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This authoritative dictionary provides coverage across the field of linguistics, both the theoretical and the practical. In over 3,250 entries it clearly defines terms relating to phonetics, grammar, semantics, languages (spoken and written), dialects, and sociolinguistics.
Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different... Læs mere
This dictionary defines a myriad of phrases and sayings that are used daily in the English language. It contains more than 10,000 idioms, including figurative expressions, similes, sayings, and proverbs, and features usage examples and information on origins for many of them.
Women as slang creators and users is perhaps the last, and very important, piece of the slang jigsaw. Women in slang is a pretty sorry story, but women and slang is an undiscovered territory, which this book explores, from fishwives and flappers to Mumsnet.
A collection of humourous expressions.
Ten years of research back up the theory advanced by author Thomason and Kaufman, who rescue the study of contact-induced language change from the... Læs mere
Late-19th-century America was crazy about dialect: vernacular varieties of American English entertained mass audiences in "local... Læs mere
A fascinating exploration of English, its origins, dialects, accents, and place-names. Trudgill asks questions such as: why did 'passengers' become... Læs mere
This groundbreaking investigation examines four dialects from parts of northern Britain out of which came the founding populations of many regions in... Læs mere
A guide to effective writing suitable for the Americans. It answers questions of meaning, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling in thousands of... Læs mere