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The Basics of English Usage
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The Basics of English UsageThe Basics of English Usage

Should I say He is taller than I or He is taller than me?

Do you spell it blond or blonde?

If you’ve ever been stopped in your tracks by questions like these, then this book is for you. A complete pocket guide to the ins and outs of everyday English, The Basics of English Usage will tell you all you need to know about such topics as:

correct spelling
good grammar and style
punctuation and how to use it
problem words that everyone gets wrong.



 
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Теоретическая грамматика английского языка
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Теоретическая грамматика английского языкаТеоретическая грамматика английского языка

Учебное пособие представляет собой систематическое изложение основных вопросов теоретической грамматики английского языка и включает в себя тексты лекций, сопровождаемые вопросами и заданиями для самоконтроля, а также развернутую тематику семинарских занятий, перечень тем курсовых и дипломных работ по грамматике.

FOR RUSSIAN SPEAKERS ONLY

 
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Theoretical English Grammar: Seminars
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Theoretical English Grammar: SeminarsTheoretical English Grammar: Seminars

Книга содержит тезисное представление основных положений грамматической теории, разбитое по семинарским темам, задания для самостоятельной работы по основным разделам морфологии, синтаксиса и грамматики текста, выдержки из работ лингвистов по кардинальным проблемам грамматики английского языка, тесты и глоссарии. 

BOOK in ENGLISH

 
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Language in the USA: Themes for the Twenty-first Century
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Language in the USA: Themes for the Twenty-first CenturyLanguage in the USA: Themes for the Twenty-first CenturyThis textbook furnishes a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the U.S., exploring the nature of language variation in the United States and its social, historical and political significance. 

The book is divided into three sections: Part I, American English; Part II, Other Language Varieties; and Part III, The Sociolinguistic Situation in the U.S.A.
 
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English and Celtic in Contact
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English and Celtic in ContactEnglish and Celtic in Contact

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the history and extent of Celtic influences in English. Drawing on both original research and existing work, it covers both the earliest medieval contacts and their linguistic effects and the reflexes of later, early modern and modern contacts, especially various regional varieties of English.

 

 
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