Why Did Europe Conquer the World

Imagine that a time machine could carry you back to the year 900 and land you anywhere on earth for an extended stay. Where would you go live? As you consider the possibilities, you might want a bit of useful advice—namely, avoid western Europe at all costs.1 Why reside there, when it was poor, violent, politically chaotic, and by almost any yard- stick, hopelessly backward? There were no ci…

A Linguistic History of English

The purpose of this volume is to outline the linguistic development of Old English (OE) phonology and morphology down to about AD  or so, and the development of OE syntax to the end of the OE period. This difference in periodization is dictated by the nature of the material at our disposal. OE phonology and morphology underwent significant changes—some of which are poorly recorded …

Studying Literature in English

This book sets out to give you almost everything that you need as someone beginning to think seriously about literature in English, and not too much that you don’t. Although it divides into various parts, which respectively concentrate on formal, historical and theoretical approaches, it is designed to be read from cover to cover: each chapter assumes information from the previous ones. Stud…

LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE FOR INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS

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SMART THINKING

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SCHAUM'S QUICK GUIDE TO WRITING GREA ESSAYS

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NTC'S AMERICAN IDIOMS DICTIONARY

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A Test in Phonetics 500 Questions and Answers on English Pronunciation and Ho…

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DICTIONARY OF PROBLEM WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

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BETTER ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

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English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century

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LISTEN & SAY IT RIGHT IN ENGLISH! WHEN TO USE FORMAL AND EVERYDAY ENGLISH

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ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION IN USE: SELF STUDY AND CLASSROOM USE

English Pronunciation in Use Advanced gives students of English practice in pronunciation to help improve both speaking and listening. Although it has been written so that it can be used for self-study, it will work equally well in a class situation with a teacher. It will be particularly useful for students whose English is adequate for most social, professional or educational purposes, bu…

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SHIP OR SHEEP? AN INTERMEDIATE PRONUNCIATION COURSE

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SPEAK ENGLISH LIKE AN AMERICAN

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SAY IT BETTER IN ENGLISH: USEFUL PHRASES FOR WORK & EVERYDAY LIFE

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HOW NOW,CROWN COW: A COURSE IN THE PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH

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EVERYDAY LANGUAGE & EVERYDAY LIFE

About a year ago, whilst looking rather casually through the preface to an earlier book, A Measured Life (1994), I came upon this sentence: ‘You could write a book about the English character, warts and all, simply by putting together in thematic groups the traditional cant expressions that lubricate our daily life’.

THE A-Z OF CORRECT ENGLISH

The A–Z of Correct English is a reference book which has been written for the student and the general reader. It aims to tackle the basic questions about spelling, punctuation, grammar and word usage that the student and the general reader are likely to ask

THE A-Z OF MEDICAL WRITING

This book has not been written to be read – at least in the usual sense of starting at the beginning, ploughing on to the end, and then remembering (at best) one or two points. I have written it for a completely different purpose, which has come from my experiences over the past 10 years working with doctors and other health professionals to sort out a wide range of writing problems

TEST YOUR PRONUNCIATION

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The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English

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Word-formation in English

The existence of words is usually taken for granted by the speakers of a language. To speak and understand a language means - among many other things - knowing the words of that language