Tento autor se zaměřuje na hlubokou analýzu staré a střední angličtiny a na historii anglického jazyka. Jeho práce jsou založeny na rozsáhlém akademickém studiu a výzkumu, které mu umožnily stát se předním odborníkem v oboru. Prostřednictvím přednášek a seminářů sdílí své znalosti a vhledy do vývoje anglického jazyka. Jeho přístup je rigorózní a zároveň přístupný, což čtenářům i studentům nabízí komplexní pochopení lingvistických struktur.
Based on the 100-million word British National Corpus and the Longman Corpus Network, this dictionary explores a vivid and exciting area of English - spoken English. It also pinpoints the language patterns and grammar unique to spoken English. The 2000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary is made up of words students already know, and the dictionary's definitions have been written using this familiar set of core words.
The " Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English " is a revolutionary, corpus-based reference grammar of English, based on a groundbreaking research project to analyze the ways in which English grammar is really used. The book looks at four text types "conversation, fiction, news reportage, and academic prose" and reports statistical findings as well as examining the reasons that condition a particular grammatical choice. "
There is a key to the answers of the workbook at the back.
A Practical Introduction
A practical guide to difficult and disputed points in modern English, both written and spoken. Arranged alphabetically with cross-referencing, it contains 500 entries and covers a range of language problems in meaning, grammar, spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and style etc
The broad aim of this lively and engaging book is to examine relationships between the linguistic patterns, the stylistic functions, and the social and cultural contexts of humour. The material used in illustration is of corresponding breadth: schoolyard jokes, graffiti, aphorisms, advertisements, arguments, anecdotes, puns, parodies, passages of comic fiction, all come under Dr Nash's scrutiny.
