McArthur, Tom
Oxford Companion to the English Language (Oxford Quick Reference)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199661282
- author:
- McArthur, Tom
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 736
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 12.9 x 3.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Reference & Language, General, Arts & Photography
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an authoritative single-volume source of information about the English language. This comprehensive reference covers topics from its historical development to its modern-day usage, including its distribution and varieties, cultural impact, and technological influences. New entries in this edition include African American English, British Sign Language, China English, digital literacy, multimodality, social networking, superdiversity, and text messaging, among others. The book also features biographical entries on key individuals who have shaped the English language in recent decades. As a valuable resource for students of English Language and an engaging read for anyone interested in language, this edition offers a fascinating exploration of the complexities and nuances of the English language.
Related Products
Related Products
The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar (Oxford Quick Reference)
Bas Aarts , Sylvia Chalker , Edmund Weiner
The Oxford Companion to Cosmology (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Liddle, Andrew
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (Oxford Quick Reference)
Simon Blackburn
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture (Oxford Quick Reference)
James Stevens Curl , Susan Wilson
The Oxford Dictionary of Music (Oxford Quick Reference)
Tim RutherfordJohnson, Michael Kennedy, Joyce Kennedy