1st Edition
Routledge Revivals: English Usage (1986) A Guide to First Principles
By Walter Nash
Copyright 1986
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1986, this book examines the changing patterns in English usage and style. It encourages a constructive attitude to language, demonstrating the creative resources of grammar, discussing in detail the options of written style, and challenging the authoritarian spirit that inhibits usage. The central chapters are concerned with written usage, and pay close attention to questions... Read more
General editor’s preface
Preface
1. The usage trap
2. A little grammar: Styles of sentences
3. Prescriptions
4. Options
5. Punctuations
6. Authorities: Under which king?
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Walter Nash
