Bas Aarts is Professor of English Linguistics at University College
London. He has published many books and articles on English
grammar, most recently the Oxford Modern English Grammar. The late
Sylvia Chalker was the author of several grammar books, including
Current English Grammar and The Little Oxford Dictionary of English
Grammar. She was also a contributor to The Oxford Companion to the
English Language. Edmund Weiner is
Deputy Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary and co-author
(with Andrew Delahunty) of the Oxford Guide to English Usage.
`An in-depth explanation of grammatical terms for writers, those
who teach writing and grammar, or who love words and their
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Library Journal
`In this second edition, Bas Aarts, as a leading academic
grammarian, has added his authority to an already highly-respected
vade mecum to English grammar. The comprehensive up-to-date
coverage of the book brings a balanced in-depth treatment of the
variant grammatical terminologies that can be so confusing. This
makes it an indispensable reference guide for students, teachers,
academics and anyone challenged or fascinated by the world of
English
grammar.'
Professor Geoffrey Leech, Lancaster University
`Review from previous edition grammar as the total system of the
language ... well defined and well illustrated with quotations from
grammarians ancient and modern."'
Times Literary Supplement
`This is an excellent, scholarly work, yet outstandingly practical
and genuinely accessible by any reader seeking better to understand
existing grammar texts.'
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