Caxton Dictionary of English Grammar

No review available on this record. Title : Caxton Dictionary of English Grammar Material Type: printed text Publisher: London : Caxton Editions Publication Date: 2000 Pagination: 224 p. Size: 18 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-1-84067-081-3 General note: Includes index Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: Dictionary English language - Grammar English language - Usage Class number: 425 Abstract: The Caxton Reference library comprises an instructive, authoritative and entertaining encyclopedia of information specifically arranged for everyday use. Each of these volumes is fully up-to-date, clearly presented and designed in a user-friendly style, making them ideal for both the student and the casual reader alike. The Caxton English Grammar is an instructive guide to appropriate usage, including technical terms with extensive examples. A wide-ranging appendix of homophones is fully cross-referenced for quick and easy access. This volume will prove an invaluable aid to all writers in English from the student to the professional author. Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=16638

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Mastering advanced English language / Sara Thorne

No review available on this record. Title : Mastering advanced English language Material Type: printed text Authors: Sara Thorne, Author Edition statement: 2nd edition Publisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Publication Date: 2008 Series: Palgrave master series Pagination: xiv, 634 p. Size: 24 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-1-403-99483-7 General note: Includes index (p. 628-634) Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: English language - Usage Class number: 428.2 Abstract: Written primarily for A and A/S level English language courses, but of interest to degree students on related courses, this book is designed to make an intuitive understanding of language explicit. By focusing on language use in different contents, it encourages an investigative and interpretative approach. It provides the core theoretical knowledge required for tackling a wide range of tasks and aims to develop awareness of both the nature and function of language. Through an exploration of the ways in which context, audience and purpose are interrelated, readers will learn to analyse written and spoken language. The source material and the models for analysis contained in each section will enable them to interpret, edit and represent unseen material and to become more effective writers. Contents note: The structure of English; Phonetics and phonology; Style; How to use your knowledge; Some basic concepts; English, a living language; Historical change; Language variation, regional and social; Child language, learning to talk; Spoken English; The language of newspapers; The language of advertising; The language of literature, narrative prose; The language of literature, poetry; The language of law; The language of religion; The language of politics; The language of broadcasting; The language of humour; Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=16307

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Practical English usage / Michael Swan

No review available on this record. Title : Practical English usage Material Type: printed text Authors: Michael Swan, Author Edition statement: 3rd ed Publisher: Oxford [UK] : Oxford University Press Publication Date: 2005 Pagination: 658 p. Size: 24 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-442098-3 General note: Includes index Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: English language - Grammar English language - Textbooks for foreign speakers English language - Usage Class number: 428.2 Abstract: Provides explanations and examples that are based on corpus research. This work focuses on entries on 'Kinds of English', covering Standard English and dialects, correctness, spoken and written English, formality, and variation and change.Teachers describe Michael Swan's book on English language problems as 'indispensable'. 600+ A-Z entries explain common problems with clear, concise information. Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=878

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1702-001126	428.2 Swa-Pra 2005	General Collection	SEEU Library Skopje	English	Available

What in the word? / Charles Harrington Elster

No review available on this record. Title : What in the word? : wordplay, word lore, and answers to the peskiest questions about language Material Type: printed text Authors: Charles Harrington Elster, Author Publisher: Orlando : Harcourt Publication Date: 2005 Pagination: xvi, 286 p. Size: 21 cm ISBN (or other code): 978-0-15-603197-4 General note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-273) Includes index (p. [275]-286) Languages : English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) Descriptors: Americanisms English language English language - Style English language - Usage Etymology Class number: 422 Abstract: Are you so sure about "assure," "ensure," and "insure" ? Can you determine whether a knob of butter is equivalent to a lump or a pat or a s cosh? Can you say which word in the English language has the most definitions, or who put the H in Jesus H. Christ?If you can't, be assured that Charles Harrington Elster, author of several well-loved works on language, can-and does in his latest book, a delightfully designed compendium of the most common, interesting, and entertaining conundrums in our language. Drawing upon esoteric sources and his own inimitable expertise, Elster uses a lively question and answer format to cover a variety of topics word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation. Every chapter features original brainteasers, challenging puzzles, and a trove of literary trivia. Contents note: Once upon a word : word histories, mysteries, hoaxes, and hype : sorting the tall tales from the truth; A slough of solecisms : wherein the author leads you safely out of a morass of mistakes and misconceptions into the clear, comforting light of correct English; The grandiloquent gumshoe : words recovered, discovered, and devised; The elegance of style : distinctions, clarifications, niceties, and other little things that make your language more polished and precise; A civil tongue : wherein the author launders your pronunciation and presses you to speak with propriety and poise; Born in the U.S.A. : some quintessentially American words and expressions, from okay to humongous, with some other American stuff thrown in just for fun; The wonder of words : a fascinating farrago of word lore and wordplay that just didn't fit anywhere else. Record link: https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=16167

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