An uncommon tongue : the uses and resources of English /: the uses and resources of English. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Walter Nash.
• Authors: Nash, Walter
• Contents: Preface; 1: Standards and Stuff; 2: Usage, Users and the Used; 3: The Difficulty of Explaining: A Word or Two about Dictionaries; 4: Our True Intent: Or What's the Point of Punctuation?; 5: The Possibilities of Paraphrase; 6: On Parody: A Discourse with Interludes; 7: The Meanings of Metadiscourse; 8: On Writing Well; 9: Composition and Creativeness; 10: Historic Event, Creative Effort: The Making of a Dramatic Poem; 11: English: A Global Resource?; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 420; English language -- Social aspects; English language -- Usage
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000365542; 9781000365511; 9781003157861
• Related ISBNs: 9780367744410
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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