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English Grammar: The BasicsAuthor(s): Michael McCarthy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367633660, 978-0367633660\nSynopsis\nEnglish Grammar: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to English grammar and its place in society. Rather than taking a prescriptive approach, this book helps the reader become aware of the social implications of choices they make to use standard or non-standard (regional/dialect) forms. \n\nReaders will consider:\n\n what grammar is and how it fits into the structure of language;\n\n how grammar functions in the school curriculum, the press, broadcasting and social media, as well as how these outlets reflect and reinforce our attitudes towards grammar;\n\n differences between speech and writing, as well as between formality and informality;\n\n major different approaches to theorising and describing grammar from important grammarians, including Noam Chomsky and Michael H.