The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

Kenneth George Wilson

Columbia University Press, 1993 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 482 pages

Here is a reliable and readable guide to effective writing for the America of today. Wilson's guide is unique in presenting a systematic, comprehensive view of language as determined by context. Provides a simple chart of contexts and explains in which contexts a particular usage is appropriate. A to Z format.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
• Author: Kenneth George Wilson
• Publisher: Columbia University Press, 1993
• ISBN: 023106988X, 9780231069885
• Length: 482 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / General