David Crystal's 50 Questions About English Usage

David Crystal provides concise, accessible answers to fifty questions about English language usage. In this compact, user-friendly book, David Crystal draws on his extensive knowledge and experience to answer questions from English language teachers and learners from around the world. The book covers topics ranging from general enquiries about the language as a whole to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom and style. The author's responses are illustrated by personal anecdotes, placed within historical and literary context and supported by research and corpus data to provide unique, authentic insights.

Product details

• Authors: David Crystal, Scott Thornbury
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.01.2021
• EAN: 9781108959186
• ISBN: 978-1-108-95918-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 202 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers; Camb handbk for lang teacher
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); English, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, Language teaching theory and methods, ELT resource books for teachers, ELT Background & Reference Material