Adventures in English syntax
"An understanding of English sentence structure is a powerful, practical, and indispensable tool for anyone who wants to become a more effective writer, a more perceptive reader, and a more precise thinker. This book shows you how to begin. Using clear and engaging examples from English, it int...
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New York
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| Edition: | First Edition |
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Table of Contents:
- 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, & Seymour at Alexandria
- Glossary
- References
- Index.