Damp Squid.: The English Language Laid Bare - Couverture rigide

Butterfield, Jeremy

 
9780199239061: Damp Squid.: The English Language Laid Bare
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ISBN 10 : 0199239061 ISBN 13 : 9780199239061
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Using evidence provided by the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield uncovers fascinating facts about the English language. Where does our vocabulary come from? How do word meanings change? How is our language really being used? This entertaining book has the up-to-date and authoritative answers to all the key questions about our language. With over 2 billion words contained in the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield takes a thorough look at the English language and exposes its peculiarities and penchants, its development and difficulties, revealing exactly how it operates. Interpolating his expert knowledge of dictionary-making, Butterfield explains how dictionaries decide which words to include, how they find definitions, and how a Corpus influences the process. Covering all areas of English, from spelling and speech to idioms and idiosyncrasies, including a thoughtful chapter about the future of English, and with entertaining examples and useful charts throughout, this compelling and lively book contains something for everyone.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Using evidence provided by the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield uncovers fascinating facts about the English language. Where does our vocabulary come from? How do word meanings change? How is our language really being used? This entertaining book has the up-to-date and authoritative answers to all the key questions about our language. With over 2 billion words contained in the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield takes a thorough look at the English language and exposes its peculiarities and penchants, its development and difficulties, revealing exactly how it operates. Interpolating his expert knowledge of dictionary-making, Butterfield explains how dictionaries decide which words to include, how they find definitions, and how a Corpus influences the process. Covering all areas of English, from spelling and speech to idioms and idiosyncrasies, including a thoughtful chapter about the future of English, and with entertaining examples and useful charts throughout, this compelling and lively book contains something for everyone.

Revue de presse

'This book will be fascinating to those who would really like to find out how the English language is behaving. Clearly written and informative, it is a lively guide to that most creative and challenging language, English' (Alexander McCall Smith)

Nice choice of words (Newsweek, 13 December 2008)

definitive guide to the evolution of English (Scottish Daily Mail, 3 November 2008)

absorbing... lively...you will find something of interest on every page (English Teaching Professional, 1 January 2009)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199239061
ISBN 13 
9780199239061
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780199574094: Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare

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ISBN 10 :  019957409X ISBN 13 :  9780199574094
Editeur : Oxford University Press, USA, 2010
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