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Columbia Guide to Standard American English by Kenneth Wilson (1996, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231069898

ISBN-139780231069892

eBay Product ID (ePID)105085

Product Key Features

Number of Pages482 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameColumbia Guide to Standard American English

SubjectDictionaries, Grammar & Punctuation, Linguistics / General

Publication Year1996

TypeTextbook

AuthorKenneth Wilson

Subject AreaRéférence, Language Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight24.3 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

ReviewsWill act as a handy desk companion to anyone preparing a speech, paper, or presentation, and might be of particular value for nonnative English speakers., "Will act as a handy desk companion to anyone preparing a speech, paper, or presentation, and might be of particular value for nonnative English speakers." -- Choice, "The most reliable and entertaining guide to effective writing and speaking for Americans today." -- The Christian Science Monitor, "Will act as a handy desk companion to anyone preparing a speech, paper, or presentation." -- Choice

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal428.00973

SynopsisIn the most reliable and readable guide to effective writing for the Americans of today, Wilson answers questions of meaning, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling in thousands of clear, concise entries. His guide is unique in presenting a systematic, comprehensive view of language as determined by context. Wilson provides a simple chart of contexts--from oratorical speech to intimate, from formal writing to informal--and explains in which contexts a particular usage is appropriate, and in which it is not. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English provides the answers to questions about American English the way no other guide can with: * an A-Z format for quick reference; * over five thousand entries, more than any other usage book; * sensible and useful advice based on the most current linguistic research; * a convenient chart of levels of speech and writing geared to context; * both descriptive and prescriptive entries for guidance; * guidelines for nonsexist usage; * individual entries for all language terms. A vibrant description of how our language is being spoken and written at the end of the twentieth century--and how we ourselves can use it most effectively-- The Columbia Guide to Standard American English is the ideal handbook to language etiquette: friendly, sensible, and reliable.