David Crystal 
Story of Be [EPUB ebook] 
A Verb’s-Eye View of the English Language

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It’s the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: ‘to be’. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be’s multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters, each linked to a particular usage. We meet circumstantial be (‘how are you?’), numerical be (‘two and two is four’), quotative be (‘so I was like, "wow"’), and ludic be (‘oh no he isn’t!’), and a whole swarm of other meanings. Bringing the ideas to life are a host of examples from sources as varied as Beowulf, Jane Austen, pantomime, Hamlet (of course), and Star Wars, with cartoons from Ed Mc Lachlan and Punch peppered throughout. Full offascinating nuggets of information, it is a book to delight any lover of words and language.

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Língua Inglês ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 208 ● ISBN 9780192508638 ● Editora OUP Oxford ● Publicado 2017 ● Carregável 3 vezes ● Moeda EUR ● ID 5281769 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM
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