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100 books match the query 'Grammar & Punctuation' and 2 start with h

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Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar

Carl Pollard and Ivan A. Sag

University of Chicago Press, 1994

This book presents the most complete exposition of the theory of head-driven phrase structure grammar (HPSG), introduced in the authors' Information-Based Syntax and Semantics. HPSG provides an integration of key ideas from the various disciplines of cognitive science, drawing on results from diverse approaches to syntactic theory, situation semantics, data type theory, and knowledge representation. The result is a conception of grammar as a set of declarative and order-independent constraints, a conception well suited to modelling human language processing.

This self-contained volume demonstrates the applicability of the HPSG approach to a wide range of empirical problems, including a number which have occupied center-stage within syntactic theory for well over twenty years: the control of "understood" subjects, long-distance dependencies conventionally treated in terms of wh-movement, and syntactic constraints on the relationship between various kinds of pronouns and their antecedents. The authors make clear how their approach compares with and improves upon approaches undertaken in other frameworks, including in particular the government-binding theory of Noam Chomsky.
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How to Write Well

50 Pointers on Process, Usage, and Style

Bryan A. Garner

University of Chicago Press, 2027

Stop worshipping Strunk and White. Start writing well, with 50 tips and techniques from language expert Bryan A. Garner. 

For decades, people looking for a concise guide to English-language writing turned to The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White. That slim book has been used by everyone from high school and college students to professionals seeking quick advice on usage, grammar, and form. But The Elements of Style hasn’t been updated in more than a quarter century, and it no longer reflects the way good writers work or what they most need to know, especially in the age of generative AI.

How to Write Well: 50 Pointers on Process, Usage, and Style is the modern, evidence-based alternative. Leading language and writing expert Bryan A. Gamer distills a lifetime of teaching and research into 50 compact pointers for modern writers seeking to produce clear, accurate, and lively prose. You’ll learn how strong writers think, how they turn ideas into blueprints, and how they draft, revise, and tighten with ruthless selectivity. You’ll also encounter lucid guidance on grammar and punctuation that corrects Strunk & White’s famous blunders, including shaky treatment of passive voice and a fixation on trivia over substance. 

How to Write Well presents a start-to-finish method: mindset, habits, process, and the concrete techniques that produce clean, forceful writing. Unlike The Elements of Style, this book doesn’t pretend your draft magically appears on the page. It shows you how to generate ideas, structure them, and build a repeatable process for everything you write—from emails and memos to articles, briefs, and books. And while emphasizing the mind and the voice of the writer, it also offers advice on working intelligently with AI while keeping full editorial control. 

If you’re serious about writing, Garner’s How to Write Well is the indispensable style book you need now.

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