ANON.

Collins Compact English Dictionary. (New Edition in Colour).

London: HarperCollins, 1994. New ed. Comprehensive dictionary, with over 68,000 references. Pp. 10/1044/2 (ads.) Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. VG/G+.

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Book number: 19650

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Anon Collins Compact English Dictionary New Edition Colour A15223 English Language

BARBER, CHARLES.

Linguistic Change in Present-Day English.

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1964. 0. 1st ed. "The aim of the book is to give an account of the changes which have taken place in the English language in England in the past few decades. The idea behind this is that the living language is the right place to begin all language study, and that this applies to historical linguistics as much as to descriptive linguistics." Pp.10/154, owners name to fep. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

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Book number: 33890

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Charles Barber Linguistic Change English Language Standard English Dialect Pronunciation Phonetics Vowel Patterns Consonant Changes Vocabulary Changes in Meaning Grammatical Changes Grammar 34099 English Language

BARBER, C. L.

The Story of Language.

London: Pan Books, 1967. "Record of the development of human speech and in particular of the English language." Pp, 286,5 sketch maps and other illustrations, page edges slightly toned. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 11409

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Barber Story English Language Language Human Speech A4573 English Language

CAPPS, RANDALL, O'CONNOR, J. REGIS.

Fundamentals of Effective Speech Communication.

Cambridge, Mass, USA: Winthrop Publishers, 1978. 1st ed. "Solid coverage of the basics of effective communication is provided.. Primary emphasis is on public speaking, but attention is given to interpersonal communication as well. The book's ten chapters were written by members of the Speech Department of Western Kentucky University.." Pp.9/261 with b/w illustrations throughout. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 17375

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Capps Oconnor Fundamentals Effective Speech Communication Public Speaking Western Kentucky University Language A11606 English Language

CHALKER, SYLVIA & WEINER, EDMUND.

The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar.

London: BCA, 2002. Rep. "...offers the interested general reader, the language professional, and the student alike, strightforward and immediate access to 1,000 grammatical terms and their meanings: it is both an A-Z reference and guide to the subject." Pp.448. Blue cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 21129

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Chalker Weiner Oxford Dictionary English Grammar Grammatical Language Student Reference Guide Phonetics Linguistics A16638 English Language

FOWLER, H.W.

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. (2nd edition revised by Sir Ernest Gowers and completely reset).

London: Guild Publishing, 1989. 5th rep. ".. It brims with useful information, and is astonishingly cheap." Pp. 20/725. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w has small closed tear to top of spine. VG/G+.

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Book number: 19662

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Fowler Gowers Fowlers Modern English Usage 2nd Edition Revised Reset Reference A15224 English Language

GOWERS, SIR. ERNEST.

The Complete Plain Words.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1962. "Apart from two chapters on grammar and punctuation, this guide os concerned with the choice and arrangement of words in such a way as to get an idea as exactly as possible out of one mind into another." Pp, 272, page edges slightly toned. P/b. G.

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Book number: 11420

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Gowers Plain Words Grammar Punctuation English A4577 English Language

GRATTAN, J.H.G., & GURRY, P.

Our Living Language: A Guide to English Grammar.

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1957. Rep. "The ideal behind this little book is the Humanist ideal, so admirably set forth in the Report entitled 'The Teaching of English in England.' " Pp. 323. Decorated boards with blue spine. VG.

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Book number: 27326

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Grattan Gurry Our Living Language Guide English Grammar 24412 English Language

HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM .

A General Dictionary of Provincialisms, written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of by-gone days. By William Holloway .

Lewes, Sussex: Sussex Press, Printed and Published by Baxter and Son, 1839 . 0. First Edition. A very good early half leather binding. 8vo. pp.24/pp.194/[2pp. - Subscribers' List] . 8.75" x 5.75" x 0.75" . Maroon calf covered spine and corners, over marbled boards. Boards scuffed and edges rubbed. Smooth spine with gilt title. Endpapers lightly toned. Library label to the verso of the front board: 'Quatuor Coronati Lodge London No. 2076.' Light foxing to title, first few leaves, index and subscriber's list. Otherwise clean text throughout.

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Book number: 39751

Catalogue: English Language: : 19th Century

Keywords: Baxter and Son a General Dictionary of Provincialisms William Holloway 42308 English Language: : 19th Century

JARVIE, GORDON.

Dictionary of Grammar.

London: Bloomsbury. 1993. 1st ed. "An easy-to-use guide to the complexities of the English language - from adjective to simile, the complete guide to perfect grammar". Pp 216. P/b, small scuff to front cover. G+.

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Book number: 27900

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Jarvie Dictionary Grammar Reference English 25233 English Language

KEANE, A.H.

Handbook of the History of the English Language. For the Use of Teacher and Student.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1878. 4th edition, enlarged and revised. "To the present edition have been added two appendices. The first contains twelve versions, synoptically arranged, of the Lord's Prayer, at different periods, from the earliest times till the sixteenth century..The second consists of a digest or summary of all existing Saxon and Englsih remains down to the beginning of the fourteenth century. It includes an account of the extant MSS, their probable date, dialect in which written, when, where, and by whom first published, all arranged as far as possible in chronological order." Pp.xx/188, edge wear to rear endpapers. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, wear to top and tail of spine and edges. G+.

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Book number: 40528

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Keane Handbook History English Language Philology Anglo Saxon Grammar Early English Mannyng Middle Norman Chaucer Modern Lydgate Caxton Dialects Lords Prayer 41509 English Language

MACKAY, CHARLES.

Lost Beauties of the English Language.

London: Bibliophile Books, 1987. 0900123400. "Originally published in 1874..contains a treasure trove of archaic words..arranged in alphabetical order, with definitions, examples and citations which illustrate the extraordinary roots and versatility of the English language." Pp.xxiv/288/48(facsimile advertisements). Black cloth spine over white boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 37871

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Charles Mackay Lost Beauties English Language Old English Archaic Roots Words 38711 English Language

MANSER, MARTIN.

Dictionary of Eponyms.

London: Guild Publishing,1990. 3rd rep. "Eponyms are the people who give their names to words..a dictionary of the 1,000 or more popular eponyms in the English language." Pp.307,occasional b/w illustrations by Tony Cantale. Black cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 3594

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Manser Eponyms Names Dictionary Cantale English Language Words Reference 15504 English Language

MAYOR, JOSEPH B.

Chapters on English Metre. (Second edition Revised and Enlarged).

Cambridge:University Press,1901. 2nd ed. Revised and enlarged. "The second Edition has been revised throughout and enlarged by the additin of a Chapter on the Metrical Systems of Dr Skeat and Mr Robert Bridges, originally addressed to the Philological Society; a Chapter on Shelly's Metre, originally read before the Shelly Society; and a Cahpter on the English Hexameter, which appears here for the first time." Pp.16/308,toning and spotting to endpapers. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

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Book number: 10947

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Mayor Chapters English Metre Guest Apriorism Scansion Intuitivism Aposteriori Metrical Bridges Skeat Shelly Tennyson Hymn Surrey Marlowe Shakespeare Browning Hexametre Language A4023 English Language

MOON, A.R.

Office English.

London: Ginn and Company Ltd, 1965. 0. "The aim of this book is to produce facility and accuracy in expression, with particular attention to the use of English in commerce. Exercises for increasing the range of vocabulary, extending the scope of sentence-patterns and building substantial and well-arranged paragraphs are given.." Pp.158. Black and red cloth, college inkstamp and marker pen number to front board. G+.

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Book number: 38271

Catalogue: English Language

Keywords: Moon Office English Comprehension Office Practice Filing Invoices Spelling Letter Writing Interviews Words Meaning Correspondence Vocabulary Accurate Speech Tact Courtesy Receptionist Business 39219 English Language