The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English LanguageRarely has a book so packed with accurate and well researched factual information been so widely read and popularly acclaimed. This Second Edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language has been fully revised for a new generation of language-lovers. The book is longer and includes extensive new material on world English and Internet English, in addition to completely updated statistics, further reading suggestions and other references. First Edition Hb (1995): 0-521-40179-8 First Edition Pb (1997): 0-521-59655-6 David Crystal is a leading authority on language, and author of many books, including most recently Shakespeare's Words (Penguin, 2002), Language and the Internet (Cambridge, 2001) and Language Death (Cambridge, 2000). An internationally renowned writer, journal editor, lecturer and broadcaster, he received an Order of the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the English language. |
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Reseña de usuario - nadineeg - LibraryThingDavid Crystal is/was the specialist of the English language in most of its forms and changes. This is a comprehensive encyclopedia on the English Language and highly recommended. Leer reseña completa
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Reseña de usuario - renardkitsune - LibraryThingI have only read the history of English Language "Old English" and "Middle English" sections and they are very good. It is a great companion so far to someone studying the history of English ... Leer reseña completa
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Formulaic Language and the Lexicon Alison Wray,Centre for Language and Communication Research Alison Wray No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2002 |
Words and Phrases: Corpus Studies of Lexical Semantics Michael Stubbs No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2001 |
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language |
| Autor | David Crystal |
| Edición | 2, revisada |
| Editor | Cambridge University Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 052182348X, 9780521823487 |
| N.º de páginas | 506 páginas |
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