Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University
ISBN: 0195161912
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Painstakingly researched with copious citations from books, newspapers, and news magazines, this new edition has become the classic reference work praised by professional copy editors.
Garner's Modern American Usage
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University
ISBN: 0195161912
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Painstakingly researched with copious citations from books, newspapers, and news magazines, this new edition has become the classic reference work praised by professional copy editors.
Publisher: Oxford University
ISBN: 0195161912
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Painstakingly researched with copious citations from books, newspapers, and news magazines, this new edition has become the classic reference work praised by professional copy editors.
Modern American Usage
Author: Wilson Follett
Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780446815291
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780446815291
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Garner's Modern American Usage
Author: Bryan Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019987462X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1007
Book Description
Since first appearing in 1998, Garner's Modern American Usage has established itself as the preeminent guide to the effective use of the English language. Brimming with witty, erudite essays on troublesome words and phrases, GMAU authoritatively shows how to avoid the countless pitfalls that await unwary writers and speakers whether the issues relate to grammar, punctuation, word choice, or pronunciation. An exciting new feature of this third edition is Garner's Language-Change Index, which registers where each disputed usage in modern English falls on a five-stage continuum from nonacceptability (to the language community as a whole) to acceptability, giving the book a consistent standard throughout. GMAU is the first usage guide ever to incorporate such a language-change index. The judgments are based both on Garner's own original research in linguistic corpora and on his analysis of hundreds of earlier studies. Another first in this edition is the panel of critical readers: 120-plus commentators who have helped Garner reassess and update the text, so that every page has been improved. Bryan A. Garner is a writer, grammarian, lexicographer, teacher, and lawyer. He has written professionally about English usage for more than 28 years, and his work has achieved widespread renown. David Foster Wallace proclaimed that Bryan Garner is a genius and William Safire called the book excellent. In fact, due to the strength of his work on GMAU, Garner was the grammarian asked to write the grammar-and-usage chapter for the venerable Chicago Manual of Style. His advice on language matters is second to none.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019987462X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1007
Book Description
Since first appearing in 1998, Garner's Modern American Usage has established itself as the preeminent guide to the effective use of the English language. Brimming with witty, erudite essays on troublesome words and phrases, GMAU authoritatively shows how to avoid the countless pitfalls that await unwary writers and speakers whether the issues relate to grammar, punctuation, word choice, or pronunciation. An exciting new feature of this third edition is Garner's Language-Change Index, which registers where each disputed usage in modern English falls on a five-stage continuum from nonacceptability (to the language community as a whole) to acceptability, giving the book a consistent standard throughout. GMAU is the first usage guide ever to incorporate such a language-change index. The judgments are based both on Garner's own original research in linguistic corpora and on his analysis of hundreds of earlier studies. Another first in this edition is the panel of critical readers: 120-plus commentators who have helped Garner reassess and update the text, so that every page has been improved. Bryan A. Garner is a writer, grammarian, lexicographer, teacher, and lawyer. He has written professionally about English usage for more than 28 years, and his work has achieved widespread renown. David Foster Wallace proclaimed that Bryan Garner is a genius and William Safire called the book excellent. In fact, due to the strength of his work on GMAU, Garner was the grammarian asked to write the grammar-and-usage chapter for the venerable Chicago Manual of Style. His advice on language matters is second to none.
Modern American English
Author: Robert James Dixson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883453179
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883453179
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English
Author: Tom Dalzell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351765205
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 5135
Book Description
The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351765205
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 5135
Book Description
The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.
Modern American English
Author: Robert James Dixson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883453117
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883453117
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Modern American English
Modern American English
Author: Robert J. Dixson
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780135940297
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The six levels of the Modern American English series offer a step-by-step progression from repetition to practice to use, with carefully controlled structure and vocabulary, natural conversational language, conversation practice, and thematically organized lessons. In addition to the Student Books, the series includes: -- Workbooks -- activities that reinforce writing, reading, and speaking practice. -- Teacher's Manuals -- step-by-step instructions in the margins next to the Student Book pages. -- Audiocassettes -- narratives, readings, dialogues, exercises, and pronunciation drills from the Student Books. -- Testing Package -- a placement test and diagnostic tests for each level.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780135940297
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The six levels of the Modern American English series offer a step-by-step progression from repetition to practice to use, with carefully controlled structure and vocabulary, natural conversational language, conversation practice, and thematically organized lessons. In addition to the Student Books, the series includes: -- Workbooks -- activities that reinforce writing, reading, and speaking practice. -- Teacher's Manuals -- step-by-step instructions in the margins next to the Student Book pages. -- Audiocassettes -- narratives, readings, dialogues, exercises, and pronunciation drills from the Student Books. -- Testing Package -- a placement test and diagnostic tests for each level.
An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation
Author: Valerie Adams
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315504243
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, or advanced specialist students of English in universities where English is taught as a foreign language
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315504243
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, or advanced specialist students of English in universities where English is taught as a foreign language