David Crystal Forfatter
Visning: Type : Alle | Sprog : Alle | Format : Alle
-
Discover Grammar (Bog, Hæftet, Engelsk)
160 sider, hæftet. An enthusiastic and practical approach to language learning. - A riveting and valuable combination of David Crystal's language expertise and Geoff Barton's sound,... Læs mere
Levering: På eget lager, 1 - 2 hverdageNedsat pris! -
How Language Works (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Features a survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work. This work also talks about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to... Læs mere
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage -
The Stories of English (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today.
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage -
Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The triumphant third volume in David Crystal's classic series on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide to how to use it - now in paperback.
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage -
Spell It Out: The singular story of English spelling (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
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... Læs mere
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage -
Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary (Bog, Book, Engelsk)
Winner of Best Book, Publication, or Recording prize at the Falstaff Awards 2015 and shortlisted for the 2016 SLA Information Book Award. This innovative... Læs mere
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage -
Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The world's best-known authority on the English language reveals the secrets and subtleties of its grammar.
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage -
-
Cambridge Biographical Dictionary (Bog, Paperback, Engelsk)
The Cambridge Biographical Dictionary is the outstanding paperback reference guide to the world's noted personalities, living and dead. From Aeschylus and Alexander the... Læs mere
Levering: 2 - 5 hverdage -
Listen to Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Children's Language (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
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.
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage -
Let's Talk: How English Conversation Works (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Banter, chit-chat, gossip, natter, tete-a-tete: these are just a few of the terms for the varied ways in which we interact with one another through conversation.... Læs mere
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage -
The Story of Be: A Verb's-Eye View of the English Language (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
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... Læs mere
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
