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Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: What do the following have in common? Let there be light — A fly in the ointment — A rod of iron — New wine in old bottles Lick the dust — How are the mighty fallen — Kick against the pricks — Wheels within wheels They are all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book «has contributed far more to English in the way of idiomatic or quasi-proverbial expressions than any other literary source.»…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 666 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 524) Аннотация: This new, thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language incorporates the major developments in language study which have taken place since the mid 1990s. Two main new areas have been added: the rise of electronic communication in all its current forms from email to texting, and the crisis affecting the world's languages, of which half are thought to be so…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: For the first time, «The Future of Language» brings together three of Professor David Crystal’s most popular lectures on the future of language. One of the world’s foremost experts on language and English language, and arguably the most accessible and entertaining writer and lecturer in this area, Crystal delivers these informative and highly enjoyable performance lectures exploring key…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionage…not the answers you’d expect to the question ‘what happens when you become a linguist?’ But now, reflecting on a long and hugely successful career at the forefront of the field of English Language and Linguistics, David Crystal answers this question and offers us a special look behind the scenes at the adventures, rewards, challenges and pitfalls of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language. David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a populist linguist who has promoted the study of the English language in an…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 595 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 314) Аннотация: In this delightful excursion through the English language, Crystal combines personal reflections, historical allusions, and a traveler's observations to create a mesmerizing and entertaining narrative account with the language and its speakers.

Скачать книгу (размер 5 297 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1040) Аннотация: World-renowned linguist and reference editor, David Crystal, brings us the third edition of «Penguin's Concise Encyclopedia». This abridgement condenses the core material in the third edition of the «Penguin Encyclopedia» which has already reached a world sales total of over 23,000 copies in hardback. David Crystal has a gift for clarity and concision which enables him to illuminate even the most…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: - Explores the endlessly fascinating world of words — World-renowned expert draws on a lifetime's experience — From the world's No. 1 language publisher Words, Words, Words is all about the wonder of words. Drawing on a lifetime's experience, David Crystal explores language in all its rich varieties through words: the very building blocks of our communication. Language has no life of its own: it…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way, we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Lynne Truss's Eats, Shoots and Leaves injected new life into the long-standing arguments over rights and wrongs in English usage. Now David Crystal brings together his own distinctive style and unique expertise to provide the first thorough-going assessment of the ongoing debate. With a lively, humorous, and accessible approach, Crystal charts the battles past and present, illustrating the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: This is a book about how language works, not about how the study of language works. Each chapter is designed as a self-contained unit, and there are many cross-references to associated chapters. This is the book's distinctive feature. Though above all, the book is a personal account without much ado about the methodology of linguistic inquiry. With a short bibliography.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Quotations contains thousands of epigrams and bons mots from public figures famous and infamous. Arranged alphabetically by speaker, and including biographical information, this is an invaluable book for readers, writers, after-dinner speakers and trivia addicts. Part of Penguin's major new series of reference titles ranging from Spanish and French dictionaries to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Anyone who needs to check a spelling quickly and easily will find this pocket dictionary absolutely indispensable. As well as showing how to spell virtually all the words that are likely to encountered day to day, it highlights common areas of confusion and traps for the unwary. Part of Penguin's major new series of reference titles ranging from Spanish and French dictionaries to books on…