Longman's Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English Cased by Douglas Biber

Longman's Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English Cased by Douglas Biber

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Summary

This grammar reference is written for the advanced student. It combines explanations of English grammar with information on how, when and why we use different structures. It shows the differences between spoken and written grammar and includes frequency information on the most common forms.

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Longman's Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English Cased by Douglas Biber

Examines patterns of use in the news, fiction and academic English Takes grammar and vocabulary together and looks at how they interact Is based on the analysis of 40-million words of British and American, written and spoken corpus text Uses over 3000 examples of real, corpus English to illustrate the points Uses frequency tables and graphs to make the new findings of this grammar clear

Douglas Biber is Professor of Applied Linguistics (English Department) at Northern Arizona University. His books and articles deal with language use in spoken and written discourse.

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ISBN 13 9780582237278
ISBN 10 0582237270
Title Longman's Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English Cased
Author Douglas Biber
Series Grammar Reference
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pearson Education Limited
Year published 2002-11-25
Number of pages 496
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.