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Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DEVELOPMENTS IN PARALINGUISTIC STUDY -- 3. CATEGORIES OF PARALANGUAGE -- 4. PROSODIC FEATURES -- 5. CONSPECTUS -- APPENDIX: SPECTROGRAPHS EVIDENCE -- INDEX TO AUTHORS CITED -- Backmatter

Written by one of Britain's most distinguished linguists, this book is concerned with the phenomenon of variance in English grammar and vocabulary across regional, social, stylistic and temporal space.

A compact grammar for the student of English taking a descriptive approach. The introduction provides a general background and indicates the kinds of evidence on which frammatical description is based.

Once again available in paperback, Quirk and Wrenn's An Old English Grammar is a convenient reference tool to complement readings in Old English. Appropriate for basic or advanced study of Old English language and literature, this brief modern grammar covers orthography, pronunciation, inflection, syntax, word formation, and phonology. The authors provide a clear overview of Late West Saxon, with notes that open up the complexities of the lang...