British scholar of the English language and of linguistics.

A student's grammar of the English language
1990
ISBN 9780582059719
Longman guide to English usage
1988
ISBN 9785200015122
A Grammar of Contemporary English
1972
ISBN 9780582524446
Studies in English adverbial usage
1969
ISBN 9780870241376
Elicitation experiments in English
1970
ISBN 9780870241550
Acceptability in language
1977
ISBN 9789027976239
Studies in English linguistics
1980
ISBN 9780582550797
English Language Today (English in the international context)
1985
ISBN 9780080310787
Good English and the grammarian
1988
ISBN 9780582291485
A college grammar of English
1989
ISBN 9780582285972
An Introduction to English Grammar
1991
ISBN 9780582039575
The Oxford English grammar
1996
ISBN 9780198612506
Comparing English Worldwide
1996
ISBN 9780198235828
The Oxford Reference Grammar
2000
ISBN 9780198600442