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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...Show more
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ISBN
9780198791096
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published year
2017
Language
Edition
1
Original title
The Story of Be
Format
Hardcover
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