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  • Vocabulary

    af Laurie Bauer ...
    Serier serie Language Workbooks
    Routledge Language Workbooks are practical introductions to specific areas of language for absolute beginners. They provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further study. Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class.Vocabulary:* covers issues such as the power of words to influence our perceptions* looks at the origins of words from ... Læs mere

    344,30 kr.

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  • The Story of English in 100 Words

    In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ('roe', in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and ... Læs mere

    96,76 kr.

  • Spell It Out

    The singular story of English spelling

    af David Crystal ...
    Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to their foreign ears, and it stuck. Seventy-five per cent of English spelling is regular but twenty-five per cent is complicated, and in Spell It Out our ... Læs mere

    96,76 kr.

  • A Little Book of Language

    af David Crystal ...
    Serier serie Little Histories
    Now in paperback, in the tradition of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, a lively journey through the story of languageWith 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 relevant. In this charming volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert ... Læs mere

    108,24 kr.

  • English for the Natives

    Discover the Grammar You Don't Know You Know

    af Harry Ritchie ...
    'My first English lesson was grammar with the terrifying Mrs Petrie. She spent the entire time marching up and down the classroom, thwacking various items of school furniture with a ruler while she banged on about the ING part of the verb. I sat there, vibrating with fear, desperately trying to figure out what on earth she could mean. Irregular Negative Gerund? Intransitive Nominative Genitive? It ... Læs mere

    128,20 kr.

  • Get Started In Shorthand: Pitman 2000

    Master the basics of shorthand: a beginner's introduction to Pitman 2000

    Is this the right book for me?Gain a working vocabulary in Pitman 2000 in clear and easy stagesShorthand is a valuable asset to everyone, young or old, in private or business life and Pitman 2000 is a system designed for easy learning, with a speed potential to meet the demands of a modern fast-moving world. Get Started in Shorthand Pitman 2000 is a beginner's guide to the basic theory and will ... Læs mere

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  • Aitchison's Linguistics

    A practical introduction to contemporary linguistics

    This classic book is a straightforward introduction to linguistics which attempts to answer two fundamental questions: 'What is language?' and 'How does language work?' It outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining basic concepts and essential terminology with examples drawn mainly from English. Sound patterning, syntax and meaning - the inner core of linguistics - are discussed simply and ... Læs mere

    152,26 kr.

  • Linguistics

    A Very Short Introduction

    Serier serie Very Short Introductions
    Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Rather than following the conventional organization of many contemporary introductions to the subject, the author of this stimulating guide begins his discussion with the oldest, 'arts' end of the subject and moves chronologically through to the ... Læs mere

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  • Gift of the Gob

    Morsels of English Language History

    af Kate Burridge ...
    A book about the quirks of the English language from an Australian point of view, from popular author and ABC TV and Radio regular Kate Burridge.Morsels of English Language History. Why can we fall in love but not in hate?. What do codswallop and poppycock share?. Why not one house and two hice?. How come we scream blue murder, sing the blues and turn the air blue?In GIFt OF tHE GOB Professor of ... Læs mere

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  • The Oxford Guide to Etymology

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    This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin, chief etymologist of the Oxford English Dictionary, shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myriad ways in which words change in form and meaning. He considers how such changes can be part of wider linguistic processes, or be influenced by a complex ... Læs mere

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  • All About Language

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    In clear, congenial style Barry Blake explains how language works. He describes the make-up of words and how they're built from sounds and signs and put together in phrases and sentences. He examines the dynamics of conversation and the relations between the sound and meaning. He shows how languages help their users connect to each other and to the world, how they vary around the world, why they ... Læs mere

    240,45 kr.

  • Spelling It Out

    How Words Work and How to Teach Them

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    Spelling can be a source of anxiety for school children and working professionals alike. Yet the spelling of words in English is not as random or chaotic as it is often perceived to be; rather, it is a system based on both meaning and a fascinating linguistic history. Misty Adoniou's public articles on the processes of teaching and learning spelling have garnered an overwhelming response from ... Læs mere

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