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Meaning and the English Verb

Geoffrey N Leech author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:9th Sep '04

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A practical rather than a theoretical approach to 'trouble-spots' of the English language for foreign learners.

This updated third edition is a text for teachers and advanced students of English as a second language. The third edition takes into account the subtle changes which are taking place in the language today to provide a clear and precise guide to English.

Since its publication in 1971, Meaning and the English Language has established itself as a standard textbook for studies in English Language.  It deals with areas of the language that are of particular interest in themselves and which are especially difficult for learners to master: tense, progressive and perfect aspects, mood and the modal auxiliaries.

There are numerous examples of differences and similarities in meaning throughout the book, making it a clear and precise guide to English.  Updated for the language of the 21st Century, this edition will prove invaluable for learners and teachers alike.

 

This new updated third edition confirms Professor Leech's pre-eminence in the field. The book is still the clearest and most authoritative statement of meaning in the verb phrase, and the revised extended treatment of modality and mood constitutes a new standard for English language study. The writing is clear, precise and combines complexity with accessibility. Descriptive linguists, applied linguists, critical discourse analysts, teachers and students of the English language across the world will continue to reach for this book again and again. Professor Peter Stockwell, University of Nottingham

This new edition, taking into account recent studies on English grammar, is elaborately organized with lucid and insightful descriptions of the relationship between form and meaning - indispensably valuable work that will no doubt greatly benefit teachers and students of English as a second/foreign language. Professor Miyazaki Akio, Mie University, Japan

ISBN: 9780582784574

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 8mm

Weight: 238g

152 pages

3rd edition