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Crystal David
The Story Of Be A Verb's - Eye View Of The English Language
The Story Of Be A Verb's - Eye View Of The English Language
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Description: It's the most simple unassuming innocent - looking verb: 'to be'. Yet it is jam - packed with more different meanings forms and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters each linked to a particular usage. We meet circumstantial be ('how are you?') numerical be ('two and two is four') quotative be ('so I was like "wow"') and ludic be ('oh no he isn't!') and a whole swarm of other meanings. Bringing the ideas to life are a host of examples from sources as varied as Beowulf Jane Austen pantomime Hamlet (of course) and Star Wars with cartoons from Ed Mc Lachlan and Punch peppered throughout. Full of fascinating nuggets of information it is a book to delight any lover of words and language.
Title: The Story Of Be A Verb's - Eye View Of The English Language
Author(s): Crystal David
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198791096
Pages: 208 Pages, 20
Publication Date: 6/1/2017
Category: Social & Cultural History
Description: It's the most simple unassuming innocent - looking verb: 'to be'. Yet it is jam - packed with more different meanings forms and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters each linked to a particular usage. We meet circumstantial be ('how are you?') numerical be ('two and two is four') quotative be ('so I was like "wow"') and ludic be ('oh no he isn't!') and a whole swarm of other meanings. Bringing the ideas to life are a host of examples from sources as varied as Beowulf Jane Austen pantomime Hamlet (of course) and Star Wars with cartoons from Ed Mc Lachlan and Punch peppered throughout. Full of fascinating nuggets of information it is a book to delight any lover of words and language.
Title: The Story Of Be A Verb's - Eye View Of The English Language
Author(s): Crystal David
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198791096
Pages: 208 Pages, 20
Publication Date: 6/1/2017
Category: Social & Cultural History