English Grammar Univ Course E2

This award-winning grammar course book provides the basis for linguistic courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies. Accessible and reader-friendly throughout, key features include:

chapters divided into modules of class-length materials
each new concept clearly explained and highlighted
authentic texts from a wide range of sources, both spoken and written, to illustrate grammatical usage
clear chapter and module summaries enabling efficient class preparation and student revision.

Angela Downing is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English Language and Linguistics (English Philology I) at the Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
The late Philip Locke taught at the Institute of Modern Languages and Translation at the Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

Preface to the Second Edition 1. Basic Concepts 2. The Skeleton of the Message 3. The Development of the Message 4. Conceptualising Patterns of Experience 5. Interaction Between Speaker and Hearer 6. Organising the Message 7. Expanding the Message 8. Talking About Events 9. Viewpoints on Events 10. Talking About ‘Things’ 11. Describing Persons, Things and Circumstances: What is it Like? How, Where and When? 12. Spatial, Temporal and Other Relationships