{"product_id":"mysteries-of-english-grammar-a-guide-to-complexities-of-the-english-language-paperback","title":"Mysteries of English Grammar: A Guide to Complexities of the English Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndreea S. Calude\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaurie Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite a history of hundreds of years of research analysing aspects of English grammar, there are still open problems which continue to baffle language researchers today. Such 'grammar mysteries' arise for a number of reasons: because the language is changing; because different speakers of the language adhere to distinct norms and thus introduce and maintain variation in the system; because there are differences between the grammar of spoken and written English. This book illuminates some of the complexities of the subject, the areas where new discoveries await and why it matters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough a series of accessible and engaging case studies on various aspects of grammar, from multiple negation to possession, the authors present grammar as an intellectual challenge. This book brings out into the open questions about language usage to which we still do not have good answers in a bid to make variation overt and to revel in the mystery of the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth aimed at the interested general reader and the beginning student of English language and linguistics, this is a fresh take on grammar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndreea S. Calude is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. She has a background in mathematics and linguistics and researches (spoken) grammar, language evolution, loanwords and just about any quantitative language-related question she can get data on. She is the Editor-in-Chief of \u003cem\u003eTe Reo\u003c\/em\u003e - the Journal of the Linguistic Society of New Zealand and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eQuestions About Language, \u003c\/i\u003ewith Laurie Bauer (2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie Bauer FRSNZ is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is the author of over twenty books including \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Reference Guide to English Morphology \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), which won the LSA's Leonard Bloomfield Prize. In 2017 he was awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's Humanities Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336793579885,"sku":"9780367710279","price":46.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/OGtvakdWd1hyaUNTRC80bENtSW8wQT09.webp?v=1778918691","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/mysteries-of-english-grammar-a-guide-to-complexities-of-the-english-language-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}