CRITICAL REVIEW of this edition
This
useful reference.... will make
for a significant and appreciated companion to the majority of ESL
textbooks or American English grammar books for students involved in
the complexities of learning English as their second, third or fourth
language.
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Reviewed by CATESOL, the California TESOL association. 2022
And some Critical
reviews of the
standard British-English edition of this book
A useful
reference book ..... The clarity of explanations and wealth of
examples, alongside helpful visual keys, provide both new and
experienced teachers with something easy to dip into, regardless of the
language level they are teaching..
Reviewed
in EFL Magazine. 2021
A
Descriptive Grammar of
English
contains much to recommend it. If you are looking for an affordable
e-book or a more accessible reference, this could be for you (or your
students).
Reviewed
in English Australia journal. 2021
A New English Grammar,
American edition, is a new and revised edition
of the author's acclaimed
Descriptive
Grammar of English, which focuses primarily on
British
English usage.
The new American English version is essentially the same
book,
but with priority given to American English usage in those cases
where American English differs from British English. Perhaps more
importantly for a book that gives visual prominence to examples of how
grammar is used, many of the examples have been changed for the
purposes of the American edition, to better reflect life and culture in
the United States.
With its copious examples and clear
explanations, this is a book that explains and illustrates all the
important points of English grammar, making it ideal for high school
and college English Language Arts teachers and their students, and also
for teachers and students of English in the context of ESOL.
On the basis of contemporary American usage,
it
extrapolates clear rules and principles, while avoiding much of the
confusing linguistic jargon that characterizes many currently available
Grammar books.
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other outlets.