Unlocking the English Language by Rw Burchfield

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Unlocking the English Language by Rw Burchfield

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Zusammenfassung

At a time when many people fear that the English language is entering a period of serious decline, the author of this book takes a more optimistic view. He believes that we should see modern English as a rich linguistic system still relatively unweakened by events over the last 1500 years.

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Unlocking the English Language by Rw Burchfield

At a time when many people fear that the English language is entering a period of serious decline, the author of this book takes a more optimistic view. He believes that it is imperative to see modern English as a rich and diverse linguistic system deposited on our shores some 1,500 years ago, and left with us unweakened, though substantially changed, by the social and political events of the intervening period. Part 1 of this book is based on the T.S. Eliot Memorial Lectures delivered at the University of Kent at Canterbury in November 1988, which cover a wide range of topics in English lexicography and grammar. Part 2 consists of eight essays written between 1973 and 1987 and now brought together for the first time.

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SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780571141234
ISBN 10 0571141234
Titel Unlocking the English Language
Autor R W Burchfield
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Faber & Faber
Erscheinungsjahr 1989-10-02
Seitenanzahl 218
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