Randolph Quirk (1920–2017)
Auteur de An Old English Grammar
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Randolph Quirk
A concise grammar of contemporary English 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Language form and linguistic variation : papers dedicated to Angus McIntosh (1982) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
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- Nom légal
- Quirk, Charles Randolph, Baron
- Autres noms
- QUIRK, Randolph
- Date de naissance
- 1920-07-12
- Date de décès
- 2017-12-20
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Lambfell, Michael, Isle of Man, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- England, UK
Germany
Isle of Man - Études
- Douglas High School for Boys
University College London - Professions
- Linguist
Professor of English Language and Literature - Relations
- Stein, Gabriele (wife)
- Organisations
- University College London
British Academy (President ∙ 1985-89)
Royal Air Force (WWII) - Prix et distinctions
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1976)
Fellow, British Academy
Knighthood (1985)
Life Peerage (1994)
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A concise grammar of contemporary English par Randolph Quirk
484 p.
Important issues of how the style of speech contributes to meaning
I disagree wwith his approach, but it is better than the usual prescriptive fare. At least he knows what he's talking about, which is more than Safire does
Not textbook, but an excellent deescriptive grammar of modern English. Just look up verbs, for instance, and you'll be amazed at the complexity of what you do when you use them. For instance, this explains why we don't say, "I am having a car," but we do say "I am washing the car." And that's just for starters The only grammar book better than this is the unabridged version of this tome.
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- 24
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 798
- Popularité
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- Évaluation
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- ISBN
- 52
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