The miracle of language

Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him "In Praise of English"...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Lederer, Richard
Fformat: Llyfr
Iaith:Undetermined
Cyhoeddwyd: New York Pockets Books 1991
Pynciau:
Tagiau: Ychwanegu Tag
Dim Tagiau, Byddwch y cyntaf i dagio'r cofnod hwn!
Thư viện lưu trữ: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Crynodeb:Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him "In Praise of English" and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as "of small reatch" has become the most widely spoken language in history:..