Making a Point - The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation
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| Verlag | Profile Books |
| Auflage | 2016 |
| Seiten | 400 |
| Format | 13,9 x 19,8 x 2,3 cm |
| Gewicht | 338 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 178125351X |
| EAN | 9781781253519 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78125351UA |
The triumphant third volume in David Crystal\'s classic series on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide to how to use it - now in paperback
Klappentext:
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 with characteristic wit, clarity and commonsense. He gives a fascinating account of the origin and progress of every kind of punctuation mark over one and a half millennia, and he offers sound advice on how punctuation may be used to meet the needs of every occasion and context.
Rezension:
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
