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Longman, Pearson
Language
English
Pages
544

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Cover of: How English works
How English works: a linguistic introduction
2012, Longman, Pearson
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How English Works: A Linguistic Introduction
2011, Pearson Education, Limited
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How English works: a linguistic introduction
2009, Pearson Longman
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How English works: a linguistic introduction
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. A Language Like English Page 1
Chapter 2. Language and Authority Page 31
Chapter 3. English Phonology Page 62
Chapter 4. English Morphology Page 98
Chapter 5. English Syntax: The Grammar of Words Page 128
Chapter 6. English Syntax: Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences Page 163
Chapter 7. Semantics Page 202
Chapter 8. Spoken Discourse Page 236
Chapter 9. Stylistics Page 274
Chapter 10. Language Acquisition Page 309
Chapter 11. Language Variation Page 346
Chapter 12. American Dialects Page 377
Chapter 13. History of English: Old to Early Modern English Page 417
Chapter 14. History of English: Modern and Future English Page 456

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Boston, USA
Copyright Date
2012

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Library of Congress
PE1106 .C876 2012, PE1106.C876 2012

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Paperback
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xxxi, 544p.
Number of pages
544
Dimensions
24 x 19 x 3 centimeters

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Open Library
OL24621548M
ISBN 10
0205032281
ISBN 13
9780205032280
LCCN
2010050688

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