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SpoonfedBaby Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Which Quirk?
Dear helpers,
In my reading of this forum’s threads to learn English, I encountered several times “Quirk.” I googled “Quirk” and I found Randolph Quirk. He had collaborated in writing “A Students Grammar of the English Language” and “A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language.” Which book should I choose to learn English considering that I would like to work intensively on my English and also that I’m not exactly a spring chicken? I already possess a few grammar books but I am looking for one that will put the emphasis on grammar structure and grammar rules in a very structured and detailed (like an algorithm for a robot). Would like to receive advices before ordering it (available only through ordering in my city).
Thank you.
P.S.: I had someone proofread this question.
In my reading of this forum’s threads to learn English, I encountered several times “Quirk.” I googled “Quirk” and I found Randolph Quirk. He had collaborated in writing “A Students Grammar of the English Language” and “A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language.” Which book should I choose to learn English considering that I would like to work intensively on my English and also that I’m not exactly a spring chicken? I already possess a few grammar books but I am looking for one that will put the emphasis on grammar structure and grammar rules in a very structured and detailed (like an algorithm for a robot). Would like to receive advices before ordering it (available only through ordering in my city).
Thank you.
P.S.: I had someone proofread this question.
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Of the two, I'd recommend A Student's Grammar of the Eh Language , Greenbaum & Quirk-- it's a shorter, revised version of their Comprehensive Grammar (with Leech and Svartvik). However, you may find even the shorter one difficult reading. Which grammar books do you have already?
- Of the two, I'd recommend A Student's Grammar of the Eh Language , Greenbaum & Quirk-- it's a shorter, revised version of their Comprehensive Grammar (with Leech and Svartvik).
- However, you may find even the shorter one difficult reading.
- Which grammar books do you have already?
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Of the two, I'd recommend A Student's Grammar of the Eh Language, Greenbaum & Quirk-- it's a shorter, revised version of their Comprehensive Grammar (with Leech and Svartvik).
However, you may find even the shorter one difficult reading. Which grammar books do you have already?
However, you may find even the shorter one difficult reading. Which grammar books do you have already?
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Thank you for answering my question,
Dunham, Henrietta C., & Vaden Summers, Catherine (1986).
English Integrated An Advanced Reader/Grammar for Learners of English.
Greenbaum, Sydney (1994). An Introduction to English Grammar.
Norton, S., & Green, B.,& Waldman, N (2002). The Bare Essentials Plus.
Collins Cobuild (2003). English Grammar.
Dunham, Henrietta C., & Vaden Summers, Catherine (1986).
English Integrated An Advanced Reader/Grammar for Learners of English.
Greenbaum, Sydney (1994). An Introduction to English Grammar.
Norton, S., & Green, B.,& Waldman, N (2002). The Bare Essentials Plus.
Collins Cobuild (2003). English Grammar.
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Hi SF,
I don't know the Dunham or the Norton books. Greenbaum should be a pretty good resource for you, as should the 'state-of-the-art' Collins Cobuild (though I shamefacedly admit that I have not yet taken a look at their grammar book; their dictionary is often useful)
A couple of others that you might take a look at are Thomson & Martinet's A Practical English Grammar
I don't know the Dunham or the Norton books. Greenbaum should be a pretty good resource for you, as should the 'state-of-the-art' Collins Cobuild (though I shamefacedly admit that I have not yet taken a look at their grammar book; their dictionary is often useful)
A couple of others that you might take a look at are Thomson & Martinet's A Practical English Grammar
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