English Language Series – serie
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17 produkter
Cultural History of the English Language
Häftad, 1997
728 kr
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This book presents a new interpretation of the history of English. Access to large corpuses of English has allowed scholars to assess the minutiae of linguistic change with much greater precision than before, often pinpointing the beginnings of linguistic innovations in place and time. The author …
English Writing System
Häftad, 2004
667 kr
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English is increasingly becoming the world's lingua franca. If we are not native speakers of one of the many varieties of English, then we may be students of English, or use English regularly for academic or business purposes. The English Language series, which is international in focus, aims to …
Adverbs and Modality in English
Av Leo Hoye
Häftad, 1997
891 kr
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This new study on modality in English represents a departure from more traditional approaches to the subject, where the modal auxiliaries have been the usual focus of attention, by examining in detail the nature of their association with different categories of modal adverb. Modality is notoriously …
Complex Words in English
Häftad, 2001
1056 kr
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Complex Words in English presents a comprehensive account of present-day word formation in English. Starting with a discussion of some basic issues, including the definition of 'word', motivation, lexicalization, productivity, the relevance of historical information and the usefulness of …
Creating Texts
An Introduction to the Study of Composition
Häftad, 1997
891 kr
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The purpose of this book is to enable students to fully comprehend what is involved in the creation of a text; to acquire a command of composition, grammar and the lexicon and to develop skills in adapting writing style to the audience and context of writing. The book provides coverage of general …
Language of Humour
Av Walter Nash
Häftad, 1985
891 kr
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The broad aim of this lively and engaging book is to examine relationships between the linguistic patterns, the stylistic functions, and the social and cultural contexts of humour. The material used in illustration is of corresponding breadth: schoolyard jokes, graffiti, aphorisms, advertisements, …
Investigating English Style
Häftad, 1973
1062 kr
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A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, …
Linguistic Guide to English Poetry
Häftad, 1973
1079 kr
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"Professor Leech has given us the first full-length textbook suitable for teaching the 'new stylistics' to undergraduates." Language and Style
Cohesion in English
Av M.A.K. Halliday, Ruqaiya Hasan
Häftad, 1976
1056 kr
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Cohesion in English is concerned with a relatively neglected part of the linguistic system: its resources for text construction, the range of meanings that are speciffically associated with relating what is being spoken or written to its semantic environment. A principal component of these …
Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation
Häftad, 1976
1079 kr
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A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, …
Rhythms of English Poetry
Häftad, 2004
2016 kr
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Examines the way in which poetry in English makes use of rhythm. The author argues that there are three major influences which determine the verse-forms used in any language: the natural rhythm of the spoken language itself; the properties of rhythmic form; and the metrical conventions which have …
Style in Fiction
A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose
Häftad, 2007
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
1079 kr
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"Style in Fiction is a welcome addition to a body of writings by stylisticians who have over the past two decades cumulatively increased our knowledge of the workings of language in a range of literary genres." Applied Linguistics (about the first edition) This book describes the ways in which the …
English Accents and Dialects
An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles, Fifth Edition
Av Arthur Hughes, Peter Trudgill m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
977 kr
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English Accents and Dialects is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today. Together with invaluable overviews of numerous regional accents and dialects, this fifth edition provides a detailed description of key features of Received …
English Accents and Dialects
An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles, Fifth Edition
Av Arthur Hughes, Peter Trudgill m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
3155 kr
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English Accents and Dialects is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today. Together with invaluable overviews of numerous regional accents and dialects, this fifth edition provides a detailed description of key features of Received …
Cultural History of the English Language
Inbunden, 2016
2887 kr
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This book presents a new interpretation of the history of English. Access to large corpuses of English has allowed scholars to assess the minutiae of linguistic change with much greater precision than before, often pinpointing the beginnings of linguistic innovations in place and time. The author …
English Accents and Dialects
An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles, Fifth Edition
Av Arthur Hughes, Peter Trudgill m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
846 kr
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English Accents and Dialects is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today. Together with invaluable overviews of numerous regional accents and dialects, this fifth edition provides a detailed description of key features of Received …
English Accents and Dialects
An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles, Fifth Edition
Av Arthur Hughes, Peter Trudgill m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
977 kr
Lägg i varukorg
English Accents and Dialects is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today. Together with invaluable overviews of numerous regional accents and dialects, this fifth edition provides a detailed description of key features of Received …
