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R.L. Trask (1944–2004)

Author of Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English

Includes the names: Larry Trask, R. Larry Trask, Robert L. Trask, Robert Lawrence Trask

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Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English 132 copies
Introducing Linguistics (Introducing... S.) 126 copies, 1 review
The Penguin Guide to Punctuation (Penguin Reference Books) 124 copies, 3 reviews
Language: The Basics (Basics (Routledge Paperback)) 77 copies, 2 reviews
The Penguin Dictionary of English Grammar (Penguin Reference Books) 61 copies
Historical Linguistics 57 copies
Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides) 41 copies
A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics 25 copies
Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology (Linguistics) 13 copies
Say What You Mean!: A Troubleshooter's Guide to English Style & Usage 13 copies
Language Change (Language Workbooks) 11 copies
The history of Basque 10 copies
Why Do Languages Change? 8 copies
A Student's Dictionary of Language and Linguistics (Student Reference) 7 copies

The Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics 5 copies

How to Write Effective E-mails: Penguin Writer's Guide (Penguin… 3 copies

Etymological Dictionary of Basque 1 copy

Lingüística : una guía gráfica 1 copy

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upstate New York, USA,

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Olean, New York, USA (birth)

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University of London (Ph.D. ∙ linguistics ∙ 1983)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BA Chemistry)

Brandeis University (MA Chemistry)

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Professor of linguistics (Sussex)

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University of Sussex (School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences)

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