A Communicative Grammar of English

Abstract

A Communicative Grammar of English has established itself as both an authoritative and an innovative grammar. This thoroughly revised third edition gives increased emphasis on spoken English and makes more use of real examples based on corpus data. We have also tried to make the presentation more ‘pedagogical’ by giving simpler explanations, in providing more corpus examples (from Longman Corpus Network), and in making clear the distinctions between major and minor points. Another innovation is the accompanying new Workbook by Edward Woods and Rudy Coppieters which will help students to ‘internalize’ the contents of grammar. The basic design of the book remains the same as in the second edition, including the numbering of sections. The book is divided into three parts: • Part One: A guide to the use of this book • Part Two: Grammar in use • Part Three: A–Z in English grammar