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Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar
ISBN: 9781781256022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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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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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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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. 16-18 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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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
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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. 8-10 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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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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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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Just a Phrase I'm Going Through: My Life in Language
ISBN: 9780415485753 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionage ... not the answers you'd expect to the question 'what happens when you become a linguist?' 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 I'm Going Through... Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionage ... not the answers you'd expect to the question 'what happens when you become a linguist?' ... |
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Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life
ISBN: 9781399809337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Just a Phrase I'm Going Through: My Life in Language
ISBN: 9780415485746 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In what is both an entertaining autobiography and an introduction to the field of linguistics, Professor David Crystal gives his answer to the question 'What happens when you become a liguist?' Surprisingly, the answer he gives is 'Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionage ...'
In what is both an entertaining autobiography and an introduction to the field of linguistics, Professor David Crystal gives his answer to the questio...
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Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion
ISBN: 9780140291179 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 676 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 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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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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Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation
ISBN: 9781781256107 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 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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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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Bookish Words & their Surprising Stories
ISBN: 9781851246519 / Angielski / Twarda / 2025 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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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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