The Structure of English for Readers, Writers, and Teachers

by Mary Morris Clark

The Structure of English for Readers, Writers, and Teachers is a survey of the vocabulary, spelling system, and grammatical structure of English, with application to the study of literary style, composition, dialect variation, and language development in children. The explanations are interspersed with exercises that ask the reader to apply each concept to the analysis of a literary passage, a child's speech or writing, or a piece of the reader's own prose. The presentation is couched within the framework of contemporary linguistic theory, but in a non-technical, very accessible form. This is an ideal text for undergraduate students of English language, literature, or composition and for future teachers of English in the public schools.

Genres: School

Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Pande Sumartini · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was the textbook that I used when I audited "Structure of English" in University of Delaware. Very good book, great and simple explanation.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hate to review this particular book at this time because we only read a few chapters through out eleven weeks of class. But I definately will be looking back into it from time to time as I continue my pursuit of becoming a published writer and teacher of English and Creative Writing.

[Laura]

I read portions of this book for my English language course on grammar. Many of what was written was very useful for the class and the understanding of the language we write and speak. There is a also a lot of information for ESL students and teachers that I plan on reading about in the future.