The thrust of the book is not so much upon the formation of grammatical constructs but rather upon the shape of the grammatical system and its relation to semantics, discourse and pragmatics.
Autorentext
William Rutherford is a Professor of Linguistics at The University of Southern California.
Inhalt
Preface Foreward Part one: On language, learning, and consciousness 1. The learning of grammar 2. Consciousness-raising Part Two: On edge in language 3. Living language 4. Psycholonguistic aspects of grammaticization 5. Consciousness-raising and the language organism Part Three: The readers of grammar 6. Grammar and discourse 7. Grammar and semantics 8. Discours, semantics, and grammatical consciousness-raising Part Four: The shape of English grammar 9. English and language typology 10. English and language universals Part Five: Grammar and the pedagogical programme 11. Grammar and the language curriculum 12. Grammar and the language syllabus Bibliography; Glossary; Index