Zusammenfassung
From Sanscrit to Scouse, this is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume source of information about the English language. Edited by one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject, this unique guide will be both essential for reference and fascinating for browsing. BLInternational perspective - from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean EnglishBLHistorical range - from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide WebBLWide coverage of topics - from Abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitiveBLSubstantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, Pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics, sexism, and slangBLBox features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet
From Sanscrit to Scouse, this is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume source of information about the English language. Edited by one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject, this unique guide will be both essential for reference and fascinating for browsing. BLInternational perspective - from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean EnglishBLHistorical range - from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide WebBLWide coverage of topics - from Abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitiveBLSubstantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, Pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics, sexism, and slangBLBox features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet
Titel
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
Autor
Editor
EAN
9780191578090
ISBN
978-0-19-157809-0
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Genre
Veröffentlichung
27.10.2005
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Jahr
2005
Untertitel
Englisch
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