Preposition Placement in English: A Usage-based Approach

Preposition placement, the competition between preposition stranding (What is he talking about?) and pied-piping (About what is he talking?), is one of the most interesting areas of syntactic variation in English. This is the first book to investigate preposition placement across all types of clauses that license it, such as questions, exclamations and wh-clauses, and …

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Journeys in English

This BBC Radio 4 series is written and presented by Bill Bryson and based on his best-selling book “Mother Tongue”. In it he romps through the history of Britain to reveal how English became such an infuriatingly complex – but ultimately world-beating – language. The subject areas covered in the course of the programme (which …

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Computer English

Are you confused by computer terminology in English? This guide covers: computer systems; computer programs; using the Internet; using computers at work, and much more.   Format: PDF Size: 33 MB Date: 2001 Series: Penguin Quick Guides Download: Please register to view the hidden Download Links