Lars Porsena or the Future of Swearing Breaking Priscian's Head or English as She Will be Spoke and Wrote Delphos: The Future of International Language Pomona or the Future of English

By Greig, Pankhurst, de Selincourt, Graves

Lars Porsena

Or the Future of Swearing

Robert Graves

Originally published in 1927

"Not for squeamish readers." Spectator

"A deliciously ironical affair." Bystander

"Humour and style are beyond criticism."...

Published April 11th 2008 by Routledge.

Today and Tomorrow Volume Twenty-One

By Trevelyan, Weekley, West, Carruthers

Scheherazade

Or the Future of the English Novel

John Carruthers

Originally published in 1928

"A brilliant essay…" Daily Herald

A survey of contemporary fiction in England and America lends to...

Published April 11th 2008 by Routledge.

Today and Tomorrow Volume Twenty-Two

By Gould, Graves, Paget, Edinger

Pons Asinorum

Or

The Future of Nonsense

George Edinger and E J C Neep

Originally published in 1929.

"A most entertaining essay, rich in quotation from...

Published April 11th 2008 by Routledge.

Practical Phonetics and Phonology

A Resource Book for Students

By Beverley S. Collins, Inger M. Mees

Practical Phonetics and Phonology:

• presents the essentials of the subject in a lively way whilst stressing the day-to-day applications of phonetics and phonology
• covers all the...

Published March 10th 2008 by Routledge.

A Resource Book for Students

By Beverley S. Collins, Inger M. Mees

Practical Phonetics and Phonology:

• presents the essentials of the subject in a lively way whilst stressing the day-to-day applications of phonetics and phonology
• covers all the...

Published March 3rd 2008 by Routledge.

A Study of English Varieties from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective

By Peter Siemund

This book investigates the use of English third person pronouns (he, she, it) across different varieties of English, where we frequently find he and she...

Published January 22nd 2008 by Routledge.

A Core Introduction to Language Analysis

By Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger, Nikki SwiftAdrian Beard Edited by Adrian Beard

Working with Texts: a core introduction to language analysis is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through...

Published December 13th 2007 by Routledge.

Working with Texts

A Core Introduction to Language Analysis

By Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger, Nikki SwiftAdrian Beard Edited by Adrian Beard

Working with Texts: a core introduction to language analysis is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through...

Published December 13th 2007 by Routledge.

Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors

By P.R. Wilkinson

This absorbing collection of metaphors includes a variety of expressions with figurative meanings, like similes, proverbs, slang and catchphrases. It is the result of a...

Published October 29th 2007 by Routledge.

Edited by Mina Gorji

Media commentators have noted a rising public tolerance to the use of rude or offensive words in modern English. John Lydon’s obscene outburst on 'I’m...

Published July 25th 2007 by Routledge.