This new edition of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English includes 80,000 words and phrases, with 3,000 of the most frequent words in written and spoken English
Randolph Quirk Bücher
12. Juli 1920 – 20. Dezember 2017
Dieser Autor befasst sich eingehend mit der komplexen Geschichte und Struktur der englischen Sprache, insbesondere mit dem Alt- und Mittelenglischen. Seine Arbeit zeichnet sich durch strenge akademische Gelehrsamkeit und ein tiefes Engagement für linguistische Analysen aus. Durch detaillierte Untersuchungen und Lehrtätigkeiten beleuchtet er die Entwicklung der Sprache und macht komplexe historische und strukturelle Elemente zugänglich. Sein Ansatz bietet den Lesern ein tiefes Verständnis der grundlegenden Aspekte der englischen Linguistik.
A grammar of contemporary english
- 1120 Seiten
- 40 Lesestunden
Longman grammar of spoken and written English
- 1203 Seiten
- 43 Lesestunden
The " Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English " is a revolutionary, corpus-based reference grammar of English, based on a groundbreaking research project to analyze the ways in which English grammar is really used. The book looks at four text types "conversation, fiction, news reportage, and academic prose" and reports statistical findings as well as examining the reasons that condition a particular grammatical choice. "
A university grammar of English : workbook
- 182 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
There is a key to the answers of the workbook at the back.
Old English Literature
A Practical Introduction
English in the world : teaching and learning the languages and literatures.
- 288 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
Longman Guide to English Usage
- 144 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
A practical guide to difficult and disputed points in modern English, both written and spoken. Arranged alphabetically with cross-referencing, it contains 500 entries and covers a range of language problems in meaning, grammar, spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and style etc
The broad aim of this lively and engaging book is to examine relationships between the linguistic patterns, the stylistic functions, and the social and cultural contexts of humour. The material used in illustration is of corresponding breadth: schoolyard jokes, graffiti, aphorisms, advertisements, arguments, anecdotes, puns, parodies, passages of comic fiction, all come under Dr Nash's scrutiny.
