书名：Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar理解：英语语法的故事

作者：David Crystal 

出版社名称：Profile Books 

出版时间：2017 

语种：英语 

ISBN：9781781256022 

商品尺寸：12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm 

包装：平装 

页数：304（以实物为准）对大部分学习英语的学生来说，英语语法总是让人觉得望而生畏。我们所接触的语法书总是开篇就是各种复杂的专有名词，伴随着大量的练习题。

解释语法的细节可以说是一项独特的挑战，作者指出，语法的重要性在于能够清晰有效的进行表达。

通过轻松有趣的故事讲述语法的历史，揭示其规则，

向我们展示如何处理各种语法陷阱

针对不同的目的和语境，提供具体的语法实践指导

使令人望而却步的语法变得易于理解 The world's greatest authority on language explains the secrets and subtleties of the grammar of English. David Crystal explores its history and varieties, explains its rules and irregularities and shows how to navigate its snares and pitfalls. He gives practical guidance on how grammar is used in different ways for different purposes and in different social settings. In a series of revealing illustrations he also considers what learned and prominent people have said about English grammar over the centuries. Like its three companion volumes Making Sense will appeal to everyone interested in the English language and how to use it.

David Crystalis Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has written many books and articles in fields ranging from forensic linguistics and ELT to the liturgy and Shakespeare. He is the author of The Story of English in 100 Words [9781846684272], published by Profile, and his Stories of English is a Penguin Classic.