Robert W Burchfield (43 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is a collection of essays and reflections by Robert Burchfield, the editor of the Supplement to the First Edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary". Many of the pieces in this personal survey of the English language as it is used throughout the world come from his popular Sunday Times column, "Words and Meanings", and focus on such contentious issues as using "between you and me" or "between you and I", and the 29 meanings of the verb "to want". The book also includes an essay on the Fowler brothers and usage handbooks, and an outline history of euphemisms in English. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hard cover. Condition: Very good in fine dust jacket. American ed. 202 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight inside pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark. Closed pages have shelf wear spots on top pages. HC 390.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. Light wear to edges. Light mark to ffep. Slight spotting to same. Book.

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 7th printing; in near fine slipcase; 230 clean, unmarked pages; maroon c w/decorative boards, gilt titles. B/W Frontis (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 6 X 9 inches, 58 pages. Saddle-stitched booklet. Brown cover with embossed title. Unmarked, near fine condition. An essay by one of the editors of OED.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. As photographed; a very little gentle wear and creasing to covers; pages a little browned; unmarked and clean throughout; private ownership; xiii + 202.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Scuffs to dust jacket. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Revised edition. Name on first page. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. Type: Book.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in slipcase. 1st. 4to, 1412 pp.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 40 pages. Cover fadedThe British Broadcasting Corporation, which takes very seriously the task of teaching the English how to speak, has just published this guide to pronunciatio n, diction and grammar. Written by no less an authority than Robert Burchfield, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionaries, it is often surprisingly lenien t. Citing a sentence of Graham Greene?s as a precedent, Burchfield declines to f orbid absolutely the use of ??like?? as a conjunction. The BBC reports, for exam ple, that the error of confusing ??disinterested?? with ??uninterested?? ??attra cts more unfavorable comment from listeners than any other word, with the possib le exception of ?hopefully.? ?? But Burchfield does not pander to the public. Th e use of ??alternative?? to mean one of several possibilities, instead of simply one of two, is ??vigorously resisted by listeners but impossible to avoid in ma ny contexts,?? he says. On the other hand, he is vigorous and definite in his co ndemnation of such clichs as ??scenario,?? ??at this point in time?? and ??no wa y,?? Americanisms, he says, that have crept into English speech. But throughout it all, he takes a soothingly long historical view of the evolution of language, noting that it has survived other disruptions considerably more serious than wh atever may be happening to it now. As examples, he cites the loss of grammatical gender in Early Middle English and the great vowel shift at the beginning of th e 15th century, when nearly every vowel changed (??hoose?? became ??house,?? and ??gose?? became ??goose??). Reassuringly, he concludes, ??Any argument based on the assumption that the changes occurring in the English language in Great Brit ain at present are more serious or more objectionable than those that have occur.…

Hardback. Condition: VG+. VG DW. Reprint. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

Condition: Fair. Volume 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,3500grams, ISBN:0198611366.…