Author: William Branford
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ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1172
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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.
Author: Catherine Soanes
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195780581
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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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.
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ISBN: 9780199040643
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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Author: William Branford
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 948
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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.
Author: John A. Simpson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195218893
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages :
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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.
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Publisher: OUP Southern Africa
ISBN: 9780195982183
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An updated edition of South Africa's most comprehensive reference dictionary, ideal for use by high school and tertiary students, as well as libraries, families and businesses. Unique South African content (headwords, usage notes, definitions, pronunciations), updated to include new curriculum and new general words Easy to understand etymologies for all root words (key in new curriculum) Useful encyclopaedic middle/extra matter for South Africa, e.g. history of SA English, SA presidents and prime ministers, Some SA national and provincial statistics, SA languages, etc. Over 200,000 entries, including hundreds of new words and terms Around 2,000 South African words authoritatively explained Exceptionally clear definitions using straightforward English Tricky points of grammar and usage made clear, with offensive words signposted
Author: William Brandford
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Maurice Waite
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199666156
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
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This dictionary offers coverage of English as an international language, the defining style is straightforward and non-technical, and thousands of examples illustrate idiomatic usage.
Author: OUP
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195788952
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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ISBN: 9780195992915
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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