By: Clive Upton and J. D. A. Widdowson Written in a style that is accessible and to the non-specialist, this book presents the findings of the Survey of English Dialects at Sheffield University. An introductory essay sets the work in context, both historically and linguistically. The 90 maps...
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by Ann Hogue First Steps in Academic Writing, provides pre-intermediate students with essential tools to master basic academic writing. It looks at sentence structure, paragraph organisation, grammar, mechanics and vocabulary Download http://usafiles.net/G6o/First_Steps_in_Academic_Writing_Level_2.pdf
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by David Crystal The groundbreaking history of the English language, fusing chronological with anecdotal and etymological accounts of individual word-histories, to create not one story, but many stories. The English language is now accepted as the global lingua franca of the modern age, spoken or written in by...
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by David Crystal It’s the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: to be. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be’s multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He...
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by Sharron Gu This history of literary Arabic describes the evolution of Arabic poetry and prose in the context of music, ritual performance, the arts and architecture. The thousands-of-years-old language is perhaps more highly developed and refined than any other on earth. This book focuses on what is...
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by Max Brown The Tenses, the Aspects, and the Voices of the English Language: Abridged Edition 1.4′: (1) explains the contrast between the tenses and the aspects; (2) expounds the difference between the active voice and the passive voice; (3) elucidates the types of verbs, i.e. the main...
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By: Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin The experience of colonization and the challenges of the post-colonial world have produced an explosion of new writing in English. This diverse and powerful body of literature has established a specific practice of colonial writing in cultures as diverse as...
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Edited by: Prem Poddar and David Johnson From the triumphs of nationalism and political and cultural independence to the continuing problems of internal strife and poverty, postcolonial nations have grappled with a range of political, intellectual, and economic issues. This comprehensive volume introduces the major events, figures, and...
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Edited by: Henry Schwarz and Sangeeta Ray This volume examines the tumultuous changes that have occurred and are still occurring in the aftermath of European colonization of the globe from 1492 to 1947. Ranges widely over the major themes, regions, theories and practices of postcolonial study Presents original...
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