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How Language Works: Popular Penguins by David Crystal
$12.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Popular Penguins500 | Reading Level: very good
David Crystal's How Language Worksis a fascinating tour through the world of language from one of today's most renowned experts. It ranges over everything from how children learn to read to what makes words rude or polite, from eyebrow flashes to whistling languages. Unlocking the secrets of communicati ...Show more
Let's Talk - How English Conversation Works by David Crystal
$38.95 AUD
Category: Reference
Banter, chit-chat, gossip, natter, tete-a-tete: these are just a few of the terms for the varied ways in which we interact with one another through conversation. David Crystal explores the factors that motivate so many different kinds of talk and reveals the rules we use unconsciously, even in the most ...Show more
Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar by David Crystal
$22.99 AUD
Category: Reference
In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike.Explaining the nut ...Show more
Making Sense: The Glamorous World of English Grammar by David Crystal
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference
David Crystal explains grammar's rules and irregularities, shows how to navigate its snares and pitfalls, and explores its history and varieties. He gives practical guidance on how grammar may be used for different purposes and in different settings. He provides a series of insights into the stages by w ...Show more
Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation by David Crystal
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference
It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ...There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce w ...Show more
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