A Cognitive Approach to English Grammar

A Cognitive Approach to English Grammar: Exploring Form, Meaning and Use is a textbook examining English grammar within usage contexts. Grounded in cognitive semantics, the volume presents grammatical structures as a series of meaningful choices made within communication. The text establishes a descriptive framework that connects theoretical concepts of meaning directly to grammatical form.

The material organizes complex structural features into cohesive descriptive frameworks for language study. In its treatment of reference, the text analyzes articles, quantifiers, zero article structures, demonstratives, and possessive pronouns as components of an integrated reference system.

Additionally, the volume addresses key structural features frequently omitted from standard pedagogical grammar books. Specifically, it analyzes adjective order within the determiner phrase, providing targeted analytical coverage of complex noun phrase structures.