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| Author | : John Seely |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2013-08-15 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 019966918X |
This work provides the basic information about grammar and punctuation that people need on a day-to-day basis. Arranged A to Z, it contains entries for standard grammatical terms as well as dealing with specific questions of usage.
| Author | : Jeremy Butterfield |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 2013-08-15 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0199652457 |
This handy guide provides crystal-clear help with writing correctly and appropriately in everyday situations. Arranged alphabetically, the book contains concise entries with guidance on individual words and phrases, and longer entries on broader topics such as overused words, bullet points, and avoiding sexist language.
| Author | : John A. Simpson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2002-04-18 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780195218893 |
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
| Author | : Bas Aarts |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2014-01-16 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 0191079006 |
The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar is a straightforward and accessible A-Z guide to the diverse and often complex terminology of English grammar. It contains over 1,600 entries with clear and concise definitions, enhanced by numerous example sentences, as well as relevant quotations from the scholarly literature of the field. This second edition is written and edited by Professor Bas Aarts of University College London, writer of the acclaimed Oxford Modern English Grammar. It has been fully revised and updated, with particular attention paid to refreshing the example sentences included within the text. There are over 150 new entries that cover current terminology which has arisen since the publication of the first edition, and there are also new entries on the most important English grammars published since the start of the 20th century. Hundreds of new cross-references enhance the user-friendly nature of the text, and the list of works cited has been thoroughly updated to reflect the current state of the field. A short appendix of web links has been added. All in all, this Dictionary is an invaluable guide to English grammar for all students and teachers of the subject, as well as all those with an informed interest in the English language.
| Author | : Sylvia Chalker |
| Publisher | : OXFORD University Press |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Electronic books |
| ISBN | : 0192800876 |
English grammar has changed a great deal since the beginning of the Twentieth Century, and it is a subject that can provide a complex minefield of uncertainties within the language. This accessible and comprehensive dictionary comes to the aid of both the general reader and the student or teacher, offering straightforward and immediate A-Z access to 1,000 grammatical terms and their meanings. All the currently accepted terms of grammar are included, as well as older, traditional names, controversial new coinages, and items from the study of other languages. Concise definitions of the wider subject of linguistics, including phonetics and transformational grammar, are accompanied by examples of language in use, and frequent quotations from existing works on grammar.
| Author | : Bryan A. Garner |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780195135084 |
Covers basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and idiomatic phrases of American English.
| Author | : Henry Watson Fowler |
| Publisher | : Oxford : Clarendon Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1965 |
| Genre | : David Kootook Fund |
| ISBN | : 9780198691150 |
| Author | : John Seely |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 219 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 9780198608745 |
This accessible and unique approach to grammar comes in two parts: the first section consists of a practical guide on how to understand and use grammar successfully, and the second is an extensive A-Z glossary of grammatical terms. Ideal for both language students and anyone wanting to improve their use of English, it demystifies and explains these terms, while giving expert advice on how to construct sentences. * Chapters on sentences and clauses, nouns and pronouns, verbs, clause patterns, adverbials, multiple sentences, and more * Factboxes and writing tips give examples and clear explanations of problem topics such as adverb formation and the use of 'I and me' or 'so and such' * Diagrams break down passages of text, giving clear explanations on their sentence construction * Glossary terms include conjunction, future perfect 'tense', interrogative clause, is/are, passive voice, simple aspect, split infinitive, uncountable noun
| Author | : Jeremy Butterfield |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2008-02-13 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780199547791 |
