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Introduction to the Cambridge Grammar of English 14From word to grammar: an AZ 581

Spoken languageIntroduction to grammar and spoken English 8291From utterance to discourse 92103From discourse to social contexts 104122

Grammar and discourseGrammar across turns and sentences 123139Grammar and academic English 140154

Word and phrase classesIntroduction to word classes and phrase classes 155166

NounsThe noun phrase 167175Nouns and determiners 176196Pronouns 197212

VerbsVerb phrase 1: structure of verb phrases 213216Verb phrase 2: tense and aspect 217226Types of verb 227235

Adjectives and adverbsAdjectives and adjective phrases 236241Adverbs and adverb phrases 242249

Prepositions and particlesPrepositions and prepositional phrases 250257

Word formationWord structure and word formation 258268

Sentence and clause patternsIntroduction to sentences and clauses 269280Verb complementation 281289Clause types 290303Clause combination 304318Adjuncts 319337

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TimePresent time 338345Past time 346360Future time 361376

Notions and functionsModality 377407Speech acts 408423Questions 424433Negation 434447Condition 448459Comparison 460471

Information packagingWord order and focus 472475The passive 476487Speech representation 488502

AppendicesWord clusters and grammar 503505Punctuation 506English spelling 507511Numbers 512525Referring to the time 526Units of measurement 527Nationalities, countries and regions 528Irregular verbs 529North American English grammar 530538

Glossary 539

Bibliography 540

Index 541

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