If you’ve ever been cited for breaking traditional grammar rules you will rejoice at the publication of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Coauthor and ...

John Munro. has in the past been a chief investigator on ARC-funded projects Many students returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was ...

Various models for categorizing grammatical units exist in the literature. Particularly nebulous, however, are terminologies for conceptualizing categories at the level of the clause. For example, the ...

“He’s goes to school in Boston—so don’t I.” “I need me a salad.” To a high school English teacher or self-styled grammarian, the above sentences are likely cringe-worthy. To most native speakers of ...

THE ancient notion of English grammar was one of certain categories of words, and certain rules for their proper use. This is still the idea implied in most of the dictionary definitions of the word.

April 16 is the 50th anniversary of the publication of a little book that is loved and admired throughout American academe. Celebrations, readings, and toasts are being held, and a commemorative ...

What hope is there for grammatical English when The Times publishes a headline Minghi "Looking Forward" To Sing In Malta? Thousands of foreign students come to study English here every year and this ...