TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swan,Michael
AU  - Widdowson,H.G
TI  - Grammar
SN  - 9780194372411
U1  - 425 21
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Ingles
KW  - Enseñanza
KW  - Gramática
N1  - Incluye bibliografía; What is grammar? ; From simplicity to complexity: word classes and structures ; Grammar in the world's languages ; Grammar and vocabulary ; Grammar in spoken and written text ; Grammar and language change ; Grammar in society: "correctness" and standardization ; Grammar in the head
N2  - Explains what grammar really is, why languages have to have it, and how different languages exploit it. An introduction by leading grammar expert Michael Swan on the theoretical and pedagogical approaches to grammatical description, the notion of 'universal grammar', the role of grammar in establishing social and educational norms, and the possible future grammar of International English. The author shows that grammar need not be tedious at all, but provides fascinating insights into the different ways in which we conceive of the world and communicate with others
ER  -