The Oxford Guide To World English

Author : Tom McArthur
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198607717

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The Oxford Guide to World English takes up where its 'mother book', the Oxford Companion to the English Language, left off. Organized by continent, there are chapters on Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia, Oceania, and Antarctica. Tom McArthur covers the world's many varieties of English in an interconnected way and notes the ties that bind varieties and regions that are geographically far apart, as with: West African English and African American English; Scots, Ulster Scots, the Scotch-Irish migrations to Appalachia in the US, and country and western music; and aspects of Australian, New Zealand, South African, and Falklands English as southern-hemisphere varieties. The end result is a book that, while invaluable to the specialist, is accessible and appealing to the non-specialist, and covers a vast spread of 'Englishes' from Brummie, Cockney, Estuary, and RP in the UK to New York and New Orleans speech in the US and such other varieties as Indian English, Maori English, and West African Pidgin. This hugely comprehensive work provides a fascinating and novel survey of English as both a pre-eminent 'standard' world language and a family of vigorously diverse regional varieties.

Author : Thomas Burns McArthur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Communication, International
ISBN : OCLC:1036815064

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Author : Markku Filppula,Juhani Klemola,Devyani Sharma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 841 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199777716

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The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes by Markku Filppula,Juhani Klemola,Devyani Sharma Pdf

"This book focuses on some features shared by 'Old' and 'New' varieties of English. 'Old' refers here to varieties of English spoken in Britain only, i.e. English English (EngE) and/or British English (BrE). They represent the longest-established varieties of English and are part of the hardcore of the L1 or the 'Inner Circle' of Englishes. 'New' varieties, in this context, are ones that have arisen in colonial or postcolonial contexts (the 'Outer Circle') and also comprise historically L2 varieties, such as Irish English, that have evolved as a result of language shift. This chapter examines three syntactic features that show similar developments in both New and Old varieties: the use of some modal auxiliaries, especially WILL/SHALL, some 'extended' uses of the progressive, and finally, combinations of these two, especially WILL/SHALL + be V-ing. All three display convergent developments that suggest a leading role for the New Englishes rather than the Old varieties"--

Author : Peter France
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199247846

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The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation by Peter France Pdf

This book, written by a team of experts from many countries, provides a comprehensive account of the ways in which translation has brought the major literature of the world into English-speaking culture. Part I discusses theoretical issues and gives an overview of the history of translation into English. Part II, the bulk of the work, arranged by language of origin, offers critical discussions, with bibliographies, of the translation history of specific texts (e.g. the Koran, the Kalevala), authors (e.g. Lucretius, Dostoevsky), genres (e.g. Chinese poetry, twentieth-century Italian prose) and national literatures (e.g. Hungarian, Afrikaans).

Author : Martin Cutts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : English language
ISBN : 0199233454

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Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts Pdf

Plain English is an essential tool for effective communication. Information transmitted in letters, documents, reports, contracts, and forms is clearer and more understandable when presented in straightforward terms. The Oxford Guide to Plain English provides authoritative guidance on how towrite plain English using easy-to-follow guidelines which cover straightforward language, sentence length, active and passive verbs, punctuation, grammar, planning, and good organization.This handy guide will be invaluable to writers of all levels. It provides essential guidelines that will allow readers to develop their writing style, grammar, and punctuation. The book also offers help in understanding official jargon and legalese giving the plain English alternatives.This guide gives hundreds of real examples and shows 'before and after' versions of texts of different kinds which will help readers to look critically at their own writing. Helpfully organized into 21 short chapters, each covering a different aspect of writing. Clearly laid out, and easy to use,the Oxford Guide to Plain English is the best guide to writing clear and helpful documents.

Author : Martin Cutts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199558506

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Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts Pdf

Plain English is an essential tool for effective communication. This handy guide provides authoritative help on how to write clearly and effectively. In 25 easy-to-follow chapters, it covers straightforward language, sentence length, active and passive verbs, punctuation, grammar, writing emails, proofreading, and good organization.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1158750561

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The Oxford guide to the English language by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Sturrock
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Literature, Modern
ISBN : 0192833189

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The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature by John Sturrock Pdf

opinion, the Guide offers a discriminating - and sometimes controversial - view of a broad range of contemporary literatures.

Author : E. S. C. Weiner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1014637442

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The Oxford Guide to the English Language by E. S. C. Weiner Pdf

Author : Thomas Burns McArthur,Roshan McArthur
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1054 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : English philology
ISBN : 9780192806376

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Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language by Thomas Burns McArthur,Roshan McArthur Pdf

From Sanskrit to Scouse, this book provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and for browsing. The international perspective takes in language from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. There is coverage of a wide range of topics from abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics and slang. Box features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet. Invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for the general reader with an interest in language.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : English language
ISBN : LCCN:83004213

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The Oxford guide to English usage by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Stalker
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199580729

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A Guide to Countries of the World by Peter Stalker Pdf

An up-to-date handbook providing an overview of every country in the world. Maps and geographical details are given along with the historical and contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues that shape each country. Also provides economic and social indicators, such as GDP and life expectancy, and hundreds of useful web links.

Author : Martine Robbeets,Alexander Savelyev
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198804628

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The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages by Martine Robbeets,Alexander Savelyev Pdf

The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages provides a comprehensive account of the Transeurasian languages, and is the first major reference work in the field since 1965. The term 'Transeurasian' refers to a large group of geographically adjacent languages that includes five uncontroversial linguistic families: Japonic, Koreanic, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic. The historical connection between these languages, however, constitutes one of the most debated issues in historical comparative linguistics. In the present book, a team of leading international scholars in the field take a balanced approach to this controversy, integrating different theoretical frameworks, combining both functional and formal linguistics, and showing that genealogical and areal approaches are in fact compatible with one another. The volume is divided into five parts. Part I deals with the historical sources and periodization of the Transeurasian languages and their classification and typology. In Part II, chapters provide individual structural overviews of the Transeurasian languages and the linguistic subgroups that they belong to, while Part III explores Transeurasian phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis, and semantics from a comparative perspective. Part IV offers a range of areal and genealogical explanations for the correlations observed in the preceding parts. Finally, Part V combines archaeological, genetic, and anthropological perspectives on the identity of speakers of Transeurasian languages. The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages will be an indispensable resource for specialists in Japonic, Koreanic, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic languages and for anyone with an interest in Transeurasian and comparative linguistics more broadly.

Author : Tom McArthur,Jacqueline Lam-McArthur,Lise Fontaine,Roshan McArthur
Publisher : Oxford Quick Reference
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : English language
ISBN : 0199661286

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The Oxford Companion to the English Language by Tom McArthur,Jacqueline Lam-McArthur,Lise Fontaine,Roshan McArthur Pdf

The most compact, authoritative, single-volume source of information about the English language available, this new edition of the Oxford Companion to the English Language increases coverage of World Englishes and the impact of technological advances on the English language

Author : Martin Cutts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0195674782

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Oxford Guide To Plain English 2/E by Martin Cutts Pdf