David Crystal's 50 questions about English usage

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David Crystal's 50 questions about English usage

David Crystal ; consultant and editor, Scott Thornbury

(Cambridge handbooks for language teachers / general editor, Michael Swan)

Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Fifty questions about English usage

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Includes index

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

David Crystal answers fifty questions about language usage, from general enquiries to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom, and style. In this compact, user-friendly book, David Crystal draws on his extensive knowledge and experience to answer questions from English language teachers and learners from around the world. The book covers topics ranging from general enquiries about the language as a whole to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom and style. The author's responses are illustrated by personal anecdotes, placed within historical and literary context and supported by research and corpus data to provide unique, authentic insights.

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  • NCID
    BC05204389
  • ISBN
    • 9781108959186
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 112 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
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