Dictionary of Languages

Dictionary of Languages

Author: Andrew Dalby

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-10-28

Total Pages: 754

ISBN-13: 1408102145

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Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language with official status is included, as well as all those that have a written literature and 175 'minor' languages with special historical or anthropological interest. We see how, with the rapidly increasing uniformity of our culture as media's influence spreads, more languages have become extinct or are under threat of extinction. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts, while proverbs, anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique.


A Guide to World Language Dictionaries

A Guide to World Language Dictionaries

Author: Andrew Dalby

Publisher: Library Association Publishing (UK)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13:

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This single-volume reference offers a practical, evaluative guide to the main general dictionaries of the world's languages. It provides selective, critical annotations to help users choose the most appropriate dictionary for their purpose. The survey covers 275 languages with a written literature, and indicates the best source of word histories and best grammars.


Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary

Author: John A. Simpson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2002-04-18

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780195218893

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The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.


5 Language Visual Dictionary

5 Language Visual Dictionary

Author: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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A vocabulary guide that presents color photos of everyday objects and tasks with labels in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian, grouping words and phrases in fifteen categories, including health, food, and leisure.


A Guide to Foreign Language Grammars and Dictionaries

A Guide to Foreign Language Grammars and Dictionaries

Author: Albert John Walford

Publisher: London : Library Association

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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Annotated bibliography of foreign language grammars, dictionarys and teaching and training materials (incl. Audiovisual aids) - includes dutch, chinese, finnish, russian, french, italian, spanish, Portuguese and the Scandinavian languages.


A Guide to World Language Dictionaries

A Guide to World Language Dictionaries

Author: Andrew Dalby

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13:

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This single-volume reference offers a practical, evaluative guide to the main general dictionaries of the world's languages. It provides selective, critical annotations to help users choose the most appropriate dictionary for their purpose.


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.


Cassell's French and English Dictionary

Cassell's French and English Dictionary

Author:

Publisher: Cassell's

Published: 1986-09-15

Total Pages: 686

ISBN-13:

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Over fifty thousand entries provide French and English equivalents, and include technical, as well as, conversational words and phrases.