wyszukanych pozycji: 77
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Discover Grammar
ISBN: 9780582294356 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. An enthusiastic and practical approach to language learning * A riveting and valuable combination of David Crystal's language expertise and Geoff Barton's sound, practical classroom experience. * Essential reference for every class working towards GCSE and Standard Grade.
An enthusiastic and practical approach to language learning * A riveting and valuable combination of David Crystal's language expertise and Geoff Bart...
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Internet Linguistics: A Student Guide
ISBN: 9780415602686 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Internet is now an integral part of contemporary life and linguists are increasingly concerned with how it is impacting on language. In this student-friendly guidebook, David Crystal investigates how so much junk email gets past the spam filter and how to stop it, and he looks at why we overuse exclamation marks in online communication.
The Internet is now an integral part of contemporary life and linguists are increasingly concerned with how it is impacting on language. In this stude...
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That's the Ticket for Soup!: Victorian Views on Vocabulary as Told in the Pages of Punch
ISBN: 9781851245529 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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Listen to Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Children's Language
ISBN: 9780140110159 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 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 discovered.
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 al...
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The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works
ISBN: 9780300226409 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A many-faceted exploration of spoken eloquence: how it works, how it has evolved, and how to tap its remarkable power
We all know eloquence when we hear it. But what exactly is it? And how might we gain more of it for ourselves? This entertaining and, yes, eloquent book illuminates the power of language from a linguistic point of view and provides fascinating insights into the way we use words. David Crystal, a world-renowned expert on the history and usage of the English language, probes the intricate workings of eloquence. His lively analysis encompasses everyday... A many-faceted exploration of spoken eloquence: how it works, how it has evolved, and how to tap its remarkable power
We all know e... |
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Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language
ISBN: 9780199695188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Let there be light," "A fly in the ointment," "New wine in old bottles," "How are the mighty fallen," "The salt of the earth." All these everyday phrases owe their popularity to the King James Bible. Indeed, it is said that this astonishing Bible has contributed more to the color and grace of the English language than almost any other literary source.
In Begat, best-selling language expert David Crystal offers a stimulating tour of the verbal richness and incredible reach of the King James Bible. How can a work published in 1611 have had such a lasting influence on the language? To... "Let there be light," "A fly in the ointment," "New wine in old bottles," "How are the mighty fallen," "The salt of the earth." All these everyday phr...
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The Story of Be: A Verb's-Eye View of the English Language
ISBN: 9780198791096 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: to be. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters, each linked to a particular usage. We meet circumstantial be ("how are you?"), numerical be ("two and two is four"), quotative be ("so I was like, 'wow'"), and ludic be ("oh no he isn't "), and a whole swarm of other meanings....
It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: to be. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any o...
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David Crystal's 50 Questions About English Usage Pocket Editions: Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers Pocket Editions
ISBN: 9781108959186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 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 English language teachers and learners from around the world. The book covers topics ranging from general enquiries about the language as a whole to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom and style. The author's responses are illustrated by personal anecdotes, placed...
David Crystal answers fifty questions about language usage, from general enquiries to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabula...
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Rediscover Grammar Third edition
ISBN: 9780582848627 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. David Crystal guides readers through the maze of structures and terminology of the English language. He shows how language structures link together, describes their features and usage, and cautions against easy mistakes.
David Crystal guides readers through the maze of structures and terminology of the English language. He shows how language structures link together, d...
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Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar
ISBN: 9781781256022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion
ISBN: 9780140291179 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 676 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Suitable for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by modern audience. It features different panels that look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address.
Suitable for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by modern audience...
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Crystal’s Curiosity Cabinet: An English Language Miscellany
ISBN: 9781399823890 / Angielski / Twarda / 2026 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. What do a comic alphabet, a glorious lipogram and a wellerism have in common? Or, an audit of accountants, an illusion of magicians, and an intrusion of spammers? And do you know how Shakespeare pronounced his name? Quirky, original, amusing and enlightening, this charming English Language Miscellany from David Crystal, one of the greatest British linguists of our time, offers fascinating observations on random, weird and witty words and expressions, collected over a number of years. Following the tradition of the Victorian miscellany and cabinets of curiosities, the 150+ random...
What do a comic alphabet, a glorious lipogram and a wellerism have in common? Or, an audit of accountants, an illusion of magicians, and an intrusi...
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Spell It Out: The singular story of English spelling
ISBN: 9781846685682 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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 cars, and it stuck. This book takes you on a journey through English spelling.
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 gui...
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Pronouncing Shakespeare: The Globe Experiment
ISBN: 9781108466691 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words
ISBN: 9781509801763 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. dabberlick noun, Scotland] A mildly insulting way of talking about someone who is tall and skinny. 'Where's that dabberlick of a child?'
fubsy adjective, Lancashire] Plump, in a nice sort of way. squinch noun, Devon] A narrow crack in a wall or a space between floorboards. 'I lost sixpence through a squinch in the floor'. Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. Here, linguistics expert... dabberlick noun, Scotland] A mildly insulting way of talking about someone who is tall and skinny. 'Where's that dabberlick of a child?' |
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Words Words Words
ISBN: 9780199210770 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Lexicography is not just an exercise in linguistic accounting," writes preeminent English language scholar David Crystal in this exceptionally lively and erudite little book. "It is a voyage of lexical exploration and discovery."
In Words, Words, Words, Crystal takes readers on a fascinating linguistic adventure, exploring the English language in all its oddity, complexity, and ever-changing beauty. Traveling from word origins and word evolution to wordgangs, wordrisks, wordplay, wordgames and beyond, Crystal shares his immense knowledge of, and equally immense delight in, language. He... "Lexicography is not just an exercise in linguistic accounting," writes preeminent English language scholar David Crystal in this exceptionally lively...
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How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die
ISBN: 9781583332917 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope, language is an extremely powerful tool that defines the human species. Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language. He moves effortlessly from big...
Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about musi...
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Language Death
ISBN: 9781107431812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6,000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, 'why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce...
The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropol...
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English as a Global Language
ISBN: 9781107611801 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. David Crystal's classic English as a Global Language considers the history, present status and future of the English language, focusing on its role as the leading international language. English has been deemed the most 'successful' language ever, with 1500 million speakers internationally, presenting a difficult task to those who wish to investigate it in its entirety. However, Crystal explores the subject in a measured but engaging way, always backing up observations with facts and figures. Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this is a book written by an expert both for...
David Crystal's classic English as a Global Language considers the history, present status and future of the English language, focusing on its role as...
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Think on My Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language
ISBN: 9780521876940 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. You speak a language that I understand not. Hermione s words to Leontes in The Winter s Tale are likely to ring true with many people reading or watching Shakespeare s plays today. For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare s life and times, and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest into aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakespeare? How did he manipulate language to produce such an unrivaled body of work, which has enthralled generations both as theater and as literature? David Crystal addresses these and many other questions in this lively...
You speak a language that I understand not. Hermione s words to Leontes in The Winter s Tale are likely to ring true with many people reading or watch...
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