Few people can write on the English language with the authority of
Bryan A. Garner. The author of The Chicago Manual of Style’s popular
“Grammar and Usage” chapter, Garner explains the vagaries of
English with absolute precision and utmost clarity. With The Chicago
Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation, he has written the
definitive guide for writers who want their prose to be both memorable
and correct. Throughout the book Garner describes standard literary
English—the forms that mark writers and speakers as educated users
of the language. He also offers historical context for understanding
the development of these forms. The section on grammar explains how
the canonical parts of speech came to be identified, while the section
on syntax covers the nuances of sentence patterns as well as both
traditional sentence diagramming and transformational grammar. The
usage section provides an unprecedented trove of empirical evidence in
the form of Google Ngrams, diagrams that illustrate the changing
prevalence of specific terms over decades and even centuries of
English literature. Garner also treats punctuation and word formation,
and concludes the book with an exhaustive glossary of grammatical
terms and a bibliography of suggested further reading and references.
The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation is a magisterial
work, the culmination of Garner’s lifelong study of the English
language. The result is a landmark resource that will offer clear
guidelines to students, writers, and editors alike.
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ISBN
9780226191294
Publisert
2018
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University of Chicago Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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