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The Story of English

by Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil, William Cran

Now revised, The Story of English is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English-from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English... (more)

How to Write Essays (Learning Skills)

by Roger Lewis

Listen to Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Children's Language (Penguin Health Books)

Listen to Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Children's Language (Penguin Health Books)

by David Crystal

Learning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child's development, a deeply moving and often hilarious experience for all parents. It is also a process which has been intensively studied by psychologists and linguists in recent years; this charming an informative book by one of Britain's best known writers on linguistics shows us what they have discovered.

Fan Man

by William Kotzwinkle

Language is Power: The Story of Standard English and Its Enemies

Language is Power: The Story of Standard English and Its Enemies

by John Honey

The current liberal orthodoxy in the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere in the English-speaking world, is against imposing Standard English on school students. But does this truly protect the underprivileged, or has it inflicted lasting educational damage on a generation of children? This study argues that Standard English is not merely one variety among many, but is a much more important and... (more)

Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (Ntertext (London, England).)

Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (Ntertext (London, England).)

by Ronald Carter

The second edition of Working with Texts is a fully revised and updated version of a well-established introductory language textbook. Including a huge range of activities and projects, the book introduces the core areas of language structure and grammar through the analysis of real texts. The second edition includes: a fresh introductory section o how to use the book; new material on differences between spoken and... (more)

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