The Cambridge Guide to English Usage

图书标准信息

• 作者 Pam Peters 著
• 出版社 Cambridge University Press
• 出版时间 2004-07
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780521621816
• 定价 405.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 620页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheCambridgeGuidetoEnglishUsageisanA-Zreferencebook,givinganup-to-dateaccountofthedebatableissuesofEnglishusageandwrittenstyle.ItsadvicedrawsonawealthofrecentresearchanddatafromverylargecorporaofAmericanandBritishEnglish-illuminatingtheirmanydivergencesandalsopointsofconvergenceonwhichinternationalEnglishcanbebased.Thebookcomprisesmorethan4000pointsofwordmeaning,spelling,grammarandpunctuation,andlargerissuesofinclusivelanguage,andeffectivewritingandargument.Italsoprovidesguidanceongrammaticalterminology,andcoverstopicsinelectroniccommunicationandtheinternet.Thediscussionnotesthemajordictionaries,grammarsandusagebooksintheUSA,UK,CanadaandAustralia,allowingreaderstocalibratetheirownpracticesasrequired.CGEUisdescriptiveratherthanprescriptive,butoffersaprincipledbasisforimplementingprogressiveormoreconservativedecisionsonusage.

【作者简介】

PamPetersistheDirectorofMacquarieUniversity'sDictionaryResearchCentre.HerpublicationsincludeTheCambridgeAustralianEnglishStyleGuide.

【目录】

Preface  

Overview of Contents and How to Access Them 

A to Z Entries  

Appendix Ⅰ International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols for English Sounds 

Appendix Ⅱ GeologicalEras 

Appendix Ⅲ Perpetual Calendar 1901—2008 

Appendix Ⅳ International System of Units(si Units) 

Appendix Ⅴ Interconversion Tables for Metric and Imperial Measures 

Appendix Ⅵ Selected Proofreading Marks 

Appendix Ⅶ Formats and Styles for Letters，Memos and E-mail 

Appendix Ⅷ LayoutforEnvelopes 

Appendix Ⅸ CurrenciesoftheWOnd 

Bibliography