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041			_aeng
080			_a81 _bQUI
100			_aQuirk, Randolph.
245			_a A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language
260			_aNew Delhi _bPearson _c2010
300			_a1777p.
520			_aA Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language is the most thorough and most definitive grammar of modern English ever written. Professors Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik, who are acknowledged to be leading authorities in the field of English language, have made this the climax of twenty years of collaborative work. Building on the strength of their previous work, especially A Grammar of Comprehensive English - unchallenged since its publication in 1972 as the standard reference work in the field - the authors have produced an even more comprehensive and perceptive synthesis of current grammatical description. They have drawn collectively on the most recent research, including new findings not only in grammar but also in the neighbouring fields of semantics, pragmatics and text linguistics. Discourse features are prominent throughout, as well as being the theme of an entire chapter entitled 'From Sentence to Text'. The grammatically analysed data in the Survey of English Usage, together with other collections of material, both American and British, has again proved an invaluable source of new insights, and, equally important, has provided authentic examples of use. Copious examples for clarification are a hallmark of the work of Professors Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik and of course are of immense help to all students and teachers of language, but particularly those whose first language is not English.
650			_aEnglish language -- Grammar
690			_aGeneral
700			_aGreenbaum, Sidney
700			_aLeech, Geoffrey
700			_aSvartvik, Jan
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