Grammar: A Student's Guide

by James R. Hurford

This introductory guide to grammar explains one hundred basic grammatical terms. A knowledge of such terms, and how they interconnect, is crucial for an understanding of the structure and function of language. The explanations are listed alphabetically for easy reference, like a dictionary, but offer much more than a simple definition. Each entry is divided into sections, providing a clear explanation, examples, exercises, and highlighting the main contrasts and interrelationships between the terms. Clearly written and easy to use, this book will be an invaluable source of information for students of language and linguistics.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published November 3, 1994

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a good encyclopedic reference for grammar. It wasn't meant to be read cover to cover, but that's what I did. Basically, if you need to look up something like "direct object" or "transitive" you can go to that entry and brush up on your grammar skills.

The entries are interesting. I learned that grammar rules change and some of what I learned when I was younger is a bit outdated. I also learned that grammarians and linguists differ in some areas when they talk about something like the parts of speech.

Most sections have a sub-section called "for interest" which contains information about other languages or some interesting tidbit about English. These sections were my favorite.

Each section has an exercise to do and the answers are in the back. I did all the exercises. I did not always do the exercises correctly.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this book was prescribed reading for my Traditional Grammar unit for uni.

[Komunitas Grafis]

it's good book