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# Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar

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Buy Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar Main by Crystal, David (ISBN: 9781781256015) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Excellence in clear language - Do not be deceived by the clarity and apparent simplicity of David Crystal's explanations of the complete range of grammar issues. This is a master class in University level linguistics delivered in straightforward and even entertaining language replete with crucial imaginative examples. The author's significant accomplishment is to cover all the bases in his tour of grammar issues. You do not just get an explanation of English grammar. You get coverage of child language acquisition as a contributory part of your explanation of how grammar works. Then you get a history of the writing of grammar and a history of the teaching of grammar to help you get over some of those unresolved confusions you might have picked up in your own education and thinking. An antidote to all the beefs, bugbears and tub-thumbing of the political market place of half-digested language ideas. A medicine for and against the Rees-Moggs of our times.
Review: Insightful and Pragmatic - This is an insightful and pragmatic approach to grammar. Do you expect any less from this prolific author, who amongst many other achievements has reconstructed the speech of the 16th century and used it to record Tyndale's translation of the Gospel of Matthew. But I'll keep using the gerund MY WAY.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 124,660 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1,924 in Words, Language & Grammar (Books) 2,250 in Language Study & Reference 15,952 in Social Sciences (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (245) |
| Dimensions  | 13.8 x 2.9 x 20.4 cm |
| Edition  | Main |
| ISBN-10  | 1781256012 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1781256015 |
| Item weight  | 420 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 304 pages |
| Publication date  | 5 Jan. 2017 |
| Publisher  | Profile Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellence in clear language
*by M***R on 31 July 2019*

Do not be deceived by the clarity and apparent simplicity of David Crystal's explanations of the complete range of grammar issues. This is a master class in University level linguistics delivered in straightforward and even entertaining language replete with crucial imaginative examples. The author's significant accomplishment is to cover all the bases in his tour of grammar issues. You do not just get an explanation of English grammar. You get coverage of child language acquisition as a contributory part of your explanation of how grammar works. Then you get a history of the writing of grammar and a history of the teaching of grammar to help you get over some of those unresolved confusions you might have picked up in your own education and thinking. An antidote to all the beefs, bugbears and tub-thumbing of the political market place of half-digested language ideas. A medicine for and against the Rees-Moggs of our times.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insightful and Pragmatic
*by J***K on 2 August 2024*

This is an insightful and pragmatic approach to grammar. Do you expect any less from this prolific author, who amongst many other achievements has reconstructed the speech of the 16th century and used it to record Tyndale's translation of the Gospel of Matthew. But I'll keep using the gerund MY WAY.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another Crystal-clear view
*by B***N on 6 April 2017*

Not enough background on why English grammar has- historically- withered away (grammatical gender, mode, etc), but well-done in that Crystal-clear manner.

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