Practical English Usage, Third Edition: Hardback

Michael Swan

OUP Oxford, Apr 21, 2005 - Foreign Language Study - 658 pages

This unique reference guide addresses problem points in the language as encountered by learners and their teachers. It gives information and advice that is practical, clear, reliable, and easy to find. Most of the book is about grammar, but it also covers selected points of vocabulary, idioms, style, pronunciation, and spelling.




· Explanations and examples based on current corpus research.


· Entries on "kinds of English," covering standard English and dialects, correctness, spoken and written English, formality, and variation and change.

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Contents

• varieties and styles of English: 1
• other words and expressions: 3
• actually: 11

About the author

Michael Swan is a writer specializing in English language teaching and reference materials. His interests include pedagogic grammar, mother-tongue influence in second language acquisition, and the relationship between applied linguistic theory and classroom language-teaching practice, and hehas published a number of articles on these topics. Michael has had extensive experience with adult learners and has worked with teachers in many countries. He is a Visiting Professor at St Mary's College, University of Surrey.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Practical English Usage, Third Edition: Hardback; Oxford English; Practical English Usage, Third Edition
• Author: Michael Swan
• Edition: 3, reprint, revised
• Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2005
• ISBN: 019442099X, 9780194420990
• Length: 658 pages
• Subjects: Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language