ABSTRACT
The thrust of the book is not so much upon the formation of grammatical constructs but rather upon the shape of the grammatical system and its relation to semantics, discourse and pragmatics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|15 pages
On language, learning, and consciousness
part 2|7 pages
On edge in language
part 3|19 pages
The reaches of grammar
part 4|38 pages
The shape of English grammar
part 5|36 pages
Grammar and the pedagogical programme
