1 Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language
| Format: | Paperback 336 pages |
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| Published: | 18/08/2011 |
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The King James Bible has contributed more to English than any other source. In this enlightening book David Crystal asks why. He looks at how its... Read more
2 The Penguin Factfinder
| Format: | Paperback 960 pages |
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| Published: | 29/03/2007 |
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Reflects changes in politics, sport, culture and the arts to the end of 2006. This book is about the basic facts from one of Britain's... Read more
3 The Penguin Concise Encyclopedia
| Format: | Paperback 1056 pages |
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| Published: | 01/11/2007 |
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Offers over 22,000 alphabatised entries on the facts, events, issues, people, beliefs and achievements that make up the sum of human knowledge. Read more
4 A Little Book of Language
| Format: | Paperback 272 pages |
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| Published: | 01/03/2011 |
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From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, this book reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks.... Read more
5 How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning and Languages Live or Die
| Format: | Hardback 512 pages |
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| Published: | 13/05/2006 |
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Features a survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work. This work also talks about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages,... Read more
6 A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition - Oxford World's Classics
| Format: | Hardback 832 pages |
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| Published: | 10/09/2009 |
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In this new edition of Fowler's original Dictionary of Modern English Usage, leading expert David Crystal offers a fresh evaluation of his place... Read more
7 Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language
| Format: | Hardback 336 pages |
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| Published: | 18/09/2010 |
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The King James Bible has contributed more to English than any other source. In this enlightening book David Crystal asks why. He looks at how its... Read more
8 Listen to Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Children's Language
| Format: | Paperback 240 pages |
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| Published: | 26/01/1989 |
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Learning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child's development, a deeply moving and often hilarious experience for all parents. It... Read more
9 The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language
| Format: | Paperback 336 pages |
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| Published: | 28/03/2002 |
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Provides a survey of the English language in its various forms. This book describes the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout... Read more
10 Language and the Internet
| Format: | Hardback 316 pages |
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| Published: | 31/08/2006 |
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A revealing insight into the language of the Internet, looking at e-mail, chat, the Web, instant messaging and blogging. Read more
