The King's English

著者

• Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson)
• Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)

書誌事項

The King's English

H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler ; with an introduction by Matthew Parris

（Oxford language classics）

Oxford University Press, 2002

3rd ed

• : pbk

注記

"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 1973"--T.p. verso

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Had Dickens owned a copy of "The King's English" he would not have written "your great ability and trustfulness"; he would have recognized the malapropism and realized that the context demanded trustworthiness. In this classic reference book, the Fowler brothers highlight common blunders of English usage, and guide the reader to improved expression and style. The mistakes are illustrated with examples taken from famous authors and newspapers, for example, Thackeray, Ruskin, De Quincey, "The Times", and "The Spectator". Witty and lively in tone, it covers a wide range of language issues, including malapropisms, Americanisms, slang, pet phrases, and "the spot plague" (over-use of full stops), and has a whole chapter on "Airs and Graces". The introduction offers a modern perspective on the book and confirms its importance in literature.

目次

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Syntax
• Airs and Graces
• Punctuation. Part 2: Euphony
• Quotation, etc
• Grammar
• Meaning
• Ambiguity
• Style.

「Nielsen BookData」 より

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA5815571X
• ISBN:
  • 0198605072
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Oxford
• ページ数/冊数: xxii, 367 p.
• 大きさ: 20 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : PE1460
  • DC : 808/.042
• 件名:
  • LCSH : English language -- Usage
  • LCSH : English language -- Grammar -- 1870-1949
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA58156020