The English language

By Robert W. Burchfield and Robert Burchfield

Book Overview

This is the ideal handbook for everyone who cares about the proper use of the English language. Combining the Oxford Guide to English Usage and a compact Oxford dictionary, this volume is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000QG0YCC
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Folio Society
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Extremely informative book

Extremely informative brief introduction on the development of the English language, particularly emphasising its flexibility. For the most part, enjoyable read: there were parts where I felt my attention slip, and some hard slogs through some paragraphs, but all-in-all an entertaining, informative and thought-provoking [leaves you wanting more...] book. The Afterword -- which looks at what a language can tell us about its speakers, about culture, and furthermore how language is being studied and analysed today -- is well worth the read also.