Exploring English Grammar: From formal to functional

by Jim Donohue, Sarah North, Caroline Coffin

Book Overview

This engaging textbook bridges the gap between traditional and functional grammar. Starting with a traditional approach, students will develop a firm grasp of traditional tools for analysis and learn how SFG (Systemic Functional Grammar) can be used to enrich the traditional formal approach.

Using a problem-solving approach, readers explore how grammatical structures function in different contexts by using a wide variety of thought-provoking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415478162
• ISBN13: 9780415478168
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.6"