{"product_id":"the-cambridge-guide-to-english-usage","title":"The Cambridge Guide to English Usage","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Pam Peters\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Cambridge University press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 608\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0521847109\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an indispensable new A –Z reference to English usage for the twenty-first century. It covers more than 4, 000 points of word meaning, spelling, punctualion, grammar and style on which students, teachers, writers and editors regularly seek 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 describes and differentiates between US, UK, Canadian and Australian usage and offers up-to-date, objective advice in readable, accessible terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive, up-to-date corpus data\u003cbr\u003eTruly international in scope\u003cbr\u003eDifferentiates clearly between varieties, and between traditional and resent-day preferences.\u003cbr\u003eAccessibly written, for easy use by anybody concerned with accurate communication in English\u003cbr\u003eCover 4, 000 key points of word meaning, spelling, grammar and punctuation\u003cbr\u003eProvides guidance on inclusive language\u003cbr\u003eOffers advice on effective writing and argument \u003cbr\u003eExplains grammatical terminology \u003cbr\u003eIncludes topics in electronic communication and the internet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCGEU is unique in the extent of its coverage of all the major varieties of English and in the degree to which it is based on corpus evidence, that is, on the analysis of vast collections of actual written and spoken language in each of the varieties under study. Peter’s judicious use of these corpora and her evident familiarity with the extensive literature of past and contemporary language studies give CGEU an authority unmatched by any other usage guide.\u003cbr\u003e-Sidney I Landau\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOVERVIEW OF CONTENTS AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA TO Z ENTRIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX I\u003cbr\u003eInternational Phonetic Alphabet symbols for English sounds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX II\u003cbr\u003eGeological Eras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX III\u003cbr\u003ePerpetual calendar 1901-2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX IV\u003cbr\u003eInternational System of Units ( SI Units)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX V\u003cbr\u003eInterconversion Tables for Metric and Imperial Measures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX VI\u003cbr\u003eSelected Proofreading Marks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX VII\u003cbr\u003eFormats and Styles for Letters, Memos and E-mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX VIII\u003cbr\u003eLayout for Envelopes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX IX\u003cbr\u003eCurrencies of the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Pam Peters \/ Cambridge University press \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153595462000,"sku":"15065","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/15065.jpg?v=1793911423","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-cambridge-guide-to-english-usage","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}