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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xii, 331 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Robert McCrum, coauthor of the best-selling book and television series The Story of English, shows how the language of the Anglo-American imperium has become the world's lingua franca --From vendor description.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (12 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 147 p. ; 19 cm.)
Description
Taught by acclaimed linguist, author, and Professor John McWhorter of Columbia University, Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage dispels the cloud of confusion that clings to English, giving you a crystal-clear view of why we use it the way we do and where it fits into the diverse languages of the world. After completing these 24 lectures, you will think about how you use English in a new way, listen to others with discernment and fascination,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English. "If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd sound like an American." "English accents are the sexiest." "Americans have ruined the English language." "Technology means everyone will have to speak the same English." Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xxi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; in Soviet historical accounts, the war was prompted by the German invasion of June 1941; for the British and the French, the war was not taken seriously until the German forces penetrated French territory in May 1940. But for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939 when the Nazi army invaded Poland by land and by air, where they were soon joined by Stalin's...
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