Overview
This dictionary is a user-friendly guide to widely used terms in the English language. A reference book for English language students and teachers at all levels, both in the English speaking world and beyond, it covers such fascinating topics as the historical development of the language, it's full range of regional variations and contemporary English usage. From abbreviation to zero-article, via fricative and slang, the dictionary contains over 600 wide ranging and informative entries covering: the core areas of language description and analysis: phonetics and phonology, grammar, lexis, semantics, pragmatics and discourse; sociolinguistics, including entries on social and regional variation, stylistic variation, and language and gender; the history of the English language from Old English to the present-day; the main varieties of English spoken around the world, covering the British isles, the Caribbean, North America, Africa, Asia, and Australasia; and, stylistics, literary language and English usage. Packed with real examples of the way people use English in different contexts, ""The Routledge Dictionary of English Language Studies"" is an indispensable guide to the richness and variety of the English language for both students and the general reader.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Pearce
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.362kg
ISBN: 9780415351874
ISBN 10: 0415351871
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 17 October 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'This Dictionary will be an inestimable adjunct and aid in study in any language, and will certainly be invaluable in helping to restore the traditional grammatical disciplines so carelessly and faddishly jettisoned in favour of rote learning and ""parrot-speak"".' - HGA Hughes
'This Dictionary will be an inestimable adjunct and aid in study in any language, and will certainly be invaluable in helping to restore the traditional grammatical disciplines so carelessly and faddishly jettisoned in favour of rote learning and parrot-speak.' - HGA Hughes
"'This Dictionary will be an inestimable adjunct and aid in study in any language, and will certainly be invaluable in helping to restore the traditional grammatical disciplines so carelessly and faddishly jettisoned in favour of rote learning and ""parrot-speak"".' - HGA Hughes"
Author Information
University of Sunderland, UK
