A grammar of speech
This book provides an innovative analysis of English grammar in the spoken form. Hitherto, most grammars of English have relied heavily on the written language, and this excludes much normal spoken discourse. This work offers an alternative view of the structure of spoken English based on naturally-...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
1995
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| Series: | Describing English language
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Add Tag | Summary: | This book provides an innovative analysis of English grammar in the spoken form. Hitherto, most grammars of English have relied heavily on the written language, and this excludes much normal spoken discourse. This work offers an alternative view of the structure of spoken English based on naturally-occurring language data. A Grammar of Speech has relevance for many areas related to linguistics, such as Artificial Intelligence, computational linguistics, and machine translation. First Prize English Speaking Union's Duke of Edinburgh Book Competition |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 264 pages illustration 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-258) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780194371933 |
English grammar principles and facts