Encarta Webster's College Dictionary
Encarta Webster's College Dictionary

Author: Merriam-Webster

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Published: 2005-08-01

Total Pages: 1728

ISBN-13: 9781596910850

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Encarta® Webster’s College Dictionary Second Edition 90,000 HEADWORDS WITH 220,000 DEFINITIONS NEW EDITION WITH UP-TO-DATE WORDS AND MEANINGS 8,000 ENTRIES ON PEOPLE AND PLACES ILLUSTRATIONS, MAPS, PHOTOS, AND TABLES QUICK FACTS ON ARTS, SCIENCES, AND LITERATURE EXCLUSIVE ONLINE LANGUAGE ADVICE SERVICE Ideal for students, teachers, families, and anyone who wants to use English with precision and accuracy, the Encarta® Webster’s College Dictionary captures a worldwide view of the English language as it’s used today. Encarta® Webster’s lexicographers have hunted down the latest terms from the worlds of information technology, science, popular culture, and business. They also include words entering common parlance from other languages, and note the derivation of English words and phrases. The dictionary features 90,000 headwords and 220,000 definitions drawn from the World English Database. Written in a clear, accessible tone, up-to-date and expansive in its vision of English as an evolving and global tongue, the Encarta® Webster’s College Dictionary is an invaluable resource for English speakers everywhere. Innovative features include: • Quick definitions: concise definitions that make the text easy to navigate • Quick facts: summaries of key concepts in the arts and sciences • Literary links: more than 100 notes on major works of literature • Incorrect spellings: hundreds of commonly misspelled words entered where they will be looked up and cross-referenced to their correct spellings • Spellchecks: warnings about words that are often confused • Usage notes: advice on common questions of style, punctuation, and grammar • Internet guide: a helpful guide to navigating and researching on the Internet • Illustrations, maps, photos, and tables: hundreds of visual aids that enhance the text

The Oxford History of English Lexicography
The Oxford History of English Lexicography

Author: A. P. Cowie

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2008-12-04

Total Pages: 1017

ISBN-13: 0191558079

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These substantial volumes present the fullest account yet published of the lexicography of English from its origins in medieval glosses, through its rapid development in the eighteenth century, to a fully-established high-tech industry that is as reliant as ever on learning and scholarship. The history covers dictionaries of English and its national varieties, including American English, with numerous references to developments in Europe and elsewhere which have influenced the course of English lexicography. Part one of Volume I explores the early development of glosses and bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and examines their influence on lexicographical methods and ideas. Part two presents a systematic history of monolingual dictionaries of English and includes extensive chapters on Johnson, Webster and his successors in the USA, and the OED. It also contains descriptions of the development of dictionaries of national and regional varieties, and of Old and Middle English, and concludes with an account of the computerization of the OED. The specialized dictionaries described in Volume II include dictionaries of science, dialects, synonyms, etymology, pronunciation, slang and cant, quotations, phraseology, and personal and place names. This volume also includes an account of the inception and development of dictionaries developed for particular users, especially foreign learners of English. The Oxford History of English Lexicography unites scholarship with readability. It provides a unique and accessible reference for scholars and professional lexicographers and offers a series of fascinating encounters with the men and women involved over the centuries in the making of works of profound national and linguistic importance.

The English Linguistics Project
The English Linguistics Project

Author: Jonathan Malicsi

Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2017-11-15

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 621420088X

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The ELP ENGLISH MANUAL 8th Edition is a comprehensive response to the integration of the ELP's English language workshops for professionals and the English language courses for students, under an English Language Learning System (ELLS) particularly as spurred by the more wide-ranging concerns articulated by universities and multinationals. This book introduces new concepts that reflect contemporary grammatical theory, with entries on diction, idioms, and pronunciation, based on current data on Filipino English accumulated over the past 18 years. More insights have actually come from a parallel study that focuses on the grammar and rhetoric of Filipino, some of which have affected the chapters on Determiners, Tense, and Embedding. The English Language Project, instituted by former U.P. President Jose V. Abueva under his office in 1991, has transformed into the English Linguistics Project, part of Dr. Jonathan Malicsi's research and extension service for the Department of Linguistics.

The Dictionary Wars
The Dictionary Wars

Author: Peter Martin

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0691210179

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Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publishers, all vying for dictionary supremacy and shattering forever the dream of a unified American language.

Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary
Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary

Author: Anne H. Soukhanov

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-07-13

Total Pages: 1740

ISBN-13: 9780312280871

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Easy-to-use "quick definition" system ; The most new words-more than 32,000 entries and definitions ; Preeminent coverage of high-technology words,

Word Search Sudoku
Word Search Sudoku

Author: Frank Longo

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company

Published: 2007-05

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781402742798

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First came sudoku, and it captivated millions. Then came wordoku, a fabulous letter-based form of the wildly popular puzzle. Now, get ready for a third great variation: wordoku with an added word search surprise! So fans get two puzzles in one, for more fun. Start solving these the same way you would wordoku, by filling in the 9 x 9 grid so the letters don t repeat in any row, column, or box. Then, when you re done, start looking for and circling all the words with four or more letters hidden in the puzzle. Go up, down, and diagonally, but remember: if you haven t completed the grid correctly, you won t find all the words! And be warnedthe puzzles get harder as the book goes along."

Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary
Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary

Author: Anne H. Soukhanov

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-07-13

Total Pages: 1732

ISBN-13: 9780312280871

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Easy-to-use "quick definition" system ; The most new words-more than 32,000 entries and definitions ; Preeminent coverage of high-technology words,

Language in the Real World
Language in the Real World

Author: Susan J. Behrens

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-05-13

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 1136887253

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Language in the Real World challenges traditional approaches to linguistics to provide an innovative introduction to the subject. By first examining the real world applications of core areas of linguistics and then addressing the theory behind these applications, this text offers an inductive, illustrative, and interactive overview for students. Key areas covered include animal communication, phonology, language variation, gender and power, lexicography, translation, forensic linguistics, language acquisition, ASL, and language disorders. Each chapter, written by an expert in the field, is introduced by boxed notes listing the key points covered and features an author’s note to readers that situates the chapter in its real world context. Activities and pointers for further study and reading are also integrated into the chapters and an end of text glossary is provided to aid study. Professors and students will benefit from the interactive Companion Website that includes a student section featuring comments and hints on the chapter exercises within the book, a series of flash cards to test knowledge and further reading and links to key resources. Material for professors includes essay and multiple choice questions based on each chapter and additional general discussion topics. Language in the Real World shows that linguistics can be appreciated, studied, and enjoyed by actively engaging real world applications of linguistic knowledge and principles and will be essential reading for students with an interest in language. Visit the Companion Website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/languagerealworld

Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English
Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English

Author: Robert Hartwell Fiske

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 1451651341

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Robert Hartwell Fiske aims to eliminate laxity in language today by way of this witty and engaging reference. Fiske rails against "laxicographers and ding-a-linguists" who, with their misguided thinking, actually promote the dissolution of the English language. He also illustrates why dictionaries don't always provide the correct meaning or usage of a word. With concise instruction and numerous examples of misused words, Fiske makes it easier than ever to learn from others' mistakes. This comprehensive dictionary of common misusages lays bare the mistakes we all make every day. Robert Hartwell Fiske, the grumbling grammarian of our time, shows you the definitive right way and wrong way to use language--and illustrates why dictionaries don't always provide the correct meaning or usage of a word.

What in the Word?
What in the Word?

Author: Charles Harrington Elster

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780156031974

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Presents a humorous look at the English language, including information on word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation.