1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457579503321

Autore

Peters Pam

Titolo

The Cambridge guide to English usage / / Pam Peters [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-14240-7

0-511-48704-5

1-280-47757-1

0-511-19497-8

0-511-19563-X

0-511-19354-8

0-511-31403-5

0-511-19428-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 608 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

428

Soggetti

English language - Usage

English language - United States - Usage

English language - Great Britain - Usage

English language - Australia - Usage

English language - Canada - Usage

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2016).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 604-608).

Nota di contenuto

A-Z entries -- International phonetic alphabet symbols for English sounds -- Geological eras -- Perpetual calendar 1901-2008 -- International System of Units (SI Units) -- Interconversion tables for metric and imperial measures -- Selected proofreading marks -- Formats and styles for letters, memos and e-mail -- Layout for envelopes -- Currencies of the world.

Sommario/riassunto

The Cambridge Guide to English Usage is an A-Z reference book, giving an up-to-date account of the debatable issues of English usage and written style. Its advice draws on a wealth of recent research and data from very large corpora of American and British English - illuminating their many divergences and also points of convergence on which



international English can be based. The book comprises more than 4000 points of word meaning, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and larger issues of inclusive language, and effective writing and argument. It also provides guidance on grammatical terminology, and covers topics in electronic communication and the internet. The discussion notes the major dictionaries, grammars and usage books in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia, allowing readers to calibrate their own practices as required. CGEU is descriptive rather than prescriptive, but offers a principled basis for implementing progressive or more conservative decisions on usage.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910140469203321

Autore

Thatcher A. R (A. Roger)

Titolo

The force of mortality at ages 80 to 120 / / A.R. Thatcher, V. Kannisto, and J.W. Vaupel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Odense University Press

ISBN

87-7838-381-1

Altri autori (Persone)

KannistoVàˆinòˆ

VaupelJames W

Disciplina

304.6/4

Soggetti

Older people - Mortality - Mathematical models

Older people - Mortality - Forecasting

Mortality - Mathematical models

Mortality - Forecasting - Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia