Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage
Author: William Morris
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 680
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Includes commentaries on the use and misuse of contemporary words and phrases.
Author: William Morris
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 680
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Includes commentaries on the use and misuse of contemporary words and phrases.
Author: William Morris
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 682
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Includes commentaries on the use and misuse of contemporary words and phrases.
Author: Mark Davidson
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 522
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Integrates and transcends the latest editions of Strunk & White, Fowler, the Associated Press stylebook [and others]" and, where authorities disagree, offers possible solutions.
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 1113
ISBN-13: 0190491485
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The authority on grammar, usage, and style.
Author: Bryan Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2009-07-28
Total Pages: 1007
ISBN-13: 019987462X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since first appearing in 1998, Garner's Modern American Usage has established itself as the preeminent guide to the effective use of the English language. Brimming with witty, erudite essays on troublesome words and phrases, GMAU authoritatively shows how to avoid the countless pitfalls that await unwary writers and speakers whether the issues relate to grammar, punctuation, word choice, or pronunciation. An exciting new feature of this third edition is Garner's Language-Change Index, which registers where each disputed usage in modern English falls on a five-stage continuum from nonacceptability (to the language community as a whole) to acceptability, giving the book a consistent standard throughout. GMAU is the first usage guide ever to incorporate such a language-change index. The judgments are based both on Garner's own original research in linguistic corpora and on his analysis of hundreds of earlier studies. Another first in this edition is the panel of critical readers: 120-plus commentators who have helped Garner reassess and update the text, so that every page has been improved. Bryan A. Garner is a writer, grammarian, lexicographer, teacher, and lawyer. He has written professionally about English usage for more than 28 years, and his work has achieved widespread renown. David Foster Wallace proclaimed that Bryan Garner is a genius and William Safire called the book excellent. In fact, due to the strength of his work on GMAU, Garner was the grammarian asked to write the grammar-and-usage chapter for the venerable Chicago Manual of Style. His advice on language matters is second to none.
Author: Don Chapman
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2020-09-21
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 1788928393
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a detailed examination of social connections to language evaluation with a specific focus on the values associated with both prescriptivism and descriptivism. The chapters, written by authors from many different linguistic and national backgrounds, use a variety of approaches and methods to discuss values in linguistic prescriptivism. In particular, the chapters break down the traditional binary approaches that characterize prescriptive discourse to create a view of the complex phenomena associated with prescriptivism and the values of those who practice it. Most importantly, this volume continues serious academic conversations about prescriptivism and lays the foundation for continued exploration.
Author: Keith Allan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-08-31
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9811564302
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explores the dynamics of language changes from sociolinguistic and historical linguistic perspectives. With in-depth case studies from all around the world, it uses diverse approaches across sociolinguistics and historical linguistics to answer questions such as: How and why do language changes begin?; how do language changes spread?; and how can they ultimately be explained? Each chapter explores a different component of language change, including typology, syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics, lexicology, discourse strategies, diachronic change, synchronic change, how the deafblind modify sign language, and the accommodation of language to song. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of language change over time, simultaneously advancing current research and suggesting new directions in sociolinguistic and historical linguistic approaches.