Книга: Crystal D. «The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language»
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Серия: "The Cambridge Encyclopedia" Rarely has a book so packed with accurate and well researched factual information been so widely read and popularly acclaimed. This Second Edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language has been fully revised for a new generation of language-lovers. The book is longer and includes extensive new material on world English and Internet English, in addition to completely updated statistics, further reading suggestions and other references. David Crystal is a leading authority on language, and author of many books, including most recently Shakespeare's Words (Penguin, 2002), Language and the Internet (Cambridge, 2001) and Language Death (Cambridge, 2000). An internationally renowned writer, journal editor, lecturer and broadcaster, he received an Order of the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the English language.• The most successful general book on the English language (its past, present and future)• Packed with colour illustrations, maps, tables and graphics • Difficult concepts explained in a simple and accessible way Издательство: "Cambridge University Press" (2003)
ISBN: 978-0-521-53033-0 |
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| David Crystal | The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language | The first edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of The English Language by linguist David Crystal was published in 1995. Since then it has become a publishing phenomenon, popular with… — Cambridge University Press, (формат: 220x275, 504 стр.) Подробнее... | 2003 | 5390 | бумажная книга |
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