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Grammar and Context: considers how grammatical choices influence and are influenced by the context in which communication takes place examines the interaction of a wide variety of contexts - including socio-cultural, situational and global influences includes a range of different types of grammar - functional, pedagogic, descriptive and prescriptive explores grammatical features in a lively variety of communicative contexts, such as advertising, dinner-table talk, email and political speeches gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: David Crystal, M.A.K. Halliday, Joanna Thornborrow, Ken Hyland and Stephen Levey. The accompanying website to this book can be found at http: //www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415310814/
A comprehensive reference text that examines how the three aspects of language (genre, text and grammar) can be used as resources in teaching and assessing writing. It provides an accessible account of current theories of language and language learning, together with practical ideas for teaching and assessing the genres and grammar of writing across the curriculum.
Natural languages are riddled with context-sensitivity, yet how do we understand one another so effortlessly? Contrary to the dominant position, this book argues that meaning is determined entirely by discourse conventions, as we draw on a broad array of subtle linguistic conventions that determine the interpretation of context-sensitive items.
Taking authentic texts from a variety of sources - the human body on CD-ROM, a fish recipe, 'L'Etranger' and many others - this book uses them as a starting point for the illustration and explanation of key areas of French grammar. It includes a range of exercises, many of them text-based.
German Grammar in Context, 3rd Edition includes updated textual examples which provide the basis for an accessible and engaging approach to learning grammar. Using authentic texts from a variety of contemporary sources such as newspapers, magazines, poems, TV and film scripts, books or online sources, each chapter explores a key aspect of German grammar. Following each text, exercises are provided to reinforce understanding and build effective comprehension and communication skills. Helpful keyword boxes translate difficult vocabulary in the texts, and recommended reading sections offer advice on additional grammar resources and website links. German Grammar in Context is an essential resource for students at CEFR level B1–C2 and Intermediate–Advanced High on the ACTFL scale. It is suitable for both classroom use and independent study.
Spanish Grammar in Context uses authentic text to illustrate and explain the key areas of Spanish grammar, and then offers a range of exercises for students to test their understanding and to produce effective language of their own. Aimed at intermediate and advanced learners, and with a key to the exercises provided, the book is suitable for independent and tutor-led study. Sourced from contemporary literature, newspaper and magazine articles from both Spain and Latin America, the texts are up-to-date and topical, and together with the exercises which have been expanded for the second edition, give students a comprehensive coverage of Spanish grammar.
Thus, the organization of the book as it finally evolved contains two introductory chapters that can be read by anyone familiar with a programming language. These chapters provide a general background in the commonly-used grammatical notations describing the syntax of a programming language. This is information that should be familiar to anyone who programs-unfortunately, it is familiar to only a very few. With the information contained in these first two chapters, the programmer should have confident access to the syntactic portions of programming-language reference manuals. This includes an understanding of what will not appear in the syntax as well as what should appear there. The remainder of the book builds on this basic foundation exploring the limits of definitional possibilities using a grammatical formalism. To this end, the third chapter introduces the ALGOL 68 grammatical formalism with extensive examples. The fourth chapter gives four grammars describing a simple programming language. This illustrates the evolution of grammatical definitions from ALGOL 60 to ALGOL 68 and beyond. The third grammar in the fourth chapter successfully supplies an answer to Martin Kay's germinal challenge.
The original contextualized approach brings grammar to life. Grammar in Context brings grammar alive through engaging and informative readings that are relevant to learners' lives. National Geographic photography and stories deliver real-world content to improve grammar awareness and retention. Students learn more, remember more, and use language more effectively when they learn grammar in context.
