Abstract
Much of this book has been devoted to directives about ways of speaking, reading, writing, making sense of words and putting them in sensible constructions. Now is the time to invite you to look a little wider. References to the complete range of human activities are to be found, stored conveniently, on the open shelves of any medium-sized public library. These reference sections have been developed throughout the 20th century, but in the past few years they have reflected the dynamic growth of recorded information. ‘All human life is there’ - at least written material on:
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© 1993 S. H. Burton & J. A. Humphries
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Burton, S.H., Humphries, J.A. (1993). Reference material. In: English GCSE Key Stage 4. Macmillan Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13836-4_21
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