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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... writing as much as with speech : Uniquely among the vernacular services , the BBC Chinese Section has to cope with two lan- guages in one . In principle written standard Chinese is one language . In practice ( quite apart from ...
... writing as much as with speech : Uniquely among the vernacular services , the BBC Chinese Section has to cope with two lan- guages in one . In principle written standard Chinese is one language . In practice ( quite apart from ...
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... written in Chinese or Arabic symbols . Japanese scientific , tech- nical , and official writing runs horizon- tally from left to right , whereas books , magazines , and newspapers generally run vertically , from top to bottom , and open ...
... written in Chinese or Arabic symbols . Japanese scientific , tech- nical , and official writing runs horizon- tally from left to right , whereas books , magazines , and newspapers generally run vertically , from top to bottom , and open ...
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... written language have or have had verse , often in elaborate forms . Written verse is therefore a translation from the oral to the written code , in which a literate so- ciety reinterprets verse as a written form whose pattern is ...
... written language have or have had verse , often in elaborate forms . Written verse is therefore a translation from the oral to the written code , in which a literate so- ciety reinterprets verse as a written form whose pattern is ...
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Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language Thomas Burns McArthur,Roshan McArthur Ograniczony podgląd - 2005 |
The Oxford Companion to the English Language Thomas Burns McArthur,Feri McArthur Widok fragmentu - 1992 |
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