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02797aam a2200349 i 4500 001 AC05CD74CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210617010040 008 190827s2020 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019038243 020 $a 1108737803 020 $a 9781108737807 020 $a 1108487726 020 $a 9781108487726 035 $a (OCoLC)1102642756 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PE1361 $b .F74 2020 082 00 $a 425 $2 23 100 1 $a Freidin, Robert, $e author. 245 10 $a Adventures in English syntax / $c Robert Freidin. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2020. 300 $a xiii, 202 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 1. One fish two fish: an adventure in ambiguity -- 2. Exceptional students and teachers -- 3. Introduction to Language and Linguistics -- 4. A review of a book by two philosophers -- 5. Bob is certain to succeed -- 6. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a wife -- 7. Does every politician who cheats instinctively lie? -- 8. Inferior defenses could then, as now, be tackled, as Vernon did at Porto Bello, Exmouth at Algiers, & Seymour at Alexandria -- Glossary -- References -- Index. 520 $a "An understanding of English sentence structure is a powerful, practical, and indispensable tool for anyone who wants to become a more effective writer, a more perceptive reader, and a more precise thinker. This book shows you how to begin. Using clear and engaging examples from English, it introduces the basic concepts of syntactic structure to readers with no background in linguistics. Starting with simple, familiar phrases, and progressing to more complex sentences, it builds on what we already intuitively know, to provide a step-by-step account of why we understand these examples as we do. It then shows how that understanding can be applied to writing, helping us to avoid some of the common hallmarks of 'bad writing', such as ambiguity, redundancy, and vagueness. A unique and valuable resource, this book will enrich users' understanding of English in ways that will make them more effective writers, and readers, of the language"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a English language $x Syntax. 650 7 $a English language $x Syntax. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00911850 776 08 $i Online version: $a Freidin, Robert, $t Adventures in English syntax $b 1. $d New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019. $z 9781108767774 $w (DLC) 2019038244 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317031847.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AC05CD74CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search