David Crystal Forfatter
Visning: Type : Alle | Sprog : Engelsk | Format : Paperback / softback Der vises kun varer på engelsk
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The newest volume in David Crystal's pentalogy of the English language, focusing on the subtleties of pronunciation.
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The Story of English in 100 Words (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient word ('loaf') to advanced ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape... Læs mere
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Making Sense of Grammar (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This is the ideal companion to Rediscover Grammar – which bridges the gap between understanding language structure and analysing it in different contexts. “An invaluable... Læs mere
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The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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Internet Linguistics: A Student Guide (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In this student-friendly guidebook, leading language authority Professor David Crystal follows on from his landmark bestseller, Language and the Internet and takes things one step further. This book presents the area as a new field : Internet linguistics.
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