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A Student's introduction to English grammar. This book is intended for students in colleges or universities who have little or no previous background in grammar, and presupposes no linguis­ tics. It contains exercises and a wealth of other features, and will provide a basis for introductions to grammar and courses on the structure of english. Students will achieve an accurate understanding of grammar. | A Student s Introduction to English Grammar Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum Cambridge A Student s Introduction to English Grammar This groundbreaking undergraduate textbook on modem Standard English grammar is the first to be based on the revolutionary advances of the authors previous work The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language 2002 winner of the 2004 Leonard Bloomfield Book Award of the Linguistic Society of America. The analyses defended there are outlined here more briefly in an engagingly accessible and informal style. Errors of the older tradition of English grammar are noted and corrected and the excesses of prescriptive usage manuals are firmly rebutted in specially highlighted notes that explain what older authorities have called incorrect and show why those authorities are mistaken. This book is intended for students in colleges or universities who have little or no previous background in grammar and presupposes no linguistics. It contains exercises and a wealth of other features and will provide a basis for introductions to grammar and courses on the structure of English not only in linguistics departments but also in English language and literature departments and schools of education. Students will achieve an accurate understanding of grammar that will both enhance their language skills and provide a solid grounding for further linguistic study. A Student s Introduction to English Grammar RODNEY HUDDLESTON University of Queensland GEOFFREY K. PULLUM University of California Santa Cruz M Cambridge UNIVERSITY .