One day in the life of the English language : a microcosmic usage handbook

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The work One day in the life of the English language : a microcosmic usage handbook represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

One day in the life of the English language : a microcosmic usage handbook

Title remainder

a microcosmic usage handbook

Statement of responsibility

Frank L. Cioffi

Creator

• Cioffi, Frank L., 1951-

Author

• Cioffi, Frank L., 1951-

Subject

• Englisch
• English language -- Grammar
• English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• English language -- Rhetoric
• English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• English language -- Usage
• Anglais (langue) -- Grammaire | Manuels d'enseignement
• Grammatik
• Handbooks and manuals
• Sprachgebrauch
• Stil
• English language -- Usage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Anglais (langue) -- Usage | Manuels d'enseignement

Genre

• Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Handbooks and manuals

Language

eng

Summary

"Generations of student writers have been subjected to usage handbooks that proclaim, "This is the correct form. Learn it"--books that lay out a grammar, but don't inspire students to use it. By contrast, this antihandbook handbook, presenting some three hundred sentences drawn from the printed works of a single, typical day in the life of the language--December 29, 2008--tries to persuade readers that good grammar and usage matter. Using real-world sentences rather than invented ones, One Day in the Life of the English Language gives students the motivation to apply grammatical principles correctly and efficiently. Frank Cioffi argues that proper form undergirds effective communication and ultimately even makes society work more smoothly, while nonstandard English often marginalizes or stigmatizes a writer. He emphasizes the evolving nature of English usage and debunks some cherished but flawed grammar precepts. Is it acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition? It is. Can you start a sentence with a conjunction? You can. OK to split an infinitive? No problem. A grammar and usage handbook like no other, One Day in the Life of the English Language features accessible chapters divided into 'Fundamentals, ' 'Fine Tuning, ' and 'Deep Focus, ' allowing readers to select a level most suited to their needs. It also includes a glossary, a teachers' guide, and a section refuting some myths about digital-age English."--Publisher's Web site

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

428.2

Index

index present

LC call number

• PE1460
• PN203

LC item number

• .C47 2015
• .C47 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• bibliography
• handbooks