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A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language

by Randolph Quirk, Sidney Greenbaum, Geoffrey Leech (Collaborator), Jan Svartvik (Collaborator)

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An indispensable store of information on the English language, written by some of the best-known grammarians in the world.
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[It] is the most thorough and most definitive grammar of modern English ever written. Professors Quirk Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik, who are acknowledge to be leading authorities in the field of English Language, have made this the climax of twenty years of collaborative work. -- From back over.
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428.2Language › English › Standard English usage (Prescriptive linguistics) › Grammar - Prescriptive Approach

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PE1106.C65Language and Literature › English language › English › Modern English

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