From Sanskrit to Scouse, this volume provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and for browsing. The international perspective takes in language from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. There is coverage of a wide range of topics from abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and there are substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, Pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics, sexism and slang. Box features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet

Product Description: In this collection of articles, the author reflects on the nature of language, the art of lexicography and the developments in communication, the media and information technology in the late 20th century. The three main subjects looked at are: language at large, and particulary English, the most widely used language in the history of the world; the art and study of dictionaries and reference science, embracing all past, present and potential reference materials - from the OED to the Yellow Pages; and the processes through which communication, information and knowledge has evoloved - from cave art to the personal computer...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

In this study, David Sterritt offers an introductory overview of Godard's work as a filmmaker, critic, and video artist. In subsequent chapters, he traces Godard's visionary ideas through six of his key films, including Breathless, My Life to Live, Weekend, Numéro deux, Hail Mary, and Nouvelle vague. Also included is a concise analysis of Godard's work in video, television, and mixed-media formats. Linking Godard's works to key social and cultural developments, The Films of Jean-Luc Godard explains their importance in modernist and postmodernist art of the past half century. (view table of contents)

Provides information on the history of English, dialects, places associated with English, important writers and lexicographers, style, rhetoric, eduational theory, grammar, speech, word-formation, usage, and technology

Product Description: A fascinating look at how English is used in this bi-lingual Canadian region.

Product Description: Designed to help students of English to increase their vocabulary, this contains over 15,000 entries covering 130 topics, from life and animals to war and peace. It brings together words with related meanings and lists them in sets to show the differences and similarities between them...read more

Traces the history of dictionaries and encyclopedias and discusses the development of methods for the storage and communication of information

Product Description: Book by McArthur, Tom