The Resource Walking English : a journey in search of language, David Crystal
Walking English : a journey in search of language, David Crystal
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The item Walking English : a journey in search of language, David Crystal represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- Combines personal reflections, historical allusions, and traveler's observations about the author's encounters with language and its users throughout the English-speaking world
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 314 pages
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published as: By hook or by crook : a journey in search of English. London : HarperPress, 2007
- Contents
-
- By hook or by crook : Gaerwen
- Making a beeline : Menai
- We want information : Portmeiron
- Where are you from? : Welshpool
- Good evening, each : Birmingham
- Book-browser syndrome : Hay
- Now Godiva was a lady : Leominster
- The robot's not working : Risbury
- Who was Leonard Slye? : Stratford
- Shall we shog? : Kolkata
- A rash of dermatologists : Arden
- A wheelbarrow called Wilberforce : Lichfield
- How do you like your eggs? : San Francisco
- My husband is without : Lodz
- I'm Jack : Llangollen
- Isbn
- 9781590202630
- Label
- Walking English : a journey in search of language
- Title
- Walking English
- Title remainder
- a journey in search of language
- Statement of responsibility
- David Crystal
- Subject
-
- English language
- English language -- Dialects
- English language -- Dialects -- Great Britain
- English language -- Great Britain
- English language -- Variation
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Description and travel
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
- Manners and customs
- Travel
- English language -- Variation -- Great Britain
- 2000-2099
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Combines personal reflections, historical allusions, and traveler's observations about the author's encounters with language and its users throughout the English-speaking world
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Crystal, David
- Dewey number
- 420
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1711
- LC item number
- .C79 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- English language
- English language
- English language
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- English language
- English language
- English language
- Manners and customs
- Travel
- Great Britain
- Label
- Walking English : a journey in search of language, David Crystal
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published as: By hook or by crook : a journey in search of English. London : HarperPress, 2007
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- By hook or by crook : Gaerwen -- Making a beeline : Menai -- We want information : Portmeiron -- Where are you from? : Welshpool -- Good evening, each : Birmingham -- Book-browser syndrome : Hay -- Now Godiva was a lady : Leominster -- The robot's not working : Risbury -- Who was Leonard Slye? : Stratford -- Shall we shog? : Kolkata -- A rash of dermatologists : Arden -- A wheelbarrow called Wilberforce : Lichfield -- How do you like your eggs? : San Francisco -- My husband is without : Lodz -- I'm Jack : Llangollen
- Control code
- ocn318411422
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 314 pages
- Isbn
- 9781590202630
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2016591321
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o318411422
- (OCoLC)318411422
- Label
- Walking English : a journey in search of language, David Crystal
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published as: By hook or by crook : a journey in search of English. London : HarperPress, 2007
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- By hook or by crook : Gaerwen -- Making a beeline : Menai -- We want information : Portmeiron -- Where are you from? : Welshpool -- Good evening, each : Birmingham -- Book-browser syndrome : Hay -- Now Godiva was a lady : Leominster -- The robot's not working : Risbury -- Who was Leonard Slye? : Stratford -- Shall we shog? : Kolkata -- A rash of dermatologists : Arden -- A wheelbarrow called Wilberforce : Lichfield -- How do you like your eggs? : San Francisco -- My husband is without : Lodz -- I'm Jack : Llangollen
- Control code
- ocn318411422
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 314 pages
- Isbn
- 9781590202630
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2016591321
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o318411422
- (OCoLC)318411422
Subject
- English language
- English language -- Dialects
- English language -- Dialects -- Great Britain
- English language -- Great Britain
- English language -- Variation
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Description and travel
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
- Manners and customs
- Travel
- English language -- Variation -- Great Britain
- 2000-2099
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