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- Over 350 tables and graphs show the frequency of constructions in different contexts, from conversation to fiction to academic prose
- Entirely corpus-based with 6000 authentic examples from the 40 million-word Longman Spoken and Written English Corpus
- Suggests the reasons why we choose a particular structure in a particular context
- Compares British and American spoken and written English
Areas covered include basic grammar: description and distribution, key word classes and their phrases and complex structures. Each area is subdivided into more detailed content.
About the Author
Douglas Biber is Professor of Applied Linguistics (English Department) at Northern Arizona University. His books and articles deal with language use in spoken and written discourse.
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