A Survey of Modern English
Author | : Stephan Gramley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2004-02-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134420469 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134420463 |
Rating | : 4/5 (463 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Survey of Modern English written by Stephan Gramley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-02-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this authoritative guide is a comprehensive, scholarly and systematic review of modern English. In one volume the book presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender, and ethnic variations. Covering new developments such as the impact of email on language and corpus-based grammars, this accessible text has been extensively rewritten and brings the survey of modern English right up to date. It also offers new examples and suggestions for further reading.