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Practical English usage

By: Swan, MichaelMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xxx, 654pISBN: 0194421465; 9780194421461 Subject(s): English language -- Usage | English language -- Grammar | English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakersDDC classification: 428.2

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Language terminology -- Phonetic alphabet -- Practical English usage.

Summary: Contains rules on grammar, vocabulary, idiom, style, pronunciation, and spelling for learners of English as a second language. Focuses on British English but gives some illustrations of differences between British and American English.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	428.2 SWA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004150

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Previous edition: 1980.
Includes index.

Language terminology --
Phonetic alphabet --
Practical English usage.

Contains rules on grammar, vocabulary, idiom, style, pronunciation, and spelling for learners of English as a second language. Focuses on British English but gives some illustrations of differences between British and American English.

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