Wordsmiths & Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (Crystal David)(Paperback)

Wordsmiths & Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (Crystal David)(Paperback)

Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary

English Language - A Guided Tour of the Language (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

This is the definitive survey of the English language--in all its forms. Crystal writes accessibly about the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world, and finally he gives a brief history of English. The book has been fully revised and there is a fascinating new chapter

Making a Point - The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

The triumphant third volume in David Crystal's classic series on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide to how to use it - now in

Stories of English (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today

Making Sense - The Glamorous Story of English Grammar (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

The world's best-known authority on the English language reveals the secrets and subtleties of its

The Penguin Guide to Literature in English: Britain and Ireland (Carter Ronald)(Paperback)

The Penguin Guide to Literature in English: Britain and Ireland provides an illustrated introduction to the work of the most important writers and their historical background from the year 600 to the end of the 20th century. It covers the works of novelists, dramatists, and poets from Chaucer to

GCSE English Language Edexcel Revision Guide - for the Grade 9-1 Course (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

GCSE English Language Edexcel Revision Guide - for the Grade 9-1

GCSE English Language AQA Revision Guide - for the Grade 9-1 Course (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

GCSE English Language AQA Revision Guide - for the Grade 9-1

GCSE English Language WJEC Eduqas Revision Guide - for the Grade 9-1 Course (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

GCSE English Language WJEC Eduqas Revision Guide - for the Grade 9-1

Listen to Your Child - A Parent's Guide to Children's Language (Crystal David)(Paperback / softback)

Learning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child's development, a deeply moving and often hilarious experience for all parents. It is also a process which has been intensively studied by psychologists and linguists. This book shows us what they have

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Crystal David)(Paperback)

This new, thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language incorporates the major developments in language study which have taken place since the mid 1990s. Two main new areas have been added: the rise of electronic communication in all its current forms from email to

Mastering the Language of Literature (Hebron Malcolm)(Paperback)

Mastering the Language of Literature provides students of English Literature with a clear guide to the linguistic analysis of literary texts. Drawing on modern linguistics and traditional approaches, it shows how the study of language provides valuable tools for literary criticism. Important

English Is Not Easy: A Visual Guide to the Language (Gutirrez Luci)(Paperback)

A cheeky, sophisticated, and strikingly illustrated guide that leaves generic English reference books in the dust When prominent Barcelona-based illustrator Luci Guti rrez found herself tuning out in English class, she used her love of drawing to help retain what she'd learned. Ditching the kind of

The Ruby Programming Language: Everything You Need to Know (Flanagan David)(Paperback)

The Ruby Programming Language is the authoritative guide to Ruby and provides comprehensive coverage of versions 1.8 and 1.9 of the language. It was written (and illustrated!) by an all-star team: David Flanagan, bestselling author of programming language 'bibles' (including JavaScript: The

David Crystal´s 50 Questions About English Usage - Scott Thornbury

David Crystal answers fifty questions about language usage, from general enquiries to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom, and style. In this compact, user-friendly book, David Crystal draws on his extensive knowledge and experience to answer questions from

Penguin Dictionary of English Grammar (Trask R L)(Paperback / softback)

A guide to the grammatical laws and idiosyncrasies that govern the English Language. It is suitable for linguists, English Language students, and those who write in

Tutor Master Helps You Learn English - A Literacy Dictionary (Malindine David)(Paperback / softback)

Containing 550 key words and terms to do with the English language and literacy, the generic qualities of this book assist students of all ages who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of English. Words and terms are listed in alphabetical order with phonic cues to assist

A Little Book of Language (Crystal David)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, in the tradition of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, a lively journey through the story of language With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more

Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English (Davies Christopher)(Paperback)

Oxford Companion to the English Language (McArthur Tom)(Paperback)

The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an authoritative single-volume source of information about the English language. It is intended both for reference and for browsing. The first edition of this landmark Companion, published in 1998, adopted a strong international perspective,

Boffin Boy and the Time Warriors (Orme David)(Paperback / softback)

Horrible Words: A Guide to the Misuse of English (Gowers Rebecca)(Paperback)

Nothing inflames the language gripers like a misplaced disinterested, an illogical irregardless, a hideous operationalisation. To purists these are 'howlers' and 'non-words', fit only for scorn. But in their rush to condemn such terms, are the naysayers missing something? In this provocative and

A Guide to Using Corpora for English Language Learners (Poole Robert)(Paperback)

Unlock the potential of corpus linguistics for language learning This textbook will help you unlock and access the great potential of corpus linguistics for language learning. While other books discuss how instructors may implement corpora in the classroom, this book provides step-by-step

Angola (Scafidi Oscar)(Paperback)

This new third edition of Bradt's Angola remains the only dedicated English-language guide to this increasingly popular southern African nation. Thoroughly updated, it includes full practical and background information, everything you need to know about the capital city, Luanda, plus coverage of