The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

by Rodney Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum

This book presents a new and comprehensive descriptive grammar of English, written by the principal authors in collaboration with an international research team of a dozen linguists in five countries. It represents a major advance over previous grammars by virtue of drawing systematically on the linguistic research carried out on English during the last forty years. It incorporates insights from the theoretical literature but presents them in a way that is accessible to readers without formal training in linguistics. It is based on a sounder and more consistent descriptive framework than previous large-scale grammars, and includes much more explanation of grammatical terms and concepts, together with justification for the ways in which the analysis differs from traditional grammar. The book contains twenty chapters and a guide to further reading. Its usefulness is enhanced by diagrams of sentence structure, cross-references between sections, a comprehensive index, and user-friendly design and typography throughout.

Genres: Language, Reference, Linguistics, Nonfiction, Writing

1860 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 15, 2002

Reviews

[Al Maki]

I bought it in order to finally understand English verb forms. It does contain a comprehensive and comprehensible description of them and if I keep at it long enough I will get it. Two things worth knowing. The book is huge, 1800 pages to describe what we do intuitively every day. Second, it is a synchronic description; it describes how the standard language currently functions. Unlike the grammars I used in school, it does not use paradigms from the history of English, or the structure of Latin. Rather it develops theory only as necessary to describe current practice.
So far it has illuminated any question I have asked it about syntax. (It doesn’t do meaning.)

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly great descriptive grammar...

[Aurélie Garric · Rating 5 out of 5]

good shit it do be describing grammar

[Margaux · Rating 4 out of 5]

never in my entire life have I ever read a book this fast, I was SPEEDRUNNING (exams on wednesday 😔)

[Leonardo]

...provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of syntactic phenomena in English.

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[ABO OMAR]

Want to read it

[محمود حسين · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice

[Ebrahim Elnaghi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Want to read

[Amal Mohammed]

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[Samia Adam]

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