Written by one of the world's leading grammarians, The Oxford English Grammar is an authoritative review of and topic reference for English grammar. Opening with an outline of national, regional, and social var iation in English, the book details descriptive and prescriptive appro aches and attitudes to English among both native and non-native speake rs. This is followed by an account of the development of grammar, and a review of modern approaches to this complex subject. The central sec tion of the book is a presentation of current English grammar at sente nce, clause, phrase, and word...