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Randolph Quirk

British linguist and life peer.

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Born 1920
Died 2017

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  • Cover of: An Old English grammar
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    First published in 1950 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The use of English
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    Cover of edition useofenglish0002edrand_j9s9 First published in 1962 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: A university grammar of English
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    First published in 1973 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Charles Dickens and appropriate language: inaugural lecture of the professor of English language delivered in the Applebey Lecture Theatre on 26 May 1959.

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    First published in 1959 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Essays on the English language, medieval and modern.
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    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Investigating linguistic acceptability
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    First published in 1966 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Investigating Linguistic Acceptability

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  • Cover of: English in the world: teaching and learning the language and literatures : papers of an international conference entitled "Progress in English Studies" held in London, 17-21 September 1984 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the British Council and its contribution to the field of English studies over fifty years

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  • Cover of: Systems of Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features in English

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  • Cover of: Grammatical and Lexical Variance in English

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    Cover of edition linguistenglishl0000quir First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A student's grammar of the English language
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    First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A Comprehensive grammar of the English language

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Born 1920
Died 2017

Subjects

English language, Grammar, Anglais (Langue), Grammaire, Anglais (langue), English language, grammar, Study and teaching, Grammatik, Language, Engels, Englisch, English language, study and teaching, General, Addresses, essays, lectures, Discourse analysis, English language, old english, ca. 450-1100, grammar, English poetry, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Linguistics, Americanisms, Anglo-Saxon language, Aufsatzsammlung, Bürgerkrieg, Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature, Civilization, Medieval, in literature

Places

Englisch, Foreign countries, United States

People

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Gunnlaugr Illugason Ormstunga (ca. 983-1008), Hrafn Ömundarson Skáld-Hrafn (d. 1008?), R. G. Latham (1812-1888), Randolph Quirk

Time

Old English, ca. 450-1100, 1950-

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  • OLID: OL590551A

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Alternative names

  • RANDOLPH QUIRK
  • Randolph QUIRK
  • Charles Randolph Quirk, Baron Quirk, CBE, FBA
  • Charles Randolph Quirk

History

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June 19, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Add birth & death dates & brief bio from Wikidata
June 18, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 30, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import