{"product_id":"the-columbia-guide-to-standard-kenneth-wilson-9780231069892","title":"The Columbia Guide to Standard American English","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the most reliable and readable guide to effective writing for the Americans of today, Wilson answers questions of meaning, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling in thousands of clear, concise entries. His guide is unique in presenting a systematic, comprehensive view of language as determined by context. Wilson provides a simple chart of contexts--from oratorical speech to intimate, from formal writing to informal--and explains in which contexts a particular usage is appropriate, and in which it is not. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Guide to Standard American English\u003c\/i\u003e provides the answers to questions about American English the way no other guide can with: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* an A-Z format for quick reference; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* over five thousand entries, more than any other usage book; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* sensible and useful advice based on the most current linguistic research; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* a convenient chart of levels of speech and writing geared to context; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* both descriptive and prescriptive entries for guidance; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* guidelines for nonsexist usage; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* individual entries for all language terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vibrant description of how our language is being spoken and written at the end of the twentieth century--and how we ourselves can use it most effectively--\u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Guide to Standard American English\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal handbook to language etiquette: friendly, sensible, and reliable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231069898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231069892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Ref Srces for Small\/Med Li\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 118","brand":"Kenneth Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056682037503,"sku":"9780231069892","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f4ff53d-fb21-4469-9d51-429b81c660e8.jpg?v=1685042675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-columbia-guide-to-standard-kenneth-wilson-9780231069892","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}