A survey of modern English / Stephan Gramley and Kurt-Michael Pätzold.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2004Edition: Second editionDescription: xviii, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0415300347
- 9780415300346
- 0415300355
- 9780415300353
- 420.904 22
- PE1087 .G7 2004
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 420.904 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A292421B |
Previous ed.: 1992.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The English language: standards and variation -- Pt. 1. English as a linguistic system -- 2. Vocabulary -- 3. Words in combination -- 4. The pronunciation and spelling of English -- 5. Grammar -- Pt. 2. Uses and users of English -- 6. Written texts and English for specific purposes (ESP) -- 7. Spoken discourse -- 8. Modes of address, power, solidarity and politeness -- 9. Language and gender -- Pt. 3. National and regional varieties of English -- 10. English in the British Isles -- 11. English in America -- 12. Standard British and American English in comparison -- 13. English in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa -- 14. English as a second language (ESL).
This comprehensive and systematic review of modern English presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender and ethnic variations.
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