The Cambridge Grammar of English is a major new reference grammar from the world's leading grammar publisher. Written by highly respected experts in the field using extensive corpus research, it offers comprehensive coverage of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. A clear two-part structure makes the book particularly user-friendly. In the first section, A-Z entries give more attention to language areas that tend to be neglected in other grammar reference books. The second section covers traditional grammatical categories including the latest insights into how grammar varies between spoken and written language. The accompanying CD-ROM makes the Cambridge Grammar of English even more accessible with: * the whole book in handy, searchable format * audio recordings of all example sentences from the book * links to the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary online for instant definitions of new vocabulary.