The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, "The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition" has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. This encyclopedia features anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign language expressions, and phrases from literature.
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This guide is excellent and extremely educational, and it has beautiful illustrations throughout. It suggests places to go, restaurants, galleries, hotels, cathedrals, walks, etc. and how to get there. Lots of maps, including ones that show surrounding streets and buildings. A phrase book section is included, along with rules of pronunciation and an explanation of the Cyrillic alphabet.
Indefinites and the Type of Sets explores a new theory of indefinite noun phrase interpretation and definiteness effects. Provides an introduction to aspects of the semantics of noun phrases, as well as comparing alternate theories. Explores a new theory of indefinite noun phrase interpretation and definiteness effects. Written accessibly by one of the world's most prominent formal semanticists. Useful for students and scholars in formal semantics as well as the neighboring fields of syntax, pragmatics, and the philosophy of language.
Using a wide range of twentieth-century literary prose, Laura Wright and Jonathan Hope provide an interactive introduction to the techniques of stylistic analysis. ...
..... Divided up into five sections: the noun phrase, the verb phrase, the clause, text structure and vocabulary.....
.....the book also provides an introduction to the basics of descriptive grammar for beginning students.
A Good Turn of Phrase: Advanced Idiom Practice A Good Turn of Phrase is a 2-part series of full-color books that offer comprehensive presentation and extensive practice of commonly used idioms, phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases at an advanced level. The books are suitable for use in the classroom or for self-study. Book 1 ( Advanced Idiom Practice) contains 15 units each presenting and practicing English idioms in current use. Idioms are presented in context through dialogues, articles, letters and extracts, and are then tested in such activities as "key-word" transformation, multiple choice, gap filling, word matching, crosswords and picture discussion. A glossary listing all the idioms featured is included at the back of the book.
