Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts: A Discourse-Based Approach to English Grammar

Book Details

• Publisher: Routledge

• Author: Susan Strauss

• Language: English

• Edition: 1

• ISBN: 9781138785274

• Pages: 478

• Binding: Paperback

• Part Number: 8 Tables, black and white; 15 Illustrations

About the Book

Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts: A Discourse-Based Approach to English Grammar by Susan Strauss offers an innovative approach to teaching and learning grammar. Unlike traditional grammar books that focus on rigid rules and structures, this text emphasizes how grammatical constructions create meaning within discourse. Strauss explores how users of language express viewpoints, construct meaning, and portray imageries through the conceptual categories that underlie all of grammar.

Written by experienced educators, the book uses a discourse-based approach to show grammar in real-life language contexts. It includes numerous authentic data examples to illustrate grammar in use. Each chapter features activities that focus on grammar, genre, discourse, and meaning, making it an ideal resource for language teachers and learners. These activities can be adapted for classroom practice or used as starting points for upper high school, undergraduate, and graduate research projects.

Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts is a comprehensive and dynamic textbook, particularly suited for teacher education, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, second language teaching, ESL, EFL, and communications students. It offers a refreshing perspective on grammar, fostering an understanding of how language functions in the world around us, making it a valuable resource for those looking to engage with grammar in a meaningful, context-rich manner.