| Title : | The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language : Encyclopedia of the English language |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Authors: | David Crystal (1941-), Author |
| Edition statement: | 2nd ed. |
| Publisher: | Cambridge, U. K. : Cambridge University Press |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Pagination: | vii, 499 p. |
| Layout: | ill. (col.), col. maps |
| Size: | 29 cm |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-521-53033-0 |
| General note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [477]-479) and indexes |
| Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
| Descriptors: | English language
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| Class number: | 420 |
| Abstract: | Second Edition presenting an overhaul of its subject for a new generation of language-lovers.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language is one of the publishing phenomena of recent times. Rarely has a book so packed with accurate and well researched factual information been so widely read and popularly acclaimed. It has played a key role in the spread of general interest in language matters, generating further publications and broadcasting events for an avid audience. Its First Edition appeared in hardback in 1995 and a revised paperback in 1997. There have been numerous subsequent updated reprintings; but this Second Edition now presents an overhaul of the subject for a new generation of language-lovers and of teachers, students and professional English-users concerned with their own linguistic legacy. The length of the book has been extended and there are 44 new illustrations, extensive new material on world English and Internet English, and a complete updating of statistics, further reading suggestions and other references. |
| Contents note: | Modelling English; 1. The History of English:The origins of English; Old English; Middle English; Early Modern English; Modern English; World English; 2. English Vocabulary:The nature of the lexicon; The sources of the lexicon; Etymology; The structure of the lexicon; Lexical dimensions; 3. English Grammar:Grammatical mythology; The structure of words; Word classes; The structure of sentences; 4. Spoken and Written English:The sound system; The writing system; 5. Using English:Varieties of discourse; Regional variation; Social variation; Personal variation; Electronic variation; 6. Learning about English:Learning English as a mother tongue; New ways of studying English; Appendices; Indexes. |
| Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=14541 |
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