This is a comprehensive Grammar of English in dictionary form which offers a descriptive approach to English grammar, based on the principles of systemic-functional grammar, cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis.
In spite of its size, it is a friendly book which supports the user by several systems of access, including the alphabetical arrangement or entries, their similar structure, subtitles and cross-referencing. .
The language samples that exemplify the grammatical descriptions are instances of standard usage taken from corpora, illustrative of present-day English.
This makes the book a halfway house between a Grammar which does not ignore the meanings of words and patterns, and a dictionary which gives grammatical information.
It shapes an integrated vision of English and Grammar by seeing lexis, structures and functions as being closely related.
It is a resource which will engage the attention of university students and English teachers, examiners, syllabus designers and material writers, a guide to the Grammar and usage of English useful to the readers who are aware of the advantage of having a knowledge of grammar, of the capacity of analysing the meaning of language and of the ability of expressing thoughts clearly.
This is a comprehensive Grammar of English in dictionary form which offers a descriptive approach to English grammar, based on the principles of systemic-functional grammar, cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis
