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 Libri
12 luglio 1920 – 20 dicembre 2017
Questo autore approfondisce l'intricata storia e struttura della lingua inglese, concentrandosi sui periodi dell'inglese antico e medio. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da un rigoroso studio accademico e da un profondo impegno nell'analisi linguistica. Attraverso esami dettagliati e insegnamenti, illumina l'evoluzione della lingua, rendendo accessibili elementi storici e strutturali complessi. Il suo approccio offre ai lettori una profonda comprensione degli aspetti fondamentali della linguistica inglese.
A grammar of contemporary english
- 1120pagine
- 40 ore di lettura
Longman grammar of spoken and written English
- 1203pagine
- 43 ore di lettura
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
- 182pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
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.
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
Longman Guide to English Usage
- 144pagine
- 6 ore di lettura
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.
