English Grammar: A University Course

By Philip Locke and Angela Downing

Book Overview

This best-selling comprehensive descriptive grammar forms a complete course.Divided into 12 self-contained chapters based around language functions, each chapter is divided into units of class-length material. Key features include:

Numerous authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written, which exemplify the grammatical description. Clear chapter and module summaries enable efficient class preparation and student revision. Extensive exercises with a comprehensive answer key.

This new edition has been thoroughly updated with new texts, a more user-friendly layout, more American English examples and a companion website, providing extra tasks, a glossary and a teachers' guide.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415732670
• ISBN13: 9780415732673
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 2.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"