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Fowler, H. W.

 
9780199535347: A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
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ISBN 10: 0199535345 ISBN 13: 9780199535347
Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2009

Sinossi

No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humour, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered the best arbiter of good practice. Now one of today's leading experts on the language, David Crystal, has reassessed Fowler's contribution in this fascinating new edition.

Crystal goes beyond the popular mythology surrounding Fowler's reputation to retrace his method and practice and arrive at a fresh evaluation of his place in the history of linguistic thought. With a wealth of entertaining examples he looks at Fowler's stated principles and the tensions between his prescriptive and descriptive temperaments. He reaches some surprising conclusions and shows that the Dictionary does a great deal more than make normative recommendations and express private opinions. In addition he offers a modern perspective in notes on some 300 entries, in which he shows how English has changed since the 1920s, including the pronunciation of certain words.

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David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Bangor, and the author of many books on language in general and the English language in particular, such asThe Stories of English (2004), The Fight for English (2006), andThink on My Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language (2008). His previous lexicographical work includesA Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (6th edn, 2008) and Johnson's Dictionary: an Anthology (2005).

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Editore
OUP Oxford
Data di pubblicazione
2009
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0199535345
ISBN 13 
9780199535347
Rilegatura
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Numero di pagine
832
Redattore
Crystal David
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