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Rules of the Game

A Guide to Writing in Standard English
  • ISBN-13: 9781475852974
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By Philip J. Skerry
  • Price: AUD $60.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/12/2019
  • Format: Paperback 126 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Education [JN]
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The Rules of the Game: Writing in English That's Acceptable and Understood is an examination of Standard Written American English (SWAE), which is the dialect of educated people, and an analysis of the characteristics of that dialect. The book explains the special qualities of SWAE and why it frequently presents problems to students as well as to the general public. The book outlines the two key elements of SWAE: it is both rule bound and conservative. These two elements form the basis of the book's main purpose: the examination of the elements of successful SWAE sentences. Once the elements have been presented in detail in the first half of the book, the second half shows how sentences can go wrong by violating the "rules" of SWAE. The Rules of the Game is more than just a grammar book: it presents the rationale for the strict application of grammar rules that characterizes the dialect so that readers come away with an understanding of why this dialect is so challenging. Whether you are a student faced with writing assignments or a worker having to write reports, you will find The Rules of the Game helpful and useful.
Preface: What is Standard Written American English (SWAE)? Introduction: Why Writers Have Difficulty with SWAE. Part I Chapter One: The Acronym SWAE Chapter Two: Two Major Characteristics of SWAE Chapter Three: Elements of SWAE: The Clause Chapter Four: Elements of SWAE: The Phrase Chapter Five: Classifying Clauses Chapter Six: The Flexible Clause Chapter Seven: Verbal Phrases Chapter Eight: Sentence Patterns Chapter Nine: Additional Clause Patterns Chapter Ten: The Flexible Phrase Part II Chapter Eleven: The Big Three Chapter Twelve: Agreement I: Subjects and Verbs Chapter Thirteen: Agreement II: Pronouns Chapter Fourteen: Additional Pronoun Problems Chapter Fifteen: Modification Chapter Sixteen: Punctuation Chapter Seventeen: "Form is the Shape of Content" Epilogue: Consummatum Est Notes Bibliography Author Biography
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