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Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation
David Crystal
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Description for Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
This 'engaging history of punctuation' (Wall Street Journal) is not only the first history of its kind, but a complete guide on how to use English punctuation. Behind every punctuation mark lies a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few dozen marks it generates a disproportionate degree of uncertainty and passion, inspiring organisations like the Apostrophe Protection Society and sending enthusiasts, correction-pens in hand, in a crusade against error. Professor Crystal leads us through this minefield ... Read more
This 'engaging history of punctuation' (Wall Street Journal) is not only the first history of its kind, but a complete guide on how to use English punctuation. Behind every punctuation mark lies a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few dozen marks it generates a disproportionate degree of uncertainty and passion, inspiring organisations like the Apostrophe Protection Society and sending enthusiasts, correction-pens in hand, in a crusade against error. Professor Crystal leads us through this minefield ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781253519
SKU
V9781781253519
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99-99
About David Crystal
David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bangor. His many books range from clinical linguistics to the liturgy and Shakespeare. He is the author of The Story of English in 100 Words and Spell It Out: The Singular History of English Spelling, both published by Profile. His Stories of English is a Penguin Classic.
Reviews for Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation
Here is a learned and subtle book that amuses as it instructs, and instructs as it amuses. It deserves to sell three million
Sam Leith
Guardian
Mr Crystal treats his chosen period with enthusiasm and insight.
Keith Houston
Wall Street Journal
David Crystal's superb new book is packed full of illuminating examples ... With ... Read more
Sam Leith
Guardian
Mr Crystal treats his chosen period with enthusiasm and insight.
Keith Houston
Wall Street Journal
David Crystal's superb new book is packed full of illuminating examples ... With ... Read more