The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language PDF Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108423590
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 583

Book Description
Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a post-Brexit Europe, regional and social variations, with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes', English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities, forensic studies, and 'big data' in corpus linguistics, and digital developments, including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Packed with brand new colour illustrations, photographs, maps, tables and graphs, this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twenty-first-century English language enthusiasts.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language PDF Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521823487
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
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 (Cambridge, 2001) and Language Death (Cambridge, 2000). An internationally renowned writer, journal editor, lecturer and broadcaster, he received an Order of the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the English language.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia

The Cambridge Encyclopedia PDF Author: David Crystal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521790994
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1336

Book Description
An up-to-date reference source offers more than forty thousand entries and a quick reference section of facts and figures.

Language and the Internet

Language and the Internet PDF Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521868599
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
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English as a Global Language

English as a Global Language PDF Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107611806
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language PDF Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521736503
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 524

Book Description
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 seriously endangered that they will die out this century. • All language statistics have been updated, and additional information provided about their linguistic affiliation • All topics involving technology have been revised to take account of recent developments, notably in phonetics, language disability, and computing • Maps have been revised to include new countries or country names • Special attention has been paid to fast-moving areas such as language teaching and learning • The text design has been completely updated with many new illustrations throughout

The English Language

The English Language PDF Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Panpac Education Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9789812800169
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description

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