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English grammar in context

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Free online course examining why grammar matters and how English grammar operates in real contexts. Covers the power and importance of grammar, different approaches to grammatical description and their historical development, and the contrast between spoken and written modes, including dialogue, interaction, ellipsis and dysfluency in everyday speech. Suited to students of English language and linguistics, teachers, and anyone curious about how grammar is described and used.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Why study grammar?
  • 1 Why study grammar?
  • 1.1 The power of grammar
  • 1.2 The importance of grammar
  • 2 Developments in grammatical description
  • 2 Developments in grammatical description
  • 2.1 Different types of grammatical description
  • 2.2 The history of grammatical description
  • 2.3 Using grammatical description in context
  • 3 Grammar and contextual variation
  • 3 Grammar and contextual variation
  • 3.1 Spoken and written modes: an overview
  • 3.2 Spoken and written modes: a comparison
  • 3.3 Features of speech: dialogue
  • 3.4 Features of speech: interaction
  • 3.5 Features of speech: ellipsis
  • 3.6 Features of speech: dysfluency
  • 3.7 Features of speech: language in real life
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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