Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
A comprehensive, authoritative A-Z of everything the general reader (and the linguist) needs to know about language, languages, linguistics, grammatical and literary concepts.
The Penguin Dictionary of Language
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
A comprehensive, authoritative A-Z of everything the general reader (and the linguist) needs to know about language, languages, linguistics, grammatical and literary concepts.
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
A comprehensive, authoritative A-Z of everything the general reader (and the linguist) needs to know about language, languages, linguistics, grammatical and literary concepts.
A Dictionary of Language
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226122038
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
No ordinary dictionary, David Crystal's Dictionary of Language includes not only descriptions of hundreds of languages literally from A to Z (Abkhaz to Zyryan) and definitions of literary and grammatical concepts, but also explanations of terms used in linguistics, language teaching, and speech pathology. If you are wondering how many people speak Macedonian, Malay, or Makua, or if you're curious about various theories of the origins of language, or if you were always unsure of the difference between structuralism, semiotics, and sociolinguistics, this superbly authoritative dictionary will answer all of your questions and hundred of others.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226122038
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
No ordinary dictionary, David Crystal's Dictionary of Language includes not only descriptions of hundreds of languages literally from A to Z (Abkhaz to Zyryan) and definitions of literary and grammatical concepts, but also explanations of terms used in linguistics, language teaching, and speech pathology. If you are wondering how many people speak Macedonian, Malay, or Makua, or if you're curious about various theories of the origins of language, or if you were always unsure of the difference between structuralism, semiotics, and sociolinguistics, this superbly authoritative dictionary will answer all of your questions and hundred of others.
A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics
Author: R.L. Trask
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134884206
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This dictionary of grammatical terms covers both current and traditional terminology in syntax and morphology. It includes descriptive terms, the major theoretical concepts of the most influential grammatical frameworks, and the chief terms from mathematical and computational linguistics. It contains over 1500 entries, providing definitions and examples, pronunciations, the earliest sources of terms and suggestions for further reading, and recommendations about competing and conflicting usages. The book focuses on non-theory-boumd descriptive terms, which are likely to remain current for some years. Aimed at students and teachers of linguistics, it allows a reader puzzled by a grammatical term to look it up and locate further reading with ease.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134884206
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This dictionary of grammatical terms covers both current and traditional terminology in syntax and morphology. It includes descriptive terms, the major theoretical concepts of the most influential grammatical frameworks, and the chief terms from mathematical and computational linguistics. It contains over 1500 entries, providing definitions and examples, pronunciations, the earliest sources of terms and suggestions for further reading, and recommendations about competing and conflicting usages. The book focuses on non-theory-boumd descriptive terms, which are likely to remain current for some years. Aimed at students and teachers of linguistics, it allows a reader puzzled by a grammatical term to look it up and locate further reading with ease.
The Penguin Dictionary of Clichés
Author: Julia Cresswell
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This dictionary investigates the wide range of cliches throughout the history of the English language. With over 1500 sourced cliches listed, both ancient an modern, this work looks at the more informal side of the English language.
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This dictionary investigates the wide range of cliches throughout the history of the English language. With over 1500 sourced cliches listed, both ancient an modern, this work looks at the more informal side of the English language.
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers
Author: David Wells
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140261493
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140261493
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy
The Penguin Dictionary of Politics
Author: David Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140512762
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Containing over 500 definitions of political theories, dogmas and phraseologies, this dictionary includes updated entries on the European Community and federalism alongside new definitions of the European Court of Justice and Central Banks, among others. Frequently-used terms in Middle-Eastern politics are explained, from Ayatollah and the Arab-Israeli wars, to fundamentalism and the Gulf War. It also includes sections on ideas that have become familiar terms over recent years, such as perestroika, glasnost, being politically correct, and Thatcherism, as well as issues that have taken on greater political significance - for example, abortion and environmentalism.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140512762
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Containing over 500 definitions of political theories, dogmas and phraseologies, this dictionary includes updated entries on the European Community and federalism alongside new definitions of the European Court of Justice and Central Banks, among others. Frequently-used terms in Middle-Eastern politics are explained, from Ayatollah and the Arab-Israeli wars, to fundamentalism and the Gulf War. It also includes sections on ideas that have become familiar terms over recent years, such as perestroika, glasnost, being politically correct, and Thatcherism, as well as issues that have taken on greater political significance - for example, abortion and environmentalism.
The Penguin Spelling Dictionary
Author: Market House Books Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140514254
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The 2nd revised edition aids writers who need a quick and easy spell-check. Not only does it show how to spell virtually every word likely to encountered, but it highlights common areas of confusion and traps for the unwary. It gives recommended hyphenation, British/American spellings, and includes many proper names - places and people.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140514254
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The 2nd revised edition aids writers who need a quick and easy spell-check. Not only does it show how to spell virtually every word likely to encountered, but it highlights common areas of confusion and traps for the unwary. It gives recommended hyphenation, British/American spellings, and includes many proper names - places and people.
The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography
Author: J. B. Whittow
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140510942
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
Defines terms and concepts in archaeology, botany, geology, meteorology, earth science and geography
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140510942
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
Defines terms and concepts in archaeology, botany, geology, meteorology, earth science and geography
The Penguin Dictionary of Quotations
Author: John Michael Cohen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Quotations
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Quotations
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description