A Grammar of Speech by David Brazil

A Grammar of Speech by David Brazil

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Summary

This fresh analysis of spoken English grammar is based on the observation of naturally-occurring speech, rather than deriving from inappropriate pre-existing written models.

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A Grammar of Speech by David Brazil

This book provides an innovative analysis of English grammar in the spoken form. Hitherto, most grammars of English have relied heavily on the written language, and this excludes much normal spoken discourse. This work offers an alternative view of the structure of spoken English based on naturally-occurring language data. A Grammar of Speech has relevance for many areas related to linguistics, such as Artificial Intelligence, computational linguistics, and machine translation. First Prize English Speaking Union's Duke of Edinburgh Book Competition
Brazil, David: - David Brazil was born in New York and lives in California. He is the author of two full-length poetry collections: THE ORDINARY (Compline, 2013), and ANTISOCIAL PATIENCE (Roof Books, 2015). Chapbook publications include Spy Wednesday and Meet Me Beneath The War Angels. With Kevin Killian, he edited THE KENNING ANTHOLOGY OF POETS THEATER: 1945-1985 (Kenning Editions, 2010). With Sara Larsen, he published over sixty issues of the xerox periodical TRY! He organizes free education through the Bay Area Public School, attends church at Taylor Memorial United Methodist in West Oakland, and makes his living as a bookseller.
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ISBN 13 9780194371933
ISBN 10 019437193X
Title A Grammar of Speech
Author David Brazil
Series Describing English Language
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1995-03-16
Number of pages 280
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.