A01=David Crystal
American English
Author_David Crystal
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English
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grammar
humour
language
punctuation
reference
Product details
- ISBN 9781781256022
- Weight: 220g
- Dimensions: 128 x 194mm
- Publication Date: 28 Sep 2017
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The world's greatest authority on language explains the secrets and subtleties of the grammar of English. David Crystal explores its history and varieties, explains its rules and irregularities and shows how to navigate its snares and pitfalls. He gives practical guidance on how grammar is used in different ways for different purposes and in different social settings. In a series of revealing illustrations he also considers what learned and prominent people have said about English grammar over the centuries. Like its three companion volumes Making Sense will appeal to everyone interested in the English language and how to use it.
David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. His many books range from clinical linguistics to the liturgy and Shakespeare. He is the author of The Story of English in 100 Words, Spell It Out: The Singular History of English Spelling, and Making a Point: The Pernickety History of English Punctuation, all published by Profile. His Stories of English is a Penguin Classic.
