The Frameworks of English: Introducing Language Structures

by Kim Ballard

The Frameworks of English covers everything students need to know about linguistic frameworks. It offers a detailed description of the morphological, lexical, grammatical and phonological structures of contemporary English in a clear and logical way, guiding readers step-by-step through the various levels. The second edition amplifies and expands upon some aspects of the first edition, particularly discourse structures, as well as adding new features such as exercises and suggestions for further reading at the end of each Part.

Genres: Linguistics, Academic, Nonfiction, Language

353 pages, Paperback

First published May 25, 2001

Reviews

[cukrkandl]

def not gonna be a favorite of this year... please pray for me so i get an A and pass my exam lol

[Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

There doesn't seem to be a single grammatical concept this book does not cover. However, it is written in the most fast-paced, informational way that it does not leave room for comprehension as one goes. I found the chapters about context and larger bodies of text like conversations and paragraphs towards the end easier to follow along with than the earlier ones that are sentence example after sentence example. This functions best as a grammatical dictionary of sorts and not just another informative linguistics read. I had to really focus to pull through it and obviously did not pick up even half of everything that was mentioned. Even though as a native English speaker it covers things I already know, it adds labels to them and defines them in new ways that I am not used to and will take repetition to become familiar with, of course. For me, the glossary was of the greatest value and teaches terms more clearly than the example situations found in the rest of the book.

[Fernando · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive, very well written linguistics book.

[izzie · Rating 2 out of 5]

the only good thing about this book is that i can add it to my goodreads challenge