Description
| Product ID: | 9781781253519 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Making a Point |
| Subtitle: | The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation |
| Authors: | Author: David Crystal |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-09-01 |
