The Little Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar sets out the main terms of English grammar in an easy-to-use A-Z format. Explanations are clear and easy to use. Twenty tables bring together related terms and help show at a glance how grammar works as a system. Also included are entries on phonetics (the sounds we speak), word information (the grammar of words) and, a much neglected topic, information structure (the way in which word order, like other aspects of grammar, contributes to meaning).