Recognizing that the goal of the grammar course is to improve students’grasp of American English grammar, and not to make students intolinguists, Paul Hopper has written a streamlined, concise textbook. Heavoids getting caught up in details that are interesting to linguistsbut confusing to students, keeping his steady focus on presentingmaterial as briefly and as clearly as possible.
Recognizing that the goal of the grammar course is to improve students’grasp of American English grammar, and not to make students intolinguists, Paul Hopper has written a streamlined, concise textbook. Heavoids getting caught up in details that are interesting to linguistsbut confusing to students, keeping his steady focus on presentingmaterial as briefly and as clearly as possible.