Linguistics/English 394
Spring 2007
Prof. Suzanne Kemmer
Rice University

Bibliography

The following works are useful for reference, for exploration, or for use in assignments as instructed or recommended.

Grammars of English

Biber, Douglas, Stig Johansson, Geoffrey Leech, Susan Conrad and Edward Finegan. 1999. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow: Longman.

Huddleston, Rodney, and Geoffrey Pullum. 2002. Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. This book is on reserve in Fondren Library under Ling 394.

Jespersen, Otto. 1909-49. Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (7 vols.) London: Allen & Unwin; Copenhagen: Einar Munksgaard.

Jespersen, Otto. 1933. Essentials of English Grammar. London: Allen & Unwin. (A manageable digest of his monumental work above.)

McCarthy, Michael, and Ronald Carter. 2006. Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Quirk, Randolph, Sidney Greenbaum, Geoffrey Leech, and Jan Svartvik. 1985. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman. (This book, a favorite of many linguists, is often abbreviated QGLS and is therefore called "Quiggles" in spoken language.)

Descriptive Treatments of Syntactic Patterns

English Dictionaries

Merriam-Webster Online

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