Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

Name: Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
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ISBN: 9780521530330

ISBN-10: 0521530334

ISBN-13: 9780521530330

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David Crystal

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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. First Edition Hb (1995): 0-521-40179-8 First Edition Pb (1997): 0-521-59655-6 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…

Book details

List price: $61.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 506
Size: 8.78" wide x 10.87" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 4.048
Language: English




Modelling English



The History of English



The origins of English



Old English



Middle English



Early Modern English



Modern English



World English



English Vocabulary



The nature of the lexicon



The sources of the lexicon



Etymology



The structure of the lexicon



Lexical dimensions



English Grammar



Grammatical mythology



The structure of words



Word classes



The structure of sentences



Spoken and Written English



The sound system



The writing system



Using English



Varieties of discourse



Regional variation



Social variation



Personal variation



Learning about English



Learning English as a mother tongue



New ways of studying English


Appendices


Indexes