Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 321 g
A Descriptive Linguistics Approach
Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 321 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-20395-5
Verlag: Routledge
American English has many word pairs and trios that are alike enough to be confusing. Word Choice Errors provides a novel way to empower writers of all levels to cut through the confusion to understand which word to use and why that’s the word to use. Written in a user-friendly style, grounded in descriptive linguistics methods, and eschewing memorization, this book trains writers to detect, interpret, and act on language clues – with exercises, "wild idea" analytical tricks, and additional resources throughout. It is an excellent resource for instructors and students of grammar or writing/rhetoric, as well as for individuals looking to develop their language and writing skills.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction: Inaccurate Word Choices and Linguistic Criteria
1.1. Morpho-Syntactic Criterion
1.2. Syntactic Criterion
1.3. Semantic Criterion
Review Exercises: Linguistic Criteria
Chapter 1 Recap
Chapter 2. Commonly Confused Words: Affect/Effect – Cue/Queue
2.1. Affect/Effect
2.2. Allude/Elude
2.3. Breach/Breech
2.4. Cache/Cachet
2.5. Capital/Capitol
2.6. Censor/Censure/Sensor
2.7. Cite/Sight/Site
2.8. Colombia/Columbia
2.9. Complement/Compliment
2.10. Confident/Confidant/Confidante
2.11. Conscience/Conscientious/Conscious/Consciousness
2.12. Cue/Queue
Review Exercises: Affect/Effect – Cue/Queue
Chapter 2 Recap
Lesson Learned
Chapter 3. Commonly Confused Words: e.g./i.e – Hail/Hale
3.1. e.g./i.e.
3.2. Either … or/Neither … nor
3.3. Elicit/Illicit
3.4. Emulate/Imitate
3.5. Emigrate/Immigrate/Migrate
3.6. Ensure/Insure/Assure
3.7. Envelop/Envelope
3.8. Everyone/Every one
3.9. Farther/Further
3.10. Gild/Guild
3.11. Grill/Grille
3.12. Hail/Hale
Review Exercises: i.e./e.g. – Hail/Hale
Chapter 3 Recap
Lessons Learned
Chapter 4. Commonly Confused Words: It’s/Its – Right/Rite/Write
4.1. It’s/Its
4.2. Lay/Lie
4.3. Less/Fewer
4.4. Let’s/Lets
4.5. Loose/Lose
4.6. Moral/Morale
4.7. Onto/On to
4.8. Quiet/Quite
4.9 Principal/Principle
4.10. Raise/Raze
4.11. Rational/Rationale
4.12. Right/Rite/Write
Review Exercises: It’s/Its – Right/Right/Rite
Chapter 4 Recap
Lesson Learned
Chapter 5. Commonly Confused Words: Setup/Set up – Your/You’re
5.1. Setup/Set up
5.2. Shear/Sheer
5.3. Sic/Sick
5.4. Their/There/They’re
5.5. Than/Then
5.6. To/Too/Two
5.7. Vain/Vane/Vein
5.8. Well/Good
5.9. Weather/Whether
5.10. Were/We’re/Where
5.11. Wet/Whet
5.12. Which/Witch
5.13. Whose/Who’s
5.14. Your/You’re
Review Exercises: Setup/Set up – Your/You’re
Chapter 5 Recap
Lesson Learned
Chapter 6. Cumulative Application
Summary Points
Chapter 7. Conclusion
Answer Key for Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises
Consulted Works
Glossary
Index
