Routledge Revivals: English Usage (1986) - A Guide to First Principles

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 of syntax and punctuation. The sense of writing, however, is always related to speech, and the value of usage as a social act is emphasised in the exploration of style as an individual function. Technical terms are explained and the text is illustrated with examples from literature and journalism.

List of contents

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

About the author

Walter Nash

Summary

First published in 1986, this book examines the changing patterns in English usage and style.

Product details

• Authors: Walter Nash, Nash Walter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781138242432
• ISBN: 978-1-138-24243-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Routledge Revivals: Language, Education and Society Series
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Linguistics, English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Style Manuals, Teaching of a specific subject, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Usage & grammar guides, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Usage and grammar guides, Language teaching and learning, Writing and editing guides, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts