English usage guides: history, advice, attitudes
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198808206
Date de publication :
16 nov. 2017
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,1 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
506 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume explores both historical and current issues in English usage guides or style manuals. Chapters look at how and why these guides are compiled, and by whom; what sort of advice they contain; how they differ from grammars and dictionaries; and how attitudes to usage have changed.