The South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary of Current English
The South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary of Current English

Author: William Branford

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 1172

ISBN-13:

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This is a revised and expanded adaptation for South Africa, of the Pocket Oxford Dictionary. Over 2000 South African words and phrases have been defined, with the avoidance of racially offensive words. It includes grammar notes explaining concord, clauses, determiners and noun phrases.

South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary
South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary

Author: Catherine Soanes

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780195780581

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This is a completely revised and updated adaptation for southern Africa of the world's best-selling, most practical pocket English dictionary and now more user-friendly than ever.

The South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary
The South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary

Author: William Branford

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 948

ISBN-13:

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This newly revised and updated pocket dictionary reproduces the text of the internationally renowned Oxford Pocket Dictionary and includes the most current meanings and usage of South African English words. The book encompasses obvious words such as braai and tickey, as well as the different senses in which South Africans use some English words such as robot, just now, and stay well. It also offers: *Over 50,000 words and phrases dealt with in over 900 pages *British and U.S. spellings *2,500 South African entries, examples: fundi, fynbos, indaba, mafuta, potjiekos, staffrider, takkie, township, tsotsi *Vocabulary of science, computers, and technology *Vocabulary of the English literary tradition *South African, British and International abbreviations, examples: CIA, ECU, FBI, IMF, KGB, NUM, UDF, VOC *Pronunciation key: International phonetic alphabet *Usage notes for disputed and racially sensitive items.

South African Concise Oxford Dictionary
South African Concise Oxford Dictionary

Author: Rhodes University. Dictionary Unit for South African English

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1400

ISBN-13:

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A concise dictionary for speakers of English, ideal for families, students and professionals. Based on the Concise Oxford Dictionary (10th ed) and adapted for local use at the Dictionary Unit for South African English, Rhodes University, it defines over 200,000 words and phrases, and is distinguished by clear language and design. It is a guide to everyday language, specialist technical, scientific, literary and historical vocabulary, and new words. The almost 2000 items from South African English make it a resource for understanding local culture and current affairs. Features include notes on language usage, a pronunciation guide to words that commonly cause uncertainty, notes on the origins of words, and a list of South African institutions and organizations and their abbreviations.