| Lerninhalte |
Grammar forms the backbone or architecture of a language since a competent speaker must not only master its vocabulary, but must also understand how words are combined to form larger units, such as clauses and sentences. A theoretical knowledge of English grammar is therefore a prerequisite for understanding what speakers do when they use their language. This course is designed to help students study English grammar at an academic level. It provides practice in applying the principles and rules formulated in scientific grammars, focusing on word-classes and the structure of words (morphology) in the first half of the semester and on the principles of English sentence structure (syntax) in the second half.
Course Book:
Biber, Douglas, Susan Conrad and Geoffrey Leech. 2002. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. London: Longman. |
