The Cambridge Guide to English Usage
The Cambridge Guide to English Usage
$69.99
USDProviding an indispensable new A-Z reference to English usage for the twenty-first century, this guide covers more than 3000 points of word meaning, spelling, punctuation, grammar and style on which students, teachers, writers and editors regularly require guidance. It also addresses larger issues of inclusive language, and effective writing and argument, and provides guidance on grammatical terminology. Based on large international corpora, it differentiates clearly between U.S., U.K., Canadian and Australian usage and offers up-to-date, objective advice presented in readable, accessible terms.
Pam Peters is a Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University where she also serves as Director of Macquarie University's Dictionary Research Center. She is the author of several books on English usage, including Cambridge Australian English Style Guide (Cambridge, 1995).
- The book is based on extensive, up-to-date corpus data rather than on the author's personal intuition or prejudice
- It is truly international in scope, differentiating clearly between US, UK, Canadian and Australian usages and referring to other regional varieties as required
- It is clearly and accessibly written, for easy use by anybody concerned with accurate communication in English, whether as a student, a writer, or in other business and professional spheres
Reviews & endorsements
"This should be on every library's reference desk. This is a most invaluable work, indeed." GEOLINGUISTICS Vol. 30, Leonard R. N. Ashley
Product details
July 2004Hardback
9780521621816
622 pages
256 × 185 × 47 mm
1.581kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Overview of contents and how to access them
- A to Z entries
- Appendix I. International Phonetic Alphabet symbols of English sounds
- Appendix II. Geological eras
- Appendix III. Perpetual calendar 1901–2008
- Appendix IV. International system of units (SI units)
- Appendix V. Interconversion tables for metric and imperial measures
- Appendix VI. Selected proofreading marks
- Appendix VII. Formats and styles for letters, memos and e-mail
- Appendix VIII. Layout for envelopes
- Appendix IX. Currencies of the world
- Bibliography.
