18 books like Introducing English grammar

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You have a point there Eric Partridge · 1953 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate This standard work on punctuation has long been judged the foremost study of the subject. It reveals punctuation to be both an indispensable craft and an invaluable art - a friend, not an enemy. Shares: Language Arts, English language, Literary Criticism

Entick's new spelling dictionary John Entick · 1787 · 492p · ≈ 16h · Demanding Shares: Grammar, English language

From idea to essay Jo Ray McCuen · 1977 · ★ 4.0 · 702p · ≈ 23h · Moderate Respected and relied upon, FROM IDEA TO ESSAY is a rhetorically arranged rhetoric/ reader/research paper guide/handbook that systematically leads students through the complex process of writing an essay. Part I covers the fundamentals of essay writing. The heart of the book, Part II, teaches the nine rhetorical modes in nine identically structured chapters. Part III discusses essay examinations… Shares: Grammar, Language Arts, English language

Stylistique comparée du français et de l'anglais J.-P Vinay · 1960 · 331p · ≈ 11h · Moderate It compares the aspect of "Style" in English writing and in French writing thus helping to resolve linguistic difficulties in English/French translation. Shares: Grammar, English language, Literary Criticism

Authority in language James Milroy · 1927 · 189p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Leading sociolinguists Lesley and James Milroy explore the perennially topical and controversial notion of 'correct' and 'incorrect' language. In this fully revised and updated third edition, they: engage directly with the most recent arguments in the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain compare the langauge ideologies in Britain and the USA, invovling a discussion… Shares: Language Arts, English language, Literary Criticism

Semiotics Daniel Chandler · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Following the successful Basics format, this is the book for anyone coming to semiotics for the first time. Using jargon-free language and lively, up-to-date examples, Semiotics: The Basics demystifies this highly interdisciplinary subject. Along the way, the reader will find out: what is a sign? which codes do we take for granted? what is a text? how can semiotics be used in textual analysis?… Shares: Language Arts, Literary Criticism

A guide to Old English Mitchell, Bruce · 1965 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate A Guide to Old English is now the standard and most popular introduction to Old English language and literature. The fifth edition has been revised and corrected to take into account suggestions from teachers and students. The two most important new features are a substantial introduction to Old English metre (Appendix C of Part One) and the addition of &AEliglfric's account of Edmund King and… Shares: Grammar, English language, Literary Criticism

Franklin and the Tooth Fairy (Franklin the Turtle) Paulette Bourgeois · 1995 · ★ 5.0 · 30p · ≈ 1h · Moderate In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero discovers that, unlike most of his friends, he doesn't have teeth, and worries that he's missing out on the Tooth Fairy's magical visits. Shares: Language Arts, English language

The grammar of autobiography Jean Quigley · 2000 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This is the first book to bring together four distinct literatures--functional linguistics, child language, narrative development, and discursive psychology. It is an outgrowth of the historical relationship between psychology and linguistics, especially the post-Wittgensteinian "turn to language." Relevant issues are situated at that interface in a way that should prove accessible to both… Shares: Grammar, English language

A dictionary of the English language Samuel Johnson · 1747 · ★ 3.6 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Demanding A dictionary with more than 40,000 entries which was a primary reference source for scholars and writers of the 18th and 19th century. Shares: Grammar, English language

The scholemaster Roger Ascham · 1571 · ★ 3.4 · 166p · ≈ 5h · Demanding With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: Grammar, English language

The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce · 1840 · ★ 4.1 · 145p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The Devil's Dictionary was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued in a desultory way at long intervals until 1906. In that year a large part of it was published in covers with the title The Cynic's Word Book, a name which the author had not the power to reject or happiness to approve. To quote the publishers of the present work: "This more reverent title had previously been forced… Shares: Language Arts, English language

The languages of the world Kenneth Katzner · 1975 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate An excellent overview of how all the world's main languages interconnect where they do. It also gives samples of the language with translation for a large number of languages. Shares: Language Arts, Literary Criticism

Supplement Pearson · 2003 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In this first full-length study of McPhee, Michael Pearson argues that the writer successfully employs the techniques of fiction writing in his journalistic art while honoring his obligation to fact. In exceptionally lucid and entertaining prose, Pearson approaches his subject thematically, examining McPhee's lifework in the realms of personal profiles, sense of place, science and technology, and… Shares: Language Arts, English language

Encyclopedia of rhetoric and composition Theresa Enos · 1996 · 832p · ≈ 27h · Moderate This reference guide surveys the field, covering rhetoric's principles, concepts, applications, practical tools, and major thinkers. Rhetoric is increasingly studied in the context of other disciplines, such as anthropology, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and pedagogy, because its well-established rules and time-honored methods are useful for developing modern communications and writing… Shares: English language, Literary Criticism

Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry John Arthos · 1949 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Originally published in 1949, this title was written in order to help establish a better understanding of the ‘stock diction’ of eighteenth-century English poetry, and, in particular, of the diction commonly used in the description of nature. The language characteristic of so much of the poetry of this period had been severely criticized for a long time. But in the twenty or thirty years prior to… Shares: English language, Literary Criticism

Reading Like a Writer Francine Prose · 2006 · ★ 3.6 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Long before there were creative-writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. In Reading Like a Writer, Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the masters. She reads the work of the very best writers—[Dostoyevsky][1], [Flaubert][2],… Shares: English language, Literary Criticism

A glossary of literary terms M. H. Abrams · 1957 · 105p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A series of brief essays defining and illustrating literary terms in alphabetical sequence. Shares: English language, Literary Criticism

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