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Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar

作者: David Crystal

出版社: Oxford University Press

出版时间: 2017-06

ISBN: 9780190660574

装帧: 其他

页数: 304页

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

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In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike.
Explaining the nuts and bolts of grammar presents a special challenge, because - far more than is the case with spelling and punctuation - the subject is burdened with a centuries-old history of educational practice that many will recall as anything but glamorous. One of the world's foremost authorities on the English language, Crystal sets out to rid grammar of its undeserved reputation as a dry and intimidating subject, pointing out how essential grammar is to clear and effective speech and writing. He moves briskly through the stages by which children acquire grammar, along the way demystifying grammar's rules and irregularities and showing us how to navigate its snares and pitfalls. He offers the fascinating history of grammar, explaining how it has evolved from the first grammarians in ancient Greece to our 21st century digital environment of blogging, emailing, and texting.
Many find grammar to be a daunting subject, but in this breezy, entertaining book, Crystal proves that grammar doesn't need to make us uneasy-we can all make sense of how we make sense. David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He is the author of dozens of books on language, including The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation, The Story of English in 100 Words, Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling, and Making a Point: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation. First steps in grammar
Second steps the big picture
Second steps the small picture
Third steps combining big and small
Inside the words
Talking about mouses
What sentences do
Sentence building
Grammar on the job
Explanations
Grammatical change now
Grammatical change then
Into living memory almost
Going transatlantic
Going global
Grammar online
Story time
Connecting
Talking about grammar
Up with which we will notput
Clarity and weight
Clarity and order
Grammar and meaning
Grammar and effect
Structure and use together
A sense of style
Back from the grave
Why the delay?
A top ten for the future
Epilogue
An appendix on teaching and testing
References and further reading
Illustration credits
Index
内容简介:
In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike.
Explaining the nuts and bolts of grammar presents a special challenge, because - far more than is the case with spelling and punctuation - the subject is burdened with a centuries-old history of educational practice that many will recall as anything but glamorous. One of the world's foremost authorities on the English language, Crystal sets out to rid grammar of its undeserved reputation as a dry and intimidating subject, pointing out how essential grammar is to clear and effective speech and writing. He moves briskly through the stages by which children acquire grammar, along the way demystifying grammar's rules and irregularities and showing us how to navigate its snares and pitfalls. He offers the fascinating history of grammar, explaining how it has evolved from the first grammarians in ancient Greece to our 21st century digital environment of blogging, emailing, and texting.
Many find grammar to be a daunting subject, but in this breezy, entertaining book, Crystal proves that grammar doesn't need to make us uneasy-we can all make sense of how we make sense.
作者简介:
David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He is the author of dozens of books on language, including The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation, The Story of English in 100 Words, Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling, and Making a Point: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation.
目录:
First steps in grammar
Second steps the big picture
Second steps the small picture
Third steps combining big and small
Inside the words
Talking about mouses
What sentences do
Sentence building
Grammar on the job
Explanations
Grammatical change now
Grammatical change then
Into living memory almost
Going transatlantic
Going global
Grammar online
Story time
Connecting
Talking about grammar
Up with which we will notput
Clarity and weight
Clarity and order
Grammar and meaning
Grammar and effect
Structure and use together
A sense of style
Back from the grave
Why the delay?
A top ten for the future
Epilogue
An appendix on teaching and testing
References and further reading
Illustration credits
Index

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