Daphne, copy editor and grammar columnist, devotes herself to preserving the dignity and elegance of Standard English. Laurel, who gives up teaching kindergarten to write poetry, is drawn, instead, to the polym
Hobbies include teaching linguistic summer courses in Tokyo and participating in international conferences, so far on five continents. He was recently appointed Honorary President of the English Philological Society of Japan, Tokyo, and elected Fellow of the RSA, London....
“The mother of the beguilingly unusual twins whose lives unfold in this sublime comic novel could not adore them more than I do. A singular delight for anyone who has ever marveled at the quirks and beauties and frustrations of English grammar, and a fascinating portrait of the passions and...
An important social use of language is the inter-personal function, by which people establish and maintain their status in a society.() 答案:T 填空题 The English sound [b] is a voiced bilabial stop andis voiced dental. 答案:T 填空题 ...
A person skilled in grammar, often involved in teaching or consulting. The school hired a renowned grammarian to develop its new curriculum for English language arts. 8 Grammatician A specialist in the scientific study of grammar. The grammatician presented a new theory on sentence structure at ...