How long does it take to read The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language?
Rodney D. Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language by Rodney D. Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum takes about 33 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 33 hours 56 minutes
A long haul
First published 2002. 1,851 pages, about 509,025 words.
68 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 56 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 33 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Publisher description: This book presents a new and comprehensive descriptive grammar of English, written by the principal authors in collaboration with an international research team of a dozen linguists in five countries. It represents a major advance over previous grammars by virtue of drawing systematically on the linguistic research carried out on English during the last forty years. It incorporates insights from the theoretical literature but presents them in a way that is accessible to readers without formal training in linguistics. It is based on a sounder and more consistent descriptive framework than previous large-scale grammars, and includes much more explanation of grammatical terms and concepts, together with justification for the ways in which the analysis differs from traditional grammar. The book contains twenty chapters and a guide to further reading. Its usefulness is enhanced by diagrams of sentence structure, cross-references between sections, a comprehensive index, and user-friendly design and typography throughout.
Subjects: Grammar
