The Cambridge Guide to English Usage

作者: Pam Peters 著

出版社: Cambridge University Press

出版时间: 2004-07

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780521621816

定价: 405.80

装帧: 精装

开本: 16开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 620页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>教育

TheCambridgeGuidetoEnglishUsageisanA-Zreferencebook,givinganup-to-dateaccountofthedebatableissuesofEnglishusageandwrittenstyle.ItsadvicedrawsonawealthofrecentresearchanddatafromverylargecorporaofAmericanandBritishEnglish-illuminatingtheirmanydivergencesandalsopointsofconvergenceonwhichinternationalEnglishcanbebased.Thebookcomprisesmorethan4000pointsofwordmeaning,spelling,grammarandpunctuation,andlargerissuesofinclusivelanguage,andeffectivewritingandargument.Italsoprovidesguidanceongrammaticalterminology,andcoverstopicsinelectroniccommunicationandtheinternet.Thediscussionnotesthemajordictionaries,grammarsandusagebooksintheUSA,UK,CanadaandAustralia,allowingreaderstocalibratetheirownpracticesasrequired.CGEUisdescriptiveratherthanprescriptive,butoffersaprincipledbasisforimplementingprogressiveormoreconservativedecisionsonusage. PamPetersistheDirectorofMacquarieUniversity'sDictionaryResearchCentre.HerpublicationsincludeTheCambridgeAustralianEnglishStyleGuide. Preface

Overview of Contents and How to Access Them

A to Z Entries

Appendix Ⅰ International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols for English Sounds

Appendix Ⅱ GeologicalEras

Appendix Ⅲ Perpetual Calendar 1901—2008

Appendix Ⅳ International System of Units(si Units)

Appendix Ⅴ Interconversion Tables for Metric and Imperial Measures

Appendix Ⅵ Selected Proofreading Marks

Appendix Ⅶ Formats and Styles for Letters，Memos and E-mail

Appendix Ⅷ LayoutforEnvelopes

Appendix Ⅸ CurrenciesoftheWOnd

Bibliography
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TheCambridgeGuidetoEnglishUsageisanA-Zreferencebook,givinganup-to-dateaccountofthedebatableissuesofEnglishusageandwrittenstyle.ItsadvicedrawsonawealthofrecentresearchanddatafromverylargecorporaofAmericanandBritishEnglish-illuminatingtheirmanydivergencesandalsopointsofconvergenceonwhichinternationalEnglishcanbebased.Thebookcomprisesmorethan4000pointsofwordmeaning,spelling,grammarandpunctuation,andlargerissuesofinclusivelanguage,andeffectivewritingandargument.Italsoprovidesguidanceongrammaticalterminology,andcoverstopicsinelectroniccommunicationandtheinternet.Thediscussionnotesthemajordictionaries,grammarsandusagebooksintheUSA,UK,CanadaandAustralia,allowingreaderstocalibratetheirownpracticesasrequired.CGEUisdescriptiveratherthanprescriptive,butoffersaprincipledbasisforimplementingprogressiveormoreconservativedecisionsonusage.
作者简介:
PamPetersistheDirectorofMacquarieUniversity'sDictionaryResearchCentre.HerpublicationsincludeTheCambridgeAustralianEnglishStyleGuide.
目录:
Preface

Overview of Contents and How to Access Them

A to Z Entries

Appendix Ⅰ International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols for English Sounds

Appendix Ⅱ GeologicalEras

Appendix Ⅲ Perpetual Calendar 1901—2008

Appendix Ⅳ International System of Units(si Units)

Appendix Ⅴ Interconversion Tables for Metric and Imperial Measures

Appendix Ⅵ Selected Proofreading Marks

Appendix Ⅶ Formats and Styles for Letters，Memos and E-mail

Appendix Ⅷ LayoutforEnvelopes

Appendix Ⅸ CurrenciesoftheWOnd

Bibliography

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