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An engaging and fresh take on the rules and politics of English grammar, written in lively prose. It goes a step further than most books on grammar by providing. Editorial Reviews. Review. "Navigating English Grammar is a superb introduction toEnglish grammar and grammatical analysis. Lobeck and Denham.
Visit our Beautiful Books page and find lovely books for kids, photography lovers and more. Back cover copy While most grammar books start and stop with an explanation ofparts of speech and sentence structure, Navigating EnglishGrammar goes a step further to provide an overview of thefield, with a discussion of historical and current debates aboutgrammar, and how we define, discuss, and approach it.
The authors use grammar as a springboard to discuss semantics andmorphology; how usage and sentence structure affects style inwriting; abbreviated style in the digital age; and the syntax ofpoetry, fiction, and other genres. Along the way they give examplesand analysis of texts. Among other controversies, the authors delveinto the sociopolitical aspects of grammar rules, the subjectivityof pet peeves and grammar police, the changing ways grammar hasbeen taught, and how assessment and a changing educational climatehas influenced this.
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English Words and Sentences. Trivia About Navigating Englis Back cover copy While most grammar books start and stop with an explanation ofparts of speech and sentence structure, Navigating EnglishGrammar goes a step further to provide an overview of thefield, with a discussion of historical and current debates aboutgrammar, and how we define, discuss, and approach it. Jennifer rated it really liked it Feb 21, It goes a step further than most books on grammar by providing an overview of the field, with a discussion of historical and current debates about grammar, and how we define, discuss, and approach it. Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Year English, Grammar Hardcover Textbooks.
Review Text "Navigating English Grammar is a superb introduction to English grammar and grammatical analysis. Lobeck and Denham guide readers through the essentials of English with vivid, up-to-date usage examples and just the right amount of clearly explained linguistic theory.
Readers learn much about scientific methods, honed by years working in schools and understanding adolescent minds, and are liberated from foolish social judgments about people's language. Review quote "Navigating English Grammar is a superb introduction to English grammar and grammatical analysis.
Edwin Battistella, Southern Oregon University? Lobeck and Denham make a plausible Socrates, prodding their interlocutors into discovering their own, internal language system.
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