University Grammar Of English (s)

A University Grammar of English is a shorter version of A Grammar of Contemporary English on which the authors worked in collaboration with Geoffrey Leech and Jan Svartvik. The Structure of the parent book has been preserved so that reference can easily be made to it. Though in many respects the authors have incorporated revisions, improvement, and expansions. Above all, the present treatment has been adapted to the needs of students who require maximum comprehensiveness with maximum economy of presentation. The book is concerned chiefly with the common core of English, but Randolph Quirk and Sidney Greenbaum are careful at all relevant points to indicate constructions which distinguish spoken from written, formal from informal, or British from American usage.