This new edition of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English includes 80,000 words and phrases, with 3,000 of the most frequent words in written and spoken English
Randolph Quirk Livres
12 juillet 1920 – 20 décembre 2017
Cet auteur explore l'histoire et la structure complexes de la langue anglaise, en se concentrant sur les périodes de l'anglais ancien et moyen. Son travail se caractérise par une érudition académique rigoureuse et un engagement profond envers l'analyse linguistique. Par des examens détaillés et un enseignement, il éclaire l'évolution de la langue, rendant accessibles des éléments historiques et structurels complexes. Son approche offre aux lecteurs une compréhension approfondie des aspects fondamentaux de la linguistique anglaise.
A grammar of contemporary english
- 1120pages
- 40 heures de lecture
Longman grammar of spoken and written English
- 1203pages
- 43 heures de lecture
The " Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English " is a revolutionary, corpus-based reference grammar of English, based on a groundbreaking research project to analyze the ways in which English grammar is really used. The book looks at four text types "conversation, fiction, news reportage, and academic prose" and reports statistical findings as well as examining the reasons that condition a particular grammatical choice. "
A university grammar of English : workbook
- 182pages
- 7 heures de lecture
There is a key to the answers of the workbook at the back.
Old English Literature
A Practical Introduction
English in the world : teaching and learning the languages and literatures.
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Longman Guide to English Usage
- 144pages
- 6 heures de lecture
A practical guide to difficult and disputed points in modern English, both written and spoken. Arranged alphabetically with cross-referencing, it contains 500 entries and covers a range of language problems in meaning, grammar, spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and style etc
The broad aim of this lively and engaging book is to examine relationships between the linguistic patterns, the stylistic functions, and the social and cultural contexts of humour. The material used in illustration is of corresponding breadth: schoolyard jokes, graffiti, aphorisms, advertisements, arguments, anecdotes, puns, parodies, passages of comic fiction, all come under Dr Nash's scrutiny.
