Adventures in English Syntax

ISBN-13: 9781108737807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 218 str.

Robert Freidin

Opis

This unique resource will enrich readers' understanding of English in ways that will make them more effective users of the language. Using clear examples, and assuming no knowledge of linguistics, it introduces the basic concepts of syntactic structure, and shows how they can be applied to reading and writing.

Recenzje

'This is a great book. Very clear, very well argued. … for writers in training, it would be extremely valuable. I could easily see this becoming required reading in writing classes at the undergraduate level.' Michael D. Lemonick, Freelance science journalist and Lecturer, Princeton University

Spis treści

1. One fish two fish: an adventure in ambiguity; 2. Exceptional students and teachers; 3. Introduction to language and linguistics; 4. A review of a book by two philosophers; 5. Bob is certain to succeed; 6. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a wife; 7. Does every politician who cheats instinctively lie?; 8. Inferior defenses could then, as now, be tackled, as Vernon did at Porto Bello, Exmouth at Algiers, and Seymour at Alexandria; Concluding comment.