In this second edition of The Uses of Grammar, Judith Rodby and W. Ross Winterowd develop their successful first edition with new examples, more discussion questions and exercises, and clear explanations of the grammatical principles that teach students to understand grammar conceptually and deeply. The first edition has been completely redesigned visually to enhance learning and retention. Rodby and Winterowd's The Uses of Grammar 2e is an accessible approach grounded in deep understanding of language acquisition, structure, and even the rhetoric of everyday use. The Uses of Grammar 2e integrates traditional, structural, and functional concepts with ideas from contemporary linguistics and grammatical study. Rather than simply partition the study of grammar from the bottom up—from the parts to the whole—Rodby and Winterowd employ a unique structure based on the differentiation of form and function.
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In
this
second
edition
of
THE
USES
OF
GRAMMAR
,
Judith
Rodby
and
W.
Ross
Winterowd
develop
their
successful
first
edition
with
new
examples,
more
discussion
questions
and
exercises,
and
clear
explanations
of
the
grammatical
principles
that
teach
students
to
understand
grammar
conceptually
and
deeply.
The
first
edition
has
been
completely
redesigned
visually
to
enhance
learning
and
retention.
Rodby
and
Winterowd’s
THE
USES
OF
GRAMMAR
2E
is
an
accessible
approach
grounded
in
deep
understanding
of
language
acquisition,
structure,
and
even
the
rhetoric
of
everyday
use.
THE
USES
OF
GRAMMAR
2E
integrates
traditional,
structural,
and
functional
concepts
with
ideas
from
contemporary
linguistics
and
grammatical
study.
Rather
than
simply
partition
the
study
of
grammar
from
the
bottom
up—from
the
parts
to
the
whole—Rodby
and
Winterowd
employ
a
unique
structure
based
on
the
differentiation
of
FORM
and
FUNCTION
.
This
structure
is
framed
around
three
questions:
What
are
the
forms
in
the
grammar
of
American
English?
How
do
those
forms
function
in
that
grammar?
How
are
they
used
in
real-life
speaking
and
writing
to
achieve
specific
purposes?
Students
may
learn,
for
example,
how
a
variety
of
FORMS
(in
-
cluding
nouns,
pronouns,
verbals,
and
clauses)
can
all
FUNCTION
as
nominals.
This
form/function
approach
ensures
that
students
learn
the
uses
of
grammar
as
both
an
object
of
study
and
as
the
living
text
of
social
interaction.
THE
USES
OF
GRAMMAR
thus
uses
living
language
to
illustrate
the
practical
applications
of
grammar
in
our
lives.
These
examples
are
drawn
from
a
wide
variety
of
sources—newspapers,
magazines,
books,
and
the
writings
of
undergraduate
students--and
from
such
writers
and
speakers
as
Ronald
Reagan,
Shirley
Chisholm,
Groucho
Marx,
Mark
Twain,
and
Jane
Addams.
Class-tested
and
refined
to
be
student-
and
instructor-friendly,
THE
USES
OF
GRAMMAR
2E
also
features
“For
Discussion”
sections
that
enhance
students’
understanding
of
the
principles
covered
in
the
text
and
encourage
classroom
discussion.
“Using
Grammar”
sections
show
students
how
to
think
about
grammar’s
function
in
social
relations.
“Language
Learning”
sections
summarize
critical
concepts.
Chapter
Previews
and
Chapter
Reviews
help
students
anticipate
the
new
principles,
rules,
and
concepts
to
follow
and
reinforce
learning.
Exercises
ask
students
to
rehearse
new
learning,
and
Challengers
ask
them
to
apply
this
learning
to
broader
issues
or
more
complex
problems.
Judith
Rodby
joined
the
faculty
at
California
State
University,
Chico
in
1989
after
finishing
her
PhD
in
the
rhetoric,
linguistics,
and
literature
program
at
the
University
of
Southern
California.
She
has
been
the
composition
coordinator,
writing
center
director,
and
coordinator
of
basic
writing.
She
is
currently
working
primarily
in
the
field
of
English
education
and
is
coordinator
for
the
National
Writing
Project’s
National
Reading
Initiative.
She
has
published
in
composition,
ESL,
youth
development,
and
English
education.
W.
Ross
Winterowd
was
the
Bruce
R.
McElderry
Professor
Emeritus,
University
of
Southern
California,
where
he
founded
its
PhD
program
in
Rhetoric,
Linguistics,
and
Literature.
He
authored,
coauthored,
or
edited
many
essays,
reviews,
poems,
and
books,
including
SEARCHING
FOR
FAITH:
A
SKEPTIC’S
JOURNEY
(2004,
Parlor
Press),
SENIOR
CITIZENS
WRITING
(2007,
Parlor
Press),
THE
CULTURE
AND
POLITICS
OF
LITERACY
(1989,
Oxford),
and
ATTITUDES:
SELECTED
PROSE
AND
POETRY
(2010,
Parlor
Press).
In
2010,
he
received
the
field’s
highest
honor,
the
Exemplar
Award,
from
the
Conference
on
College
Composition
and
Communication.
He
passed
away
in
January,
2011,
shortly
after
completing
work
on
THE
USES
OF
GRAMMAR
.
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Brackenberry
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- The Uses of Grammar
- Getting Started: Some Important Concepts
- The Forms of Words: Morphology
- Basic Sentence Types
- Verbs: Tense, Auxiliary Verbs, and Modals
- Verbs: Perfect and Progressive Aspect
- Negative, Interrogative, Imperative, Passive
- Nominals: Nouns and Noun Phrases, NonfiniteVerbs
- Nominals: Pronouns
- Nominals: Noun Clauses
- Adjectivals: Adjectives, Nouns, Prepositional Phrases
- Adjectivals: Clauses
- Adverbials: Adverbs, Prepositional Phrases, Nouns
- Adverbials: Clauses and Adverbial Conjunctions
- Prepositions and Particles
- Sentence Types, Clauses, Conjunctions
- Using Grammar
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors
- Back cover
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