Grammar, syntax and morphology

Hands-on, theory-neutral and non-technical, this textbook is a basic introduction to the structure of English words and sentences.

Using compelling empirical evidence, this cutting-edge study presents a new linguistic theory of imperatives.

Hands-on, theory-neutral and non-technical, this textbook is a basic introduction to the structure of English words and sentences.

Using compelling empirical evidence, this cutting-edge study presents a new linguistic theory of imperatives.

This textbook provides an introduction to language typology which assumes minimal prior knowledge of linguistics.

This textbook provides an introduction to language typology which assumes minimal prior knowledge of linguistics.

This textbook on English syntax aims to give students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure, and at the same time strives to acquaint them with the essentials of syntactic argument.

The second edition of this hugely successful textbook provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics in theoretical and applied linguistics.

In Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (1979), Syd Field first popularized the Three-Act Paradigm of Setup, Confrontation and Resolution for conceptualizing and creating the Hollywood screenplay.

This volume showcases recent sociolinguistic research about Wales and offers contributions from scholars working on Welsh, English and other languages spoken in the country.

This core textbook helps readers get to grips with the fundamentals of English grammar so that they can critically engage with a wide variety of texts.

The highly frequent word items TO and OF are often conceived merely as prepositions, carrying little meaning in themselves.

This book presents the latest work in the field of complementation studies.

This is an essential guide to using digital resources in the study of English language and linguistics.

This book presents an account of object shift, a word order phenomenon found in most of the Scandinavian languages where an object occurs unexpectedly to the left and not to the right of a sentential adverbial.

Do you want a deeper understanding of syntax and grammar?

This book presents a comprehensive description of collocation, covering both the theoretical and practical background and the implications and applications of the concept as language model and analytical tool.

The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated.

This popular introductory textbook offers a lively and comprehensive introduction to current morphological theory and analysis, enabling beginners to approach current literature in the subject with confidence.

How does language work?

Danish: A Comprehensive Grammar presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Danish.

Danish: A Comprehensive Grammar presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Danish.

Tying together work on a number of languages and linguistic varieties in different locales, this book provides students and researchers with a convenient, unified overview of variationist analysis in linguistics.

Tying together work on a number of languages and linguistic varieties in different locales, this book provides students and researchers with a convenient, unified overview of variationist analysis in linguistics.

The Chinese Lexicon is a detailed study of the words and word combinations used in modern Chinese.

The Chinese Lexicon is a detailed study of the words and word combinations used in modern Chinese.

If you've ever wanted a quick and easy guide to verbs and adverbs, commas and apostrophes, clauses and prepositions, then this is a must-have book for you.

If you've ever wanted a quick and easy guide to verbs and adverbs, commas and apostrophes, clauses and prepositions, then this is a must-have book for you.

This grammar has been written to help the student to think in the Japanese way.

This grammar has been written to help the student to think in the Japanese way.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the French language from the perspective of modern linguistics.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the French language from the perspective of modern linguistics.

First Published in 1993.

First Published in 1993.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

This standard introductory textbook presents in systematic form an account of current English practice.

This standard introductory textbook presents in systematic form an account of current English practice.

First published in 1995.

First published in 1995.

First published in 1988.

First published in 1988.

First Published in 2005.

Designed for ESL and ELT pedagogy courses around the world, this text describes English grammar from a World Englishes perspective.

Designed for ESL and ELT pedagogy courses around the world, this text describes English grammar from a World Englishes perspective.

Ukrainian: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Ukrainian grammar.

Ukrainian: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Ukrainian grammar.

This volume constitutes what is perhaps the most thorough description of a creole language to date.

This volume constitutes what is perhaps the most thorough description of a creole language to date.