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The Australian National Dictionary
Author: The Australian National Dictionary
Author: Bruce MoorePublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780190306847
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Annotation. The Slip Case edition is now SOLD OUT at OUP and will not be reprinted. Please contact your favourite bookseller to see if they have the Slip Case in stock. The standard edition is still available. TheAustralian National Dictionary(AND) is a dictionary of Australianisms. It includes words and meanings that have originated in Australia, that have a greater currency here than elsewhere, or that have a special significance in Australian history. Major features:It differs from general dictionaries in being based on historical principles, like the comprehensive Oxford English Dictionary. This means it describes the full history of a word, starting with its earliest appearance, establishing its origin, and documenting its use over time. All entries from the first edition, which was published in 1988, have been thoroughly revised and updated. 6000 new entries have been added. There are more than 16,000 Australian terms. They include:historical terms from the convict era, the gold rushes, farming, and the experience of warcolloquial terms, including rhyming slang and numerous lively and colourful idiomsregional terms from different states and territoriesterms from Aboriginal English, a major dialect of Australian English. New entries cover all aspects of Australian life, history, culture, and values, as indicated by this brief list:ambo, barbecue stopper, bogan, budgie smugglers, bunny rug, captain's pick, chiko roll, chook lit, chroming, copha, corkie, couldn't run a chook raffle, do a Bradbury, drop bear, fairy bread, firie, goon bag, grommet, hip-pocket nerve, hornbag, humidicrib, karak, land of the fair go, marn grook, negative gearing, not happy Jan, pizzling, reg grundies, schmick, schoolies' week, seachanger, secret women's business, shirt-front, skippy, songline, spunk rat, trackie daks, ute muster, welcome to country. There is detailed information on the origins of these Australian words, including comprehensive coverage of more than 550 words that have been borrowed from 100 Aboriginal languages. Quotations from books, newspapers, diaries, etc., show how words have been used over time. More than 123,000 quotations illustrate the entries. The Australian National Dictionary is the only comprehensive, historically based record of the words and meanings that make up Australian English. It is a unique lexical map of Australian history and culture.
The Australian National Dictionary
Author: William Stanley RamsonPublisher: Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195547368
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Compiled at the Australian National University's new dictionary Centre, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative record of Australian English. Following the style of the Oxford English Dictionary, it traces those words which are peculiar to Australia, or which are more common there than anywhere else.
Australian Modern Oxford Dictionary
Author: Australian National Dictionary CentrePublisher:
ISBN: 9780195578645
Category : Australianisms
Languages : en
Pages : 943
Book Description
The fourth edition of the Australian Modern Oxford Dictionary includes many new words and meanings, including many from the realms of sport, health, society, the environment and electronic communication. All Australian words and meanings are labelled with an Aust marker. The definitions are straightforward with guidance provided where word usage is controversial. Up to date encyclopaedic entries for the names of famous people, places,events, and institutions are provided. The Australian Modern Oxford Dictionary features a vinyl cover for durability and colour headwords for ease of usage.
Lexical Images
Author: William Stanley RamsonPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Bill Ramson, former Director of The Australian National Dictionary Centre, relates in detail the fascinating and sometimes controversial story behind the making of an Australian icon, The Australian National Dictionary, the first historical dictionary of Australianisms. The book brings to life different aspects of Australia's history by discussing words included in the dictionary, and shows how these words have become part of a distinctively Australian branch of English.
Australian National Dictionary
Author: W. S. RamsonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195546057
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Australian Law Dictionary
Author: Trischa MannPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195518511
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Australian Law Dictionary is a key reference for those who need familiarity with, and knowledge of, Australian legal terms most commonly encountered when studying law and in the profession.
Digger Dialects
Author: Walter Hubert DowningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English
Author: Bruce MoorePublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195506174
Category : Australianisms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a major new edition of the pre-eminent Australian dictionary, prepared at the Australian National Dictionary Centre in Canberra and reflecting changes in Australian and international English.
Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary Hardback 6E
Author: Oxford DictionaryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780190311315
Category : Australianisms
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary is Australia's most authoritative concise dictionary. Produced in partnership with the Australian National Dictionary Centre, this sixth edition has been thoroughly updated, and includes many hundreds of new words you won't find in any other dictionary. It provides an authoritative description of Australian and international English that is unrivalled by other concise dictionaries.
