British or American English? Paperback: A Handbook of Word and Grammar Patterns (Studies in English Language) - Softcover

9780521379939: British or American English? Paperback: A Handbook of Word and Grammar Patterns (Studies in English Language)
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This is a clearly organized guide to the differences - and similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers of English. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, and containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, it provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use.

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'... no other book covers quite the same ground. It will be useful for lexicographers, translators, editors, and material writers, as well as linguists and researchers. Not least, it will provide many ideas for students who are beginning research into the varieties ...' Journal of English Linguistics
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John Algeo is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English, University of Georgia, Athens.

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  • VerlagCambridge University Press
  • Erscheinungsdatum2009
  • ISBN 10 0521379938
  • ISBN 13 9780521379939
  • EinbandTapa blanda
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  • Anzahl der Seiten364
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Buchbeschreibung Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Speakers of British and American English display some striking differences in their use of grammar. In this detailed survey, John Algeo considers questions such as: -Who lives on a street, and who lives in a street -Who takes a bath, and who has a bath -Who says Neither do I, and who says Nor do I -After 'thank you', who says Not at all and who says You're welcome -Whose team are on the ball, and whose team isn't Containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, collected over the past twenty years, this is a clear and highly organized guide to the differences - and the similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers. Written for those with no prior knowledge of linguistics, it shows how these grammatical differences are linked mainly to particular words, and provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use. Artikel-Nr. 9780521379939

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