What is it about?
"Cognitive English Grammar" is based on new insights of grammar as the product of human cognition. It offers a wealth of linguistic data and explanations showing that grammatical structure is just as meaningful as the words of a language. The book specifically addresses those areas of grammar that are relevant and interesting from a cognitive point of view and difficult for learners of English as a foreign language.
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Why is it important?
The book is intended to be used as a textbook in classes of English grammar and linguistics. It presents grammatical phenomena in a didactic way. Its guiding principles are clarity and insightfulness; linguistic terminology is, therefore, kept at a minimum. A major innovation of the approach adopted in this book is to look at grammar from the speaker's, rather than the hearer's, point of view: What linguistic options does the speaker have to choose from in communicating their thoughts? The conceptual view of language may at first present a major challenge to the student but will prove useful and rewarding in coming to grips with the intricacies of grammar.
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Years of teaching grammar have contributed to the conception of the book, including the structure of its twelve chapters and the study questions, which allow the student to test their understanding of the chapter and to apply the notions presented in it. The book is being used as a textbook at many universities world-wide and has received very positive reviews and responses from its users.
Dr. Günter Radden
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This page is a summary of: Cognitive English Grammar, July 2007, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/clip.2.
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