Isbn: 9780241113462 - the State of the Language: English Observed (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. DJ will be clean and have at most light wear. Book will have been read but remains in excellent condition. Clean and tight binding. Cover may show slight wear. Contents will be clean and free from markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tanning of the pages. Price cut. Light wear to the DJ. ; 8.30 X 5.30 X 0.60 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Signed by the author. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and clipped.

Condition: Very Good. 1984. hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1984. hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With owner's name inside cover. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0241113466.…

1st ed. Pages browned; binding tight. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket.

New edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 180 pages ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index. Subjects: English language. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 180 pages; Description: xii, 180 p. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [173]-174. Subjects: English language. English language --Variation. 1 Kg. …

New edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 180 pages ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index. Subjects: English language. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 180 pages; Description: xii, 180 p. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [173]-174. Subjects: English language. English language --Variation. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Bon. Edition 1984. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Edition 1984. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Appears to have hardly been read. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A crisp and tight copy.

Condition: Good. Some light faded marks and scratches to the jacket. The book is clean and readable throughout, a decent copy.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Price clipped to D/J. What is happening to the English language? The author examines the language in its various branches and categories, such as grammar and pronunciation, spelling and punctuation, dialect and slang. He asks whether it is changing as fast as we suppose and if so why. he discusses the effect that the new technoligies of communication, from cable television to photocomposition, atre having on the mother tongue. he explores the new dialects that are coming into the language, from the peculiar correctitude of Indian English-speakers to the peculiar liveliness (of courseness, of you want a pejorative judgement) of Australian-speakers. He navigates the back streets of euphemism and the broad, boring boulevards of cliche. He discusses the origins and meanings of the latest vogue slang, from the yaa talk of Sloane Rangers and Preppies, to the obdurate surivial and reinvigoration of Cockney rhyming slang, even though the new housing estates and immigation have broken up the old heartland of Cockneydom. 180 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 180 pages. tidy ex libraryIs the English language in decline? Many people seem to think so--but Philip Ho ward isn't one of them. The Literary Editor of The Times of London, Howard take s a robust, commonsensical view of the changes that are happening in English. H is is not the Panglossian attitude that all is neccessarily for the best in the best of all possible languages, but he does feel that change is necessary--and h ealthy--in any living language. Howard here examines the language in its vari ous branches and categories, such as grammar and pronunciation, spelling and pun ctuation, dialect and slang. He discusses the effect the new technologies, from cable TV to photocomposition, are having on the mother tongue, and he examines the new dialects that are coming into use. He navigates the back streets of eup hemism and the broad, boring boulevards of cliche. He asks whether the language is actually changing as fast as we suppose, and, if so, why. Howard argues t hat as far as we can, we should strive to direct and control the changes in Engl ish in ways that increase its power. And where we can't help it, he says, we sh ould lie back and enjoy its immense richness, which is unrivaled by any other la nguage. Rather than have us wring our hands, Philip Howard entreats us, with his customary with and erudition, to use our tongues in concert with our brains. A bout the Author: Philip Howard is the author of New Words for Old, Weasel Words , Words Fail Me, and, most recently, A Word in Your Ear.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Octavo boards spine gilt lettered in dust jacket (slightly creased to top margin) xii +180pp paper a little yellowed but no writing or tears, clean and tight. 1 volume. Hardcover.