Mind the Gaffe!: A Troubleshooter's Guide to English Style and Usage (Häftad)
avR. L. Trask
ISBN: 9780061132209 - UTGIVEN: 2006-11A lighthearted style guide in the tradition of Eats, Shoots & Leaves shares offbeat, biting rules for standard written English, including such examples as, "An amoral person is one who does not know the difference between right and wrong. An immoral person knows the difference but does wrong anyway.[...]
The Penguin Guide to Punctuation (Storpocket)
avR. L. Trask
ISBN: 9780140513660 - UTGIVEN: 199708The Penguin Guide to Punctuation is indispensable for anyone who needs to get to grips with using punctuation in their written work. Whether you are puzzled by colons and semicolons, unsure of where commas should go or baffled by apostrophes, this jargon-free, succinct guide is for you.[...]
The Penguin Dictionary of English Grammar (Storpocket)
avR. L. Trask
ISBN: 9780140514643 - UTGIVEN: 2000-08This succinct and authoritative volume is the perfect guide to the many grammatical laws and idiosyncrasies that govern the English Language. Larry Trask writes with remarkable clarity, communicating complex abstract ideas with enviable ease. By focusing only on what is relevant, current and genuine[...]
Language (Häftad)
avR. L. Trask
ISBN: 9780415340199 - UTGIVEN: 199903What makes human language unique? Do women speak differently from men? Just what is the meaning of 'meaning'? "Language: The Basics" provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging and entertaining style, it encourages the reader to think about the way language works[...]
Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts (Övrig)
avR. L. Trask
ISBN: 9780415413596 - UTGIVEN: 2007-05-30A comprehensive and critical A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, definitions featured include: terms used in grammatical analysis branches of linguistics from semantics to neurolinguistics approaches used in studying language from critical discours[...]
The History of Basque (Pocket)
avR. L. Trask
ISBN: 9780415867801 - UTGIVEN: 2014-01Basque is the sole survivor of the very ancient languages of Western Europe. This book, written by an internationally renowned specialist in Basque, provides a comprehensive survey of all that is known about the prehistory of the language, including pronunciation, the grammar and the vocabulary. It [...]
Introducing Linguistics (Häftad)
avR. L. Trask
ISBN: 9781848310889 - UTGIVEN: 2009-09Covering thinkers from Aristotle to Saussure and Chomsky, "Introducing Linguistics" reveals the rules and beauty that underlie language, our most human skill.[...]
