Cornelia Paraskevas

Exploring Grammar Through Texts

Reading and Writing the Structure of English

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook provides an innovative introduction to core areas of grammar: a systematic guide to the structure of English, arranged hierarchically from the word to the sentence to the paragraph level. Using a linguistic framework, activities and exercises, and diverse authentic texts, the book connects grammar knowledge to writing development, strengthening student understanding of language as a tool for text construction. Students of linguistics and English language will develop foundational knowledge about grammar and texts, as will writing students. Aligning with state curricular standards around the world, the book will be particularly useful for students of English Education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780367562267
• ISBN-10: 036756226X
• Artikelnr.: 59986881

Autorenporträt

Cornelia Paraskevas is Professor of Linguistics and Writing at Western Oregon University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Foundational Foundational understandings about language and
writing
Chapter 2: Function words (The Closed Class of Words)
Chapter 3: Content words (The Open Class of Words)
Chapter 4: Phrases
Chapter 5: Clauses
Chapter 6: Consolidation
Chapter 7: Sentence Complexity and Sentence Functions
Chapter 8: Weaving Fluent Texts
Chapter 9: Punctuation (syntactic and stylistic)
Afterward: Honing the Craft of Language
Bibliography
List of texts
Index