English Language and Linguistics: A Simplified Approach (2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition) Paperback
$28.00
Author: | D S Paul |
ISBN 13: | 9788126926138 |
Year: | 2018 |
Subject: | Language and literature |
About the Book
As English has evolved from Latin, Greek, Roman, French, etc., there are many asymmetries and paradoxes, which are very interesting to read:
(i) We drive in a parkway and park in a driveway. (ii) When we transport something by car, it is called a shipment, but when we transport something by ship, it is called cargo. (iii) We call it newsprint when it contains no printing but when we put print on it, we call it a newspaper.
The book presents a large number of such interesting incongruities. There are many striking facts about English:
(i) Dreamt is the only word in English that ends in mt. (iii) Underground is the only word in English that starts and ends in letters und.
The book presents several such interesting facts about English.
This 2nd edition has three new chapters. One provides valuable material on how to avoid writing pitfalls like unclear pronoun reference, dangling modifier, comma splice, faulty parallelism, etc. The other two bring interesting examples of satire, irony, ridicule, sarcasm, and forms of wit, like repartee and pun. Three other chapters have been revised, adding spicy examples from humour, and figures of speech.
The text is rich with examples from the works of all the major English writers. There are examples from Twain's wit, Churchill's repartee, and Parker's humour.
The book is designed to help the readers develop an in-depth understanding of various aspects of English language and linguistics. It is a must-read for English enthusiasts.