Dear Group,

I teach English at two community colleges in eastern NC. I want to suggest 
that our librarians purchase books related to Standard English grammar, as 
well as books that address dialects and variations of English in this 
country and throughout the world.

Please give me some suggestions. What English grammar reference books are 
most useful to members of this list?

--

Christine Reintjes Martin
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>From: Johanna Rubba <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar              
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>Subject: Re: Competence, performance & grammaticality
>Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 12:53:49 -0700
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>Bill,
>
>
>I think many of us are working on a replacement curriculum. Needless to 
>say, it takes time to develop. I'm working on it at the college level, but 
>it's an introductory college level designed for the type of student who 
>enters teaching credential programs. But a lot of the material is adaptable 
>for 'lower' grades (in fact, I think my text would work in a lot of 
>'better' high schools and certainly in AP English classes).
>
>I've just gotten reviews of my book proposal, and I'm hopeful of being 
>offered a book contract soon. So this thing may actually see the light of 
>day within the next year or two. I hope someday to work on it with one or 
>more schoolteachers to develop K-12 materials. I'm trying to weave together 
>functional and meaning-based grammar with the useful parts of formal 
>grammar and traditional grammar.
>
>I hope the list won't take this as commercial promotion of my book. It's 
>evidence for Bill that there is work going on. Things like KISS and Image 
>Grammar are already out there.
>
>Keep hope alive!!
>
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>Johanna Rubba   Associate Professor, Linguistics
>English Department, California Polytechnic State University
>One Grand Avenue  • San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
>Tel. (805)-756-2184  •  Fax: (805)-756-6374 • Dept. Phone.  756-2596
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