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The proposed book is best described as a linguistically oriented
textbook taking the grammar of English as its subject matter. It is
directed to professional teachers of English (ESL and EFL) and
their students, as well as those currently training to become
teachers of English. The book is also likely to be of interest to
interpreters, translators and other English language professionals.
It will explore selected aspects and problem areas of English from
a broadly "functional" linguistic perspective. My experience as a
teacher and teacher trainer has shown me that this perspective has
the potential to inspire teachers and students with a genuine
enthusiasm for the grammatical features of English and that it
often enables them to "make sense" of the grammar in a way that all
too often other approaches fail to do. An important focus of the
book is on understanding grammar as a series of conventionalized
patterns rather than a set of rules (which is how grammar has
traditionally been presented). Moreover, unlike many other grammar
books, this book emphasizes how the grammatical constructions under
consideration are employed in various types of communicative
situation, attention being given to the importance of discourse
context in interpreting the target forms. In line with contemporary
linguists generally, the approach adopted is descriptive rather
than prescriptive. While the main focus is on English, I offer
occasional comments on how the issue under discussion is expressed
in languages other than English. Apart from the inherent interest
which I hope such comparisons may have for the reader, I take the
view that these can be helpful in casting further light on the
grammar of English.
The proposed book is best described as a linguistically oriented
textbook taking the grammar of English as its subject matter. It is
directed to professional teachers of English (ESL and EFL) and
their students, as well as those currently training to become
teachers of English. The book is also likely to be of interest to
interpreters, translators and other English language professionals.
It will explore selected aspects and problem areas of English from
a broadly "functional" linguistic perspective. My experience as a
teacher and teacher trainer has shown me that this perspective has
the potential to inspire teachers and students with a genuine
enthusiasm for the grammatical features of English and that it
often enables them to "make sense" of the grammar in a way that all
too often other approaches fail to do. An important focus of the
book is on understanding grammar as a series of conventionalized
patterns rather than a set of rules (which is how grammar has
traditionally been presented). Moreover, unlike many other grammar
books, this book emphasizes how the grammatical constructions under
consideration are employed in various types of communicative
situation, attention being given to the importance of discourse
context in interpreting the target forms. In line with contemporary
linguists generally, the approach adopted is descriptive rather
than prescriptive. While the main focus is on English, I offer
occasional comments on how the issue under discussion is expressed
in languages other than English. Apart from the inherent interest
which I hope such comparisons may have for the reader, I take the
view that these can be helpful in casting further light on the
grammar of English.
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