Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108423590
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a post-Brexit Europe, regional and social variations, with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes', English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities, forensic studies, and 'big data' in corpus linguistics, and digital developments, including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Packed with brand new colour illustrations, photographs, maps, tables and graphs, this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twenty-first-century English language enthusiasts.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108423590
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a post-Brexit Europe, regional and social variations, with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes', English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities, forensic studies, and 'big data' in corpus linguistics, and digital developments, including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Packed with brand new colour illustrations, photographs, maps, tables and graphs, this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twenty-first-century English language enthusiasts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108423590
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a post-Brexit Europe, regional and social variations, with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes', English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities, forensic studies, and 'big data' in corpus linguistics, and digital developments, including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Packed with brand new colour illustrations, photographs, maps, tables and graphs, this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twenty-first-century English language enthusiasts.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
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ISBN: 9781439503751
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9781439503751
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia
Author: David Crystal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521790994
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
Book Description
An up-to-date reference source offers more than forty thousand entries and a quick reference section of facts and figures.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521790994
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
Book Description
An up-to-date reference source offers more than forty thousand entries and a quick reference section of facts and figures.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development
Author: Stanley J. Ulijaszek
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521560467
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
A comprehensive and accessible summary of human growth and development for students and professionals alike.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521560467
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
A comprehensive and accessible summary of human growth and development for students and professionals alike.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space
Author: Michael Rycroft
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521364263
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521364263
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Cambridge Encyclopedia to Human Evolution
Author: Steve Jones
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
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ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages
Author: Roger D. Woodard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521562560
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
Examines the writing systems, morphology, phonology, syntax, and lexicon of ancient languages.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521562560
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
Examines the writing systems, morphology, phonology, syntax, and lexicon of ancient languages.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan
Author: Richard Bowring
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521403528
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan is the essential reference to all facets of Japan past and present. Up to date, authoritative and wide ranging in scope, it covers all the general reader, student, business person, journalist, researcher, tourist or armchair traveler would want to know. A highly absorbing read, the Encyclopedia is also filled with the facts, figures and general data on Japan that make it an indispensable source of information. Learn, for example, that the safest place to be during an earthquake in Japan is in a bamboo grove; or that one of the greatest delicacies of Japanese cuisine, the fugu, is deadly poisonous in the hands of an unskilled chef. Also included are the latest statistics on Japan's dramatically aging population, a complete listing of its prime ministers, and valuable data on the powerful Japanese advertising industry.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521403528
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan is the essential reference to all facets of Japan past and present. Up to date, authoritative and wide ranging in scope, it covers all the general reader, student, business person, journalist, researcher, tourist or armchair traveler would want to know. A highly absorbing read, the Encyclopedia is also filled with the facts, figures and general data on Japan that make it an indispensable source of information. Learn, for example, that the safest place to be during an earthquake in Japan is in a bamboo grove; or that one of the greatest delicacies of Japanese cuisine, the fugu, is deadly poisonous in the hands of an unskilled chef. Also included are the latest statistics on Japan's dramatically aging population, a complete listing of its prime ministers, and valuable data on the powerful Japanese advertising industry.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites
Author: O. Richard Norton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521621434
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated with over 140 full colour images, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites provides a thorough guide to these fascinating extraterrestrial rocks. Meteorites are our only contact with materials from beyond the Earth-Moon system. Using well known petrologic techniques, this book reveals in vivid colour their extraordinary external and internal structures. Looking deeper still, right to the atomic level, they begin to tell us of the environment within the solar nebula that existed before the planets accreted. In recent years, meteorites have caught the imagination of scientist and collector alike. An army of people are now actively searching for them in the hot and cold deserts of Earth. This book is a valuable guide to assist the searchers in the field to recognize the many classes of meteorites. It is further a reference source for students, teachers and scientists who wish to probe deeper these amazing rocks from space.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780521621434
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated with over 140 full colour images, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites provides a thorough guide to these fascinating extraterrestrial rocks. Meteorites are our only contact with materials from beyond the Earth-Moon system. Using well known petrologic techniques, this book reveals in vivid colour their extraordinary external and internal structures. Looking deeper still, right to the atomic level, they begin to tell us of the environment within the solar nebula that existed before the planets accreted. In recent years, meteorites have caught the imagination of scientist and collector alike. An army of people are now actively searching for them in the hot and cold deserts of Earth. This book is a valuable guide to assist the searchers in the field to recognize the many classes of meteorites. It is further a reference source for students, teachers and scientists who wish to probe deeper these amazing rocks from space.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits
Author: Thomas Worcester, SJ
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521769051
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has been praised as a saintly god-send and condemned as the work of Satan. With some 600 entries written by 110 authors - those inside and outside the order - this encyclopedia opens up the complexities of Jesuit history and explores the current life and work of this Catholic religious order and its global vocation. Approximately 230 entries are biographies, focusing on key people in Jesuit history, while the majority of the entries focus on Jesuit ideals, concepts, terminology, places, institutions, and events. With some 70 illustrations highlighting the centrality of visual images in Jesuit life, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive volume providing accessible and authoritative coverage of the Jesuits' life and work across the continents during the last five centuries.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521769051
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has been praised as a saintly god-send and condemned as the work of Satan. With some 600 entries written by 110 authors - those inside and outside the order - this encyclopedia opens up the complexities of Jesuit history and explores the current life and work of this Catholic religious order and its global vocation. Approximately 230 entries are biographies, focusing on key people in Jesuit history, while the majority of the entries focus on Jesuit ideals, concepts, terminology, places, institutions, and events. With some 70 illustrations highlighting the centrality of visual images in Jesuit life, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive volume providing accessible and authoritative coverage of the Jesuits' life and work across the continents during the last five centuries.