The Penguin Guide to Punctuation

R L Trask

ISBN 10: 0140513663 / ISBN 13: 9780140513660

Published by Penguin, 2004

About this Item

Effective and easy to follow, this step-by-step guide aims to dispel the mysteries of punctuation and prove a useful aid to writing clear English. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136. 1997. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780140513660

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Penguin Guide to Punctuation

Publisher: Penguin

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis:

The Penguin Guide to Punctuation is indispensable for anyone who needs to get to grips with using punctuation in their written work. Whether you are puzzled by colons and semicolons, unsure of where commas should go or baffled by apostrophes, this jargon-free, succinct guide is for you.

About the Author:

R L Trask has taught in the School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences at the University of Sussex since 1988. He is the author of a number of books, including A DICTIONARY OF GRAMMATICAL TERMS IN LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE CHANGE, LANGUAGE: THE BASICS, A DICTIONARY OF PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY, HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS and THE HISTORY OF BASQUE.