A Dictionary Of Modern English Usage The Classic First Edition

Author : Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853263184

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler Pdf

guide to precise phrases, grammar, and pronunciation can be key; it can even be admired. But beloved? Yet from its first appearance in 1926, Fowler's was just that. Henry Watson Fowler initially aimed his Dictionary of Modern English Usage, as he wrote to his publishers in 1911, at "the half-educated Englishman of literary proclivities who wants to know Can I say so-&-so?" He was of course obsessed with, in Swift's phrase, "proper words in their proper places." But having been a schoolmaster, Fowler knew that liberal doses of style, wit, and caprice would keep his manual off the shelf and in writers' hands. He also felt that description must accompany prescription, and that advocating pedantic "superstitions" and "fetishes" would be to no one's advantage. Adepts will have their favorite inconsequential entries--from burgle to brood, truffle to turgid. Would that we could quote them all, but we can't resist a couple.

Author : Henry Watson Fowler,Sir Ernest Gowers
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : David Kootook Fund
ISBN : 0198691157

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler,Sir Ernest Gowers Pdf

Author : H. W. Fowler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191615115

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by H. W. Fowler Pdf

'What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize ...' No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humour, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered the best arbiter of good practice. In this new edition of the original Dictionary, David Crystal goes beyond the popular mythology surrounding Fowler's reputation to retrace his method and arrive at a fresh evaluation of his place in the history of linguistic thought. With a wealth of entertaining examples he looks at Fowler's stated principles and the tensions between his prescriptive and descriptive temperaments. He shows that the Dictionary does a great more than make normative recommendations and express private opinion. In addition he offers a modern perspective on some 300 entries, in which he shows how English has changed since the 1920s. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Henry Watson Fowler,Francis George Fowler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1092 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : English language
ISBN : BML:37001104879775

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English by Henry Watson Fowler,Francis George Fowler Pdf

Author : H. W. Fowler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199535347

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage:The Classic First Edition by H. W. Fowler Pdf

No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humour, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered the best arbiter of good practice. Now one of today's leading experts on thelanguage, David Crystal, has reassessed Fowler's contribution in this fascinating new edition.Crystal goes beyond the popular mythology surrounding Fowler's reputation to retrace his method and practice and arrive at a fresh evaluation of his place in the history of linguistic thought. With a wealth of entertaining examples he looks at Fowler's stated principles and the tensions between his prescriptive and descriptive temperaments. He reaches some surprising conclusions and shows that the Dictionary does a great deal more than make normative recommendations and expressprivate opinions. In addition he offers a modern perspective in notes on some 300 entries, in which he shows how English has changed since the 1920s, including the pronunciation of certain words.

Author : Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher : Oxford Quick Reference
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780199666317

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Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler Pdf

Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable quick-reference work, providing clear, practical and up-to-date guidance on questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. Jeremy Butterfield has judiciously revised the text to reflect the English usage practices and concerns of the 21st century.

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Univ of Chicago+ORM
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226191294

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The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation by Bryan A. Garner Pdf

The authoritative guide to using the English language effectively, from “the greatest writer on grammar and usage that this country has ever produced” (David Yerkes, Columbia University). The author of The Chicago Manual of Style’s popular “Grammar and Usage” chapter, Bryan A. Garner is renowned for explaining the vagaries of English with absolute precision and utmost clarity. With The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation, he has written the definitive guide for writers who want their prose to be both memorable and correct. Garner describes standard literary English—the forms that mark writers and speakers as educated users of the language. He also offers historical context for understanding the development of these forms. The section on grammar explains how the canonical parts of speech came to be identified, while the section on syntax covers the nuances of sentence patterns as well as both traditional sentence diagramming and transformational grammar. The usage section provides an unprecedented trove of empirical evidence in the form of Google Ngrams, diagrams that illustrate the changing prevalence of specific terms over decades and even centuries of English literature. Garner also treats punctuation and word formation, and concludes the book with an exhaustive glossary of grammatical terms and a bibliography of suggested further reading and references. The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation is a magisterial work, the culmination of Garner’s lifelong study of the English language. The result is a landmark resource that will offer clear guidelines to students, writers, and editors alike. “[A manual] for those of us laboring to produce expository prose: nonfiction books, journalistic articles, memorandums, business letters. The conservatism of his advice pushes you to consider audience and occasion, so that you will understand when to follow convention and when you can safely break it.”—John E. McIntyre, Baltimore Sun

Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0195218892

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Oxford English Dictionary by John A. Simpson Pdf

The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.

Author : Patrick Hanks,Flavia Hodges,Kate Hardcastle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-27
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191578540

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A Dictionary of First Names by Patrick Hanks,Flavia Hodges,Kate Hardcastle Pdf

This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. The fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including the very newest names as well as traditional names. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all your questions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and who the famous fictional or historical bearers for the name have been. It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The book includes extensive appendices covering names from languages including Scottish, Irish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese names. Tables of the most popular names by year and by region are also included. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1023 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195384208

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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage by Bryan A. Garner Pdf

A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.

Author : P. Austin Nuttall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : English language
ISBN : PRNC:32101074756832

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Nuttall's Standard Dictionary of the English Language by P. Austin Nuttall Pdf

Author : Hans Wehr
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 1326 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Arabic language
ISBN : 3447020024

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A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic by Hans Wehr Pdf

"An enlarged and improved version of "Arabisches Wèorterbuch fèur die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart" by Hans Wehr and includes the contents of the "Supplement zum Arabischen Wèorterbuch fèur die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart" and a collection of new additional material (about 13.000 entries) by the same author."

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : English language
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00053072

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A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson Pdf

Author : H. W. Fowler,F. G. Fowler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780199696123

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary by H. W. Fowler,F. G. Fowler Pdf

Facsimile reprint of the 1911 First edition.

Author : John H. Haig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Chinese characters
ISBN : UVA:X004290906

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新版ネルソン漢英辞典 by John H. Haig Pdf

Revision of the original modern reader's Japanese-English character dictionary.