Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
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
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
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
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
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.
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
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
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
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
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
The world's best-known authority on the English language reveals the secrets and subtleties of its grammar.
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
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.
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
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
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
The vocabulary of past times is always fascinating, especially when we see how it was pilloried by the satirists of... Læs mere
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
Who formed and shaped the English language? David and Hilary Crystal take us on a journey through Britain to discover the people... Læs mere
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
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
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
An autobiography and an introduction to the field of linguistics. It offers us a look behind the scenes at the adventures, rewards, challenges and pitfalls of his life in language. It is suitable not just for students and teachers but for lovers of language.