Perspectives on Grammar Writing
( Benjamins Current Topics )
Publication series ： Benjamins Current Topics
Author： Thomas E. Payne David J. Weber
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication year： 2007
E-ISBN: 9789027292087
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789027222411
Subject： H04 grammar
Language： ENG
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Description
The book provides a good starting point for anyone setting out to describe a language. It also provides a nice reference for what is expected of descriptive grammars as a genre, and I anticipate referring back to it, time and again, in the future as I expand upon my own grammar writing efforts. Although I doubt very much that there exists a description of a language that meets all the expectations presented in Perspectives on Grammar Writing, the volume is very readable and interesting, and the issues addressed are worth serious consideration and effort.