/i\u003e: Insubordinate clauses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. \u003ci\u003eThey are cleverer than she and I\u003c\/i\u003e: Pronominal case\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. \u003ci\u003eIs that your wife again?\u003c\/i\u003e: Possession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary: Language for language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018037395799,"sku":"9780367710279","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367710279.jpg?v=1750775431","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mysteries-of-english-grammar-9780367710279","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}