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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

175-236/336 Grammar of English

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Jean Mulder

Prerequisite/s:

Completion of at least one first-year Linguistics subject.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

Two lectures and a tutorial a week

Subject Description:

A detailed examination of the major elements of English grammar using principles of linguistic analysis. Students learn to identify and describe the main morphological and syntactic constructions in English including parts of speech; basic sentence structure; tense, aspect, and mood; clause type; negation; complex sentences; thematic systems; the relations between sentences in discourse; and ellipsis and coordination.

Assessment:

Three assignment problems, a research assignment, and a two-hour examination together, totalling 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Huddleston, English Grammar: An Outline
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