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University of Illinois Press Barrelhouse Words
Book SynopsisAn exhaustive, engrossing lexicon of blues idiomsTrade Review"An impeccably scholarly, irresistibly readable guide to the language heard on the recordings of the great blues singers who were active in the first half of the 20th century."--Wall Street Journal "A very useful and mamlishly good book."--Juke Blues "A treat for anyone who loves language, and who sees it as a living, breathing entity."--PopMatters Table of ContentsCoverTitle PageCopyright PageContentsAuthor's NoteIntroductionSelect Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary SourcesGeneral BibliographyInformants Cited in TextAbbreviations and Symbols Used in TextA Blues Dialect DictionaryAppendixIndex
£19.94
Yale University Press Lost for Words
Book SynopsisThe untold story of the complex word battles fought by the creators of the first Oxford English Dictionary.Trade Review“The OED was one of the great creative enterprises of Victorian England. It is a real tour-de-force to make the words in the dictionary tell their own story.” —Nicolas Barker“Erudite, thoroughly annotated, and thrilling for scholars, academics, and wordsmiths. . . . a worthy addition to any university, public, or personal library.” * Bloomsbury Review *
£31.56
Wiley A Dictionary of Varieties of English
Book SynopsisA Dictionary of Varieties of English presents a comprehensive listing of the distinctive dialects and forms of English spoken throughout the contemporary world, and provides an invaluable introduction and guide to current research trends in the field.Table of ContentsPreface vii Maps ix Introduction: Research Trends in Variety Studies 1 How to Use This Book 8 A 9 B 43 C 55 D 86 E 104 F 119 G 130 H 141 I 151 J 165 K 168 L 172 M 186 N 201 O 221 P 228 Q 258 R 261 S 272 T 309 U 323 V 328 W 342 X 350 Y 351 Z 353 Appendix A: Lexical Sets 355 Appendix B: Guide to Phonetic Symbols 357 Appendix C: IPA and American Transcription 360 Reference Guide for Varieties of English 363
£104.36
William Morrow & Company Websters New World Dictionary Fifth Edition
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£9.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd An Historical Dictionary of Forestry and Woodland
Book SynopsisAn Historical Dictionary of Forestry and Woodland Terms describes the special words used by those working or hunting in Englanda s woodlands and forests from the early Middle Ages until the present.
£63.60
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Book SynopsisThis dictionary of classical mythology distills into brief form a single-source dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. This concise version covers virtually all major characters, and eight genealogical tables present the principal complex relationships between gods and men.Trade Review"This substantial and attractive book should be warmly welcomed . . . a work at once authoritative and complete with an impressive standard of accuracy: the generous cross-referencing given makes browsing an almost mandatory pleasure, and it will indeed be a learned reader who does not find something he did not previously know on almost every page." Times Literary Supplement "There has been nothing in English like Grimal's authoritative dictionary... this text will be an essential source for specialists and general readers alike... invaluable and sorely needed." Library JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Translator's Preface. Maps. The Dictionary of Classical Mythology. References. Table of Sources. Genealogical Tables. Index.
£38.90
John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Dictionary of Archaeology
Book Synopsis* A complete guide to the field now available in a paperback edition. * Provides snapshots of a subject which is constantly changing, presenting archaeology as a process rather than a body of knowledge. * Covers recent archaeological theory and relates theory to recent practice.Trade Review"Shaw and Jameson have assembled a roster of authoritative and readable contributors to cover sites, cultures, regions worldwide (even continents), concepts and theories, methods and techniques. The quality of the entries is very high." Antiquity "This is a modern, thoughtful, and extremely useful dictionary with a wealth of contextualized definitions, and important if comparatively lesser-known sites and cultures." Times Higher Education Supplement "Blackwell's graphics greatly enhance it; drawings relate to text, maps locate site entries, and chronologies are provided for all detailed regional sections except Africa." Choice "The book's strength rests on its geographical coverage ... Its theoretical content will be of particular use to advanced students and scholars seeking to find the current state-of-the-art approaches to the discipline." College and Research Libraries "It should be particularly useful to those requiring an introduction to the archaeological sites in particular regions. I also found it interesting for insights into the way archaeologists work and perceive human-environmental interactions." The HoloceneTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vi List of Contributors xi Preface and Acknowledgements xii Bibliographical Abbreviations xiv A-Z Entries 1
£32.25
CABI Publishing Dictionary of Natural Resource Management
Book SynopsisThe field of natural resource management is expanding, attracting individuals and ideas from a wide array of disciplines. For effective communication to take place, it is increasingly important for everyone involved to be familiar with the exact meanings being attached to the terms in use. The Dictionary of Natural Resource Management has been compiled to address this need and provides a single source of definitions about natural resource management terms. With more than 6,000 entries, many of them illustrated and a detailed set of appendices covering the classification of organisms, geological time scales and conversion factors, it is the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference work of its kind available. The scope of the dictionary is interdisciplinary. It encompasses terminology from the traditional fields of forestry, silviculture, pest management, mycology, botany, fish and wildlife management, forest fire control, geology, pedology, engineering and resource planning. In additTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Dictionary Entries 3: Appendix 1: Classification of Organisms 4: Appendix 2: Geological Time Scales 5: Appendix 3: Conversion Tables and Other Measurements
£106.20
Merriam-Webster The MerriamWebster Thesaurus
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£9.83
Merriam-Webster MerriamWebsters ItalianEnglish Dictionary
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£7.99
Merriam Webster,U.S. Merriam Websters Pocket Dictionary
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£7.58
Merriam-Webster The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
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£9.50
Merriam-Webster MerriamWebsters Dictionary of Law
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£16.10
Merriam Webster,U.S. MerriamWebster s Advanced Learner s English
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£30.95
Merriam Webster,U.S. MerriamWebsters Elementary Dictionary
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£24.68
Merriam Webster,U.S. MerriamWebsters Essential Learners English
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£12.50
Merriam Webster,U.S. The MerriamWebster Dictionary of Synonyms and
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£8.70
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pocket GCSE Latin Etymological Lexicon
Book SynopsisAn essential tool for the learning of Latin, based around the GCSE word lists of OCR and WJEC. Each Latin word is translated and given a set of derivatives, some common and others less so. Space is given for readers to annotate as they learn - and note other derivatives they may come across too!A concise introduction and a glossary of Latin in common usage combine to make this a vade mecum for all learners of Latin as well as cruciverbalists. The text is imaginatively punctuated by 20 illustrations by Amanda Short.Trade ReviewDeclensions have for some proved to be the instrument of their ascent. Pari passu and mutatis mutandis, that will indubitably be true for every lector of Caroline Mackenzie’s brilliant Latin compendium. * Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge, UK *Carpe verba! (Grasp the words!) A hugely fun and useful tool for Latin learners. I wish I’d had this book when I was learning Latin. * Caroline Lawrence, Ex-President of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers, UK *This is just the ticket for GCSE students and crossword addicts alike. * John Taylor, University of Manchester, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Introduction Glossary: Latin words and phrases in common usage Latin Lexicon A-V Appendix One: additional words in the Eduqas Defined Vocabulary List Appendix Two: additional words in the OCR Defined Vocabulary List
£13.01
Barcharts, Inc Spanish Phrases Quick Study Academic
Book SynopsisThe key to learning the Spanish language is the ability to conjugate Spanish verbs. This 6-page laminated guide offers easy-to-read tables of conjugations for the 15 verb tenses and moods, with the changes bolded for quick reference. Sixty verbs and their meanings are included, with the irregular tenses and moods listed for each verb. Using the example conjugations, this guide becomes a powerful key to unlocking Spanish for communication. Suggested uses: Students -- a very lightweight, inexpensive grade-booster that can be slipped between your notebook pages for quick and easy answers; Teachers -- Inexpensive classroom tool; Travelers -- Being flat, laminated and with conjugations being easy to find, this is a great travel buddy.
£9.36
B&H Publishing Group Ultimate Bible Dictionary
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£11.50
Christian Publishers LLC More Scenes That Happen
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£16.14
Federal Street Press Webster's American English Dictionary, New
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£7.70
Federal Street Press Webster's American English Dictionary, Expanded
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£8.76
Rockridge Press 100 Large-Print Crossword Puzzles: Easy Puzzles
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£15.19
Rockridge Press American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners:
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£26.09
Rockridge Press American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners:
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£20.89
Exisle Publishing The Godzone Dictionary
£14.24
Liverpool University Press The Liverpool English Dictionary: A Record of the
Book SynopsisKnow someone with an antwacky stem-winder? Heard the Band of Hope Street? Ever been on a vinegar trip? Do you jangle? Ever met a Cunard yank in the Dingle? Could you pay for a dodger with a joey? Have you heard a maccyowler in a jigger? The Liverpool English Dictionary records the rich vocabulary that has evolved over the past century and a half, as part of the complex, stratified, multi-faceted and changing culture of this singular city. With over 2,000 entries from ‘Abbadabba’ to ‘Z-Cars’, the roots/routes, meanings and histories of the words of Liverpool are presented in a concise, clear and accessible format. Born and bred in Liverpool, Professor Tony Crowley has spent over thirty years compiling this bold and innovative dictionary, investigating historical lexicons, sociological studies, works of history, local newspapers, popular cultural representations, and, most importantly, the extensive ‘lost’ literature of the city. Illuminating, often remarkable, and always enjoyable, this book transforms our understanding of the history of language in Liverpool.Trade ReviewReviews 'A serious and quietly affecting work of language study and social history. Tony Crowley has produced a fitting companion to his superb study Scouse. His research into and adventures with the Liverpool lexicon open up windows on to old and new worlds. A Liverpool of sectarian tribes, docks, alehouses, bizzies, jiggers, humour, family, sex, fights and insults gusts through these pages like wind off the river.' Professor Michael O’Neill, Department of English Studies, Durham University'The language of Liverpool has long been recognised as being rather special. Now it has received special recognition in its own very special dictionary. This superb achievement is the result of decades of research by Tony Crowley, who has done a brilliant job of marrying scholarly linguistic erudition with a deep personal knowledge of the dialect. His affection for Scouse and the community which speaks it is obvious on every page; this dictionary on historical principles is not only fascinating and immensely informative but also highly enjoyable.' Peter Trudgill, Université de Fribourg/ University of East Anglia'A model of dialect lexicography. Scouse has never been more thoroughly explored. A fascinating introduction to Liverpool's colourful speech. Liverpudlians will be dead chuffed to read it.' David Crystal, Honorary Professor of Linguistics, University of Bangor, and author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (Cambridge University Press, 1995, 2003) and The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Language Dialect Words (Macmillan, 2015).'Scouse was in many respects a truly groundbreaking work, and now he’s written another, the first scholarly dictionary of the language that has been used in Liverpool over the past century and a half. There have of course been collections of Liverpool words and phrases before, such as Fritz Spiegl’s Lern Yerself Scouse books. But Crowley’s is the first attempt at a truly comprehensive glossary, using the same methodology as the Oxford English Dictionary. For each entry the book offers a definition, an account of the origin and history of the word or expression, and examples of its use from carefully cited sources. Time and again, he notes, his dictionary offers up evidence of creativity, humour, irreverence towards authority and a carnivalesque sense of the absurd.' Alan Gardiner, Merseysider Magazine'No one has done more than Tony Crowley to put the study of Liverpool’s language on an academic and noncondescending footing. […] The Liverpool English Dictionary is exhaustively researched and sumptuously documented, every entry a fascinating historical and lexicographical essay in itself.'Times Literary Supplement'It is not only an informative read, but also fun and entertaining. To borrow a phrase from the dictionary itself: it was boss la.'Dr Paul Cooper, University of Liverpool'This text will not only appeal to Liverpool speakers, but anyone interested in Liverpool English or regional variation in England more generally. It is an exceptionally useful text which extensively documents the lexical and grammatical features of a variety of English that has been somewhat under-researched in recent years, and where the existing research predominantly tends to focus on aspects of pronunciation. It is not only an informative read, but also fun and entertaining. To borrow a phrase from the dictionary itself: it was boss la.' Dr Paul Cooper, Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire & CheshireTable of Contents Acknowledgements The language of Liverpool Note on the treatment of offensive terms The Liverpool English Dictionary Select Bibliography
£27.00
Liverpool University Press Specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias
Book SynopsisDuring the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the number of specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias grew from a trickle to a flood, while the number of disciplines they were devoted to grew from a handful to dozens, representing many varieties of knowledge.
£98.30
John Wiley & Sons Inc Dictionary of Hearing
Book SynopsisThis dictionary includes a wide range of terms that are in general use in relation to the multi-disciplinary subject of hearing. It covers the fields of acoustics, audiology, electronics, medicine, phonetics, rehabilitation and social administration. The dictionary has been compiled to meet the needs of the professional who is non-specialist in some of the fields, of students taking courses related to hearing, of the lay person and of those whose first language is not English. The needs of the specialist are supported by the availability of concise definitions of terms in common usage.
£60.75
John Wiley & Sons Inc Dictionary of Personal Development
Book SynopsisThe dictionary provides an accessible guide to terms commonly used in various fields concerned with personal development, including counselling and psychotherapy, organisational consultancy and management training, adult education, professional development, and group leadership. There is much cross-pollination of vocabulary, and while the authors' approach is humanistic, the dictionary is deliberately not discipline-based or profession-based. The dictionary is primarily for practicioners, students and trainees, and will also be of interest to informed participants or clients. It aims to give a reliable guide to the origins, meanings and usage of terms as well as being a point of departure to a myriad of fields and topics concerned with human experience and development.Table of ContentsPreface. Disclaimer. Abouth the authors. Acknowledgements. Dedication. Dictionary. Resources. References.
£52.20
John Wiley & Sons Inc Dictionary of Communication Disorders
Book SynopsisThis dictionary provides clear and concise explanations of terms used in the field of speech, therapy pathology and relevant terms in related fields including augmentative, alternative communication, hearing, linguistic, medicine, phonetics/phonology and psychology/psychiatry. Those working with people who have communication disorders and those who may be returning to this field will find the explanations easy to understand. Terms include assessments, therapy programmes and current theories in these fields. This edition has been thoroughly updated. It includes useful website addresses for manufacturers and suppliers of communication aids and publishers of assessments, and where to find useful information on the internet for various conditions.Trade Review"...libraries catering for speech therapists will obviously find this essential..." (Reference Reviews, Sept 05) "… provides a valuable resource that is especially suitable for students or people new to the field … according to our students, a ‘must-have’!" (Child Language Teaching and Therapy, May 2006)Table of ContentsPreface. The Dictionary. Appendix I: Assessments by age groups and client groups. Appendix II: Speech and language development. Appendix III: The International Phonetic Alphabet (revised to 1989) Appendix IV: Acknowledgements of trademarks and UK suppliers of AAC devices, computer hardware, peripherals and software. Bibliography.
£56.95
Right Book Press The Startup Lexicon Second Edition
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£999.99
de Gruyter A-G
£233.22
de Gruyter handel - heimkuh
£119.24
de Gruyter H J
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£126.64
de Gruyter Bei2 Bestechlichkeit
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£126.64
De Gruyter SZ
£111.62
De Gruyter HR
£111.62
de Gruyter Englische Wörterbücher unter der Lupe
£95.00
£95.00
de Gruyter Kollokationen als lexikographisches Problem
£95.00
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Walter de Gruyter & Co A - K
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£223.72
Walter de Gruyter Gmbh US SR MS Pcz 5
£230.25
Walter de Gruyter Gmbh US SR Pd Soz 6
£230.25
de Gruyter Spionage
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