Pam Peters is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney.

'Grammarians love to invent new terms for their categories and, with the advent within two decades of four comprehensive English grammars embracing different approaches, there is a need for a book like this. Professor Peters has made a splendid job of it. What she has achieved is not only a clear exposition of divergent nomenclature but also an impressive independent overview of English grammar with additional information based on her own research in areas like word formation, orthography and relative frequencies of grammatical alternatives. Unreservedly recommended.' Jan Svartvik, Emeritus Professor, Lund University

• How to use this book; Introduction; The dictionary; References.

Pam Peters is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney.

'Grammarians love to invent new terms for their categories and, with the advent within two decades of four comprehensive English grammars embracing different approaches, there is a need for a book like this. Professor Peters has made a splendid job of it. What she has achieved is not only a clear exposition of divergent nomenclature but also an impressive independent overview of English grammar with additional information based on her own research in areas like word formation, orthography and relative frequencies of grammatical alternatives. Unreservedly recommended.' Jan Svartvik, Emeritus Professor, Lund University

• How to use this book; Introduction; The dictionary; References.

Pam Peters is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney.

'Grammarians love to invent new terms for their categories and, with the advent within two decades of four comprehensive English grammars embracing different approaches, there is a need for a book like this. Professor Peters has made a splendid job of it. What she has achieved is not only a clear exposition of divergent nomenclature but also an impressive independent overview of English grammar with additional information based on her own research in areas like word formation, orthography and relative frequencies of grammatical alternatives. Unreservedly recommended.' Jan Svartvik, Emeritus Professor, Lund University

• How to use this book; Introduction; The dictionary; References.