The English Language: An Owner's Manual

by Stephen Tchudi and Lee Thomas

Book Overview

Can it ever be fun to learn about grammar? Isn t that an oxymoron? But how about the historical traditions behind grammar? What is the purpose of grammar? How does modern grammar differ from yesterday s grammar? Allowing individuals to actually think about the way they speak and the aspects which comprise their everyday language is perhaps the most basic and most effective way to begin language analysis. By drawing on the daily use of language,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205274595
• ISBN13: 9780205274598
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A good read

It isn't dry, which makes most other texts so laborious to go through & study. It had to be planned this way because it was well thought out in this manner. This is not only a text on language and/or grammar - it's also insightful on psychology, sociology & philosophy. It purposefully has thought-provoking exercises throughout. This text was used in my English grammar class. It was lent to me so that I didn't have to buy it new (lots of expense on texts at the beginning of semesters)- but I couldn't find anyone willing to sell theirs(here)-they all wanted to keep their copy. To me that says alot, there are a lot of textbooks that you see that are resold & resold after the semesters are over, but this book wasn't ever included the timeS I was looking for it.