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We Are Not Amused: Victorian Views on Pronunciation as Told in the Pages of Punch
ISBN: 9781851244782 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Have you ever cringed while hearing someone mispronounce a word--or, worse, been tripped up by a wily silent letter yourself? Consider yourself lucky that you do not live in Victorian England, when the way you pronounced a word was seen as a sometimes-damning index of who you were and how you should be treated. No wonder then that jokes about English usage provided one of Punch magazine's most fruitful veins of humor for sixty years, from its first issue in 1841 to 1900. For We Are Not Amused, renowned English-language expert David Crystal has explored the most common...
Have you ever cringed while hearing someone mispronounce a word--or, worse, been tripped up by a wily silent letter yourself? Consider yourself lucky ...
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Spell It Out: The singular story of English spelling
ISBN: 9781846685682 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 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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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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108,01 |
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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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A Little Book of Language
ISBN: 9780300283235 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation
ISBN: 9781781256107 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce words as we do. Pronunciation is integral to communication, and is tailored to meet the demands of the two main forces behind language: intelligibility and identity. Equipping his readers with knowledge of phonetics, linguistics and physiology - with examples ranging from Eliza Doolittle...
It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Br...
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Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation
ISBN: 9781781253519 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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How Language Works
ISBN: 9780141015521 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we talk show not just how old we are but where we're from and even who we want to be.
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had...
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
ISBN: 9780521736503 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 526 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. 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 texting, and the crisis affecting the world's languages, of which half are thought to be so seriously endangered that they will die out this century. - All language statistics have been updated, and additional information provided about their linguistic affiliation - All topics involving technology...
This new, thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language incorporates the major developments in language study which h...
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David Crystal's Introduction to Language : A Complete Course
ISBN: 9780415602679 / Angielski / DVD-ROM / 2011 / 8 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. 'A brilliantly accessible introduction to core topics in English language and linguistics. My students loved it.' David Adger, Queen Mary, University of London, UK 'Entertaining, clear and informative. David Crystal's lectures demystify and enrich the English language for students of all levels.' Sylvia Shaw, Middlesex University, UK 'A well-delivered and well-structured bird's-eye introduction to all areas of the study of language. Crystal's discussion of issues like dialect and bilingualism will interest many and hopefully promote a rational... 'A brilliantly accessible introduction to core topics in English language and linguistics. My students loved it.' David Adger, Queen Mar... |
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The Language Revolution: Sex and Violence
ISBN: 9780745633138 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. We are living through the consequences of a linguistic revolution. Dramatic linguistic change has left us at the beginning of a new era in the evolution of human language, with repercussions for many individual languages.
In this book, David Crystal, one of the world's authorities on language, brings together for the first time the three major trends which he argues have fundamentally altered the world's linguistic ecology: first, the emergence of English as the world's first truly global language; second, the crisis facing huge numbers of languages... We are living through the consequences of a linguistic revolution. Dramatic linguistic change has left us at the beginning of a new era in the evoluti...
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Just a Phrase I'm Going Through: My Life in Language
ISBN: 9780415560382 / Angielski / CD-Audio / 2009 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionagea ]not the answers youa (TM)d expect to the question a ~what happens when you become a linguist?a (TM) But now, reflecting on a long and hugely successful career at the forefront of the field of English Language and Linguistics, David Crystal answers this question and offers us a special look behind the scenes at the adventures, rewards, challenges and pitfalls of his life in language. Both an autobiography and a highly accessible introduction to the field of linguistics, Just a Phrase Ia (TM)m Going Through illuminates and entertains us... Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionagea ]not the answers youa (TM)d expect to the question a ~what happens when you become a linguist?a (TM... |
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The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left
ISBN: 9780199207640 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The story of battles--both past and present--surrounding English language usage, The Fight for English explores why millions of people feel linguistically inferior. Unhappy with the "zero tolerance" approach to punctuation offered by Lynn Truss's Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, David Crystal offers a view of the subject that is much more balanced. Instead of answering the claims made by other manuals of English usage, Crystal provides an explanation and analysis of the genre as a whole.
Crystal weaves an intricate and engaging account that traces the history of the English language and its... The story of battles--both past and present--surrounding English language usage, The Fight for English explores why millions of people feel linguistic...
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Language and the Internet
ISBN: 9780521868594 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In recent years, the Internet has come to dominate our lives. E-mail, instant messaging and chat are rapidly replacing conventional forms of correspondence, and the Web has become the first port of call for both information enquiry and leisure activity. How is this affecting language? There is a widespread view that as 'technospeak' comes to rule, standards will be lost. In this book, David Crystal argues the reverse: that the Internet has encouraged a dramatic expansion in the variety and creativity of language. Covering a range of Internet genres, including e-mail, chat, and the Web, this...
In recent years, the Internet has come to dominate our lives. E-mail, instant messaging and chat are rapidly replacing conventional forms of correspon...
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A Date with Language: Fascinating Facts, Events and Stories for Every Day of the Year
ISBN: 9781851246113 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Think on my Words
ISBN: 9781107617681 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times, and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest in aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakespeare? David Crystal provides a lively and original introduction to Shakespeare's language, making his plays easily accessible to modern-day audiences. Covering the five main dimensions of language structure writing system, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and conversational style this book demonstrates how examining these linguistic 'nuts and bolts' can help us achieve a greater appreciation of...
For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times, and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest in aspects of his ...
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88,01 |
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Profiling Linguistic Disability 2e
ISBN: 9781870332934 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Profiling has been acknowledged as a major contribution to the treatment of language disorder. First developed with reference to grammatical disability, profiling is extended in this book to cover segmental phonology, prosody and semantics. The book also includes a revised version of the grammatical profiling procedure, LARSP.
Profiling has been acknowledged as a major contribution to the treatment of language disorder. First developed with reference to grammatical disabilit...
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379,25 |
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Bookish Words & their Surprising Stories
ISBN: 9781851246519 / Angielski / Twarda / 2025 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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