Cambridge Grammar of English Network CD-ROM: A Comprehensive Guide
by Ronald Carter , Michael McCarthyFormat: CD
Pub. Date: 2006-05-15
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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From the world's leading grammar publisher, the Cambridge Grammar of English is a 'must-have' for any serious learner or user of the English language. Using ground-breaking language research, it offers clear explanations of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. Over 7,000 examples of English grammar illustrated, User-friendly, two-part structure covers grammar and usage, The most comprehensive coverage of spoken and written English, Special focus on difficult language areas and guidance on avoiding common mistakes, Differences between British and American English clearly explained.
Table of Contents
| Introduction to the Cambridge Grammar of English | p. 1 |
| From word to grammar: an A-Z | p. 5 |
| Spoken language | |
| Introduction to grammar and spoken English | p. 82 |
| From utterance to discourse | p. 92 |
| From discourse to social contexts | p. 104 |
| Grammar and discourse | |
| Grammar across turns and sentences | p. 123 |
| Grammar and academic English | p. 140 |
| Word and phrase classes | |
| Introduction to word classes and phrase classes | p. 155 |
| Nouns | |
| The noun phrase | p. 167 |
| Nouns and determiners | p. 176 |
| Pronouns | p. 197 |
| Verbs | |
| Verb phrase 1: structure of verb phrases | p. 213 |
| Verb phrase 2: tense and aspect | p. 217 |
| Types of verb | p. 227 |
| Adjectives and adverbs | |
| Adjectives and adjective phrases | p. 236 |
| Adverbs and adverb phrases | p. 242 |
| Prepositions and particles | |
| Prepositions and prepositional phrases | p. 250 |
| Word formation | |
| Word structure and word formation | p. 258 |
| Sentence and clause patterns | |
| Introduction to sentences and clauses | p. 269 |
| Verb complementation | p. 281 |
| Clause types | p. 290 |
| Clause combination | p. 304 |
| Adjuncts | p. 319 |
| Time | |
| Present time | p. 338 |
| Past time | p. 346 |
| Future time | p. 361 |
| Notions and functions | |
| Modality | p. 377 |
| Speech acts | p. 408 |
| Questions | p. 424 |
| Negation | p. 434 |
| Condition | p. 448 |
| Comparison | p. 460 |
| Information packaging | |
| Word order and focus | p. 472 |
| The passive | p. 476 |
| Speech representation | p. 488 |
| Appendices | |
| Word clusters and grammar | p. 503 |
| Punctuation | p. 506 |
| English spelling | p. 507 |
| Numbers | p. 512 |
| Referring to the time | p. 526 |
| Units of measurement | p. 527 |
| Nationalities, countries and regions | p. 528 |
| Irregular verbs | p. 529 |
| North American English grammar | p. 530 |
| Glossary | p. 539 |
| Bibliography | p. 540 |
| Index | p. 541 |
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