Course Outline:
This lecture will give an overview of the system of English Grammar by providing both a descriptive coverage of English Grammar in use and an introduction to the major theoretical issues at stake in the study of languages. We will cover the essentials of English morpho-syntax and also differences in the use of grammatical patterns in spoken and written English.
Basic reading:
Greenbaum, Sidney and Gerald Nelson (2009). An Introduction to English Grammar. Harlow: Pearson Longman, 3rd ed.
Huddleston, Rodney and Geoffrey Pullum (2010). A Student’s Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge. CUP, 7th impr.
