The Oxford Companion to the English LanguageTom McArthur, Thomas Burns McArthur, Roshan McArthur Oxford University Press, 1996 - 1053 First published in 1992, The Oxford Companion to the English Language was described by The Times as an `excellent guide to the history, geography and contours of English', one that `immediately establishes itself as a necessary book'. A carefully-planned shorter version of the Oxford Companion to the English Language, this new Concise concentrates on the central themes in the language: grammar, usage, dialect, pronunciation, and the history of English. Within each theme all the key subjects are covered, and individual entries offer all the most essential information from the parent Companion. With nearly 2,000 articles in A-Z format the Concise Companion is an ideal reference for both students and general readers wanting access to the highly readable scholarship of the Companion in a portable and affordable format. |
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... social . The interpretation of such change in terms of the improvement or deterior- ation of a language appears to be more a matter of social standpoint than linguistic observation . Life cycles in language . In the 19c , it was widely ...
... social . The interpretation of such change in terms of the improvement or deterior- ation of a language appears to be more a matter of social standpoint than linguistic observation . Life cycles in language . In the 19c , it was widely ...
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... social status of RP . Simi- larly , some accents of English are re- garded as being more or less aesthetically pleasing than others . This , too , can be shown to be the result of the social con- notations that different accents have ...
... social status of RP . Simi- larly , some accents of English are re- garded as being more or less aesthetically pleasing than others . This , too , can be shown to be the result of the social con- notations that different accents have ...
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... Social and cultural factors in usage . An important element of usage is the degree of social acceptability of certain terms and uses ; these vary from age to age , and are matters of social or moral concern rather than of linguistic ...
... Social and cultural factors in usage . An important element of usage is the degree of social acceptability of certain terms and uses ; these vary from age to age , and are matters of social or moral concern rather than of linguistic ...
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Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language Thomas Burns McArthur,Roshan McArthur Ograniczony podgląd - 2005 |
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