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The English language / David Crystal

Main Author Crystal, David, 1941- Publication London : Penguin Books, 1988 Description x, 288 p. : il. ; 20 cm Series Penguin language and linguistics ISBN 0140135324 Topical name Língua inglesa
Língua inglesa - Gramática
Língua inglesa - Pronúncia
Língua inglesa - Vocabulário
Língua inglesa - Ortografia
Língua inglesa - Comunicação oral
Língua inglesa - Comunicação escrita CDU 811.111
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Contents

1. The English language today: pidgins and creoles

Part I - The structure of English

2. Grammar: grammar and you
3. Vocabulary: how large is your vocabulary?
4. Pronunciation: received pronunciation
5. Spelling: spelling reform

Part II - The uses of English

6. Language variety: trucker talk
7. English at play: sound symbolism
8. Personal English: statistical laws?

Part III - The history of English

9. Old English: casting the runes
10. Middle English: the origins of modern standard English
11. Early modern English: words then and now
12. English around the world: British and American English
13. English today: plain English
14. English tomorrow

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