Oxford Companion To The English Language

Author : Thomas Burns McArthur
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0192806378
Total Pages : 1054 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language written by Thomas Burns McArthur and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Sanskrit to Scouse, this book provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and for browsing. The international perspective takes in language from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. There is coverage of a wide range of topics from abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics and slang. Box features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet. Invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for the general reader with an interest in language.

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108423590
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language written by David Crystal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a post-Brexit Europe, regional and social variations, with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes', English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities, forensic studies, and 'big data' in corpus linguistics, and digital developments, including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Packed with brand new colour illustrations, photographs, maps, tables and graphs, this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twenty-first-century English language enthusiasts.

Author : Tom McArthur
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191073873
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Companion to the English Language written by Tom McArthur and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, covering topics from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. It succinctly described and discussed the English language at the end of the twentieth century, including its distribution and varieties, its cultural, political, and educational impact worldwide, its nature, origins, and prospects, and its pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, word-formation, and usage. This new edition notably focuses on World Englishes, English language teaching, English as an international language, and the effect of technological advances on the English language. More than 130 new entries include African American English, British Sign Language, China English, digital literacy, multimodality, social networking, superdiversity, and text messaging, among many others. It also includes new biographical entries on key individuals who have had an impact on the English language in recent decades, including Beryl (Sue) Atkins, Adam Kilgariff, and John Sinclair. It is an invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for any general reader with an interest in language.

Author : Ian Hamilton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192800428
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry in English written by Ian Hamilton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searchable database of information culled from the 1996 paperback edition of the Oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry in English.

Author : Sir Paul Harvey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 888 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to English Literature written by Sir Paul Harvey and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andrew F. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195307968
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink written by Andrew F. Smith and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A panoramic history of the culinary traditions, culture, and evolution of American food and drink features nearly one thousand entries, essays, and articles on such topics as fast food, celebrity chefs, regional and ethnic cuisine, social and cultural food history, food science, and more, along with hundreds of photographs and lists of food museums, Web sites, festivals, and organizations.

Author : Margaret Drabble
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature written by Margaret Drabble and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Acroyd,Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, and Jeanette Winterson. Detailed new appendices include a chronology of English literature, and a listing of major literary prize-winners.

Author : Thomas Burns McArthur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191744389
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to the English Language written by Thomas Burns McArthur and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of a landmark Companion notably focuses on World Englishes, English language teaching, English as an international language, and the effect of technological advances on the English language. More than 130 new entries include African American English, British Sign Language, China English, digital literacy, multimodality, social networking, superdiversity, and text messaging. It also includes new biographical entries on key individuals who have had an impact on the English language in recent decades, including Beryl (Sue) Atkins, Adam Kilgariff, and John Sinclair.

Author : Peter Kemp
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198800507
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea written by Peter Kemp and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This second edition provides significant new material on topics that have come to prominence in recent times, such as oceanography and marine archaeology: key contributions on these subjects from marine expert Dr. Martin Angel at Southampton Oceanography Centre include climate change, environmental issues, marine pollution, and marine wildlife. Among the many brand new entries to this edition are up-to-the-minute articles on underwater vehicles, tsunamis, warfare at sea, marine pollution, the Economic Exclustion Zone, and ship preservation." "This Companion also includes authoritative entries on maritime history: its naval battles, including Pearl Harbour and Trafalgar; its great ships, from Noah's Ark and the Bounty to the Titanic and the Mary Rose; and its most famous individuals, both real and fictional, including Christopher Columbus, Horatio Nelson, and Robinson Crusoe."--Jacket.

Author : Thomas Burns McArthur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 692 pages
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Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language written by Thomas Burns McArthur and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: