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Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Dictionaries

Phrasology The Breakdown of Phrases by Accent And Rhyme (Paperback): Sean Hughes Phrasology The Breakdown of Phrases by Accent And Rhyme (Paperback)
Sean Hughes
R5,383 Discovery Miles 53 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Meaning of Dreams - Mysterious and fascinating (Paperback): Bruno Olcese The Meaning of Dreams - Mysterious and fascinating (Paperback)
Bruno Olcese; Contributions by Roberson Alvarado; Nostica Editorial
R645 Discovery Miles 6 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Random House Webster's Dictionary (Paperback, Revised Ed): Random House Random House Webster's Dictionary (Paperback, Revised Ed)
Random House
R252 Discovery Miles 2 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Timeless Resource No Word User Can Be Without–Now Completely Revised and Updated in a New Edition!

• More than 75,000 entries • More than 150 new illustrations • Helpful supplements on writing, usage, and metric measurements • Updated geographical and biographical entries integrated throughout the easy A to Z listing • Common abbreviations • Hundreds of word histories and etymologies • Clear and easy-to-understand usage notes and labels • Features the latest business and computer terms

Random House Webster’s Dictionary is your one-stop reference book. Based on the latest edition of the bestselling and authoritative Random House Webster’s College Dictionary and prepared by a staff of lexicographic experts, this handy, modern, and affordable dictionary is the resource for all your word questions! With Newer Words Faster, you’ll also find the latest slang, business, and computer terms defined with clarity and precision. No other paperback dictionary gives you more!

The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary (Paperback, Revised): N.S. Doniach, A. Kahane The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary (Paperback, Revised)
N.S. Doniach, A. Kahane
R1,707 R1,218 Discovery Miles 12 180 Save R489 (29%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

First published as a hardback, the Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary is a milestone in the description of modern Hebrew. The English coverage of the dictionary comprises over 50,000 entries including current idioms and phrases, slang and colloquialisms, technical and scientific terminology, legal and medical terminology, and US and Australian terms. There is a strong emphasis on usage alerting the user to varying registers and contexts.

A Sanskrit-English Dictionary - Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European... A Sanskrit-English Dictionary - Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages (Hardcover, 1899 Ed)
Monier Monier-Williams; As told to E. Leuman, C. Cappeller
R5,748 Discovery Miles 57 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A Sanskrit-English Dictionary is the essential reference for Sanskrit scholars. This comprehensive work includes over 180,000 words and definitions. Entries are organised according to the root word to give a clear etymological arrangement and include special references to cognate Indo-European languages as well as literary citations. Notes on mythology, literature, religion, and philosophy are incorporated into definitions.

A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary (Hardcover): A.A Macdonell A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary (Hardcover)
A.A Macdonell
R9,598 Discovery Miles 95 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary is an authoritative resource for learners and scholars alike. Each entry includes a transliteration for easier understanding, etymological information on the root and derivatives, and an indication of the rarity of the word and the literary period to which it belongs.

Lexicography and the OED - Pioneers in the Untrodden Forest (Paperback, New Ed): Lynda Mugglestone Lexicography and the OED - Pioneers in the Untrodden Forest (Paperback, New Ed)
Lynda Mugglestone
R1,510 Discovery Miles 15 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Oxford English Dictionary occupies a special place in the history of English, cultural as well as linguistic. Lexicography and the OED sets out to explore the pioneering endeavours in both lexicography and lexicology which led to the making of its first edition. Making use of much unpublished archive material, this collection of twelve essays brings a wide variety of perspectives to bear upon the OED, and the particular problems posed by the attempt to break new ground in its formation.

Coffret eBooks Special Business (Paperback): Catherine Marango Coffret eBooks Special Business (Paperback)
Catherine Marango
R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Modern Lexicography - An Introduction (Paperback, New Ed): Henri Bejoint Modern Lexicography - An Introduction (Paperback, New Ed)
Henri Bejoint
R1,418 Discovery Miles 14 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dictionaries of the national language of a country are an essential and quite frequently controversial part of social life and learning. This is an account of how such dictionaries are made, how they are used, and the issues and problems that face their writers and editors. It is wide-ranging, scholarly, and readable. The author gives a concise history of the general-purpose dictionary, describing both the main approaches to dictionary making and the main kinds of dictionary. After comparing the different lexicographical traditions of Great Britain and the USA, and considering the roles of dictionaries in those countries, Dr Bejoint explores the linguistic problems in such matters as distinguishing meanings, writing definition, providing synonyms, etc. He ends with a discussion of current lexicographical trends.

The Project Management Dictionary (Paperback): Apjp Project Management The Project Management Dictionary (Paperback)
Apjp Project Management
R1,344 Discovery Miles 13 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cassell's Latin Dictionary - Latin-English and English-Latin (Paperback): James Robert Vernam 1853-1 Marchant Cassell's Latin Dictionary - Latin-English and English-Latin (Paperback)
James Robert Vernam 1853-1 Marchant
R1,190 Discovery Miles 11 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
English-Garo Dictionary (Paperback): Members of the Garo Mission English-Garo Dictionary (Paperback)
Members of the Garo Mission
R595 Discovery Miles 5 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The American Phonetic Dictionary Of The English Language (Paperback): Daniel S Smalley The American Phonetic Dictionary Of The English Language (Paperback)
Daniel S Smalley; Created by Alexander John Ellis
R1,070 Discovery Miles 10 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Penguin Pocket Jokes (Paperback): David Pickering Penguin Pocket Jokes (Paperback)
David Pickering
R329 R297 Discovery Miles 2 970 Save R32 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Have you heard the one about the man who walked into a bar? (Ouch!)... Penguin Pocket Jokes is essential (and hilarious) reading for anyone searching for the perfect joke. Whether you want a snappy wisecrack or a longer rib-tickler when making a speech, this easy-to-use guide will provide the perfect witticism.

Guide to Locating Rocky Mountain Wildflowers (Paperback, Uk Ed.): Panayoti Kelaidis Guide to Locating Rocky Mountain Wildflowers (Paperback, Uk Ed.)
Panayoti Kelaidis
R207 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R15 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The words "Purple mountains majesty" were written into the song "Oh, Beautiful," but it could have also been red, yellow, or orange, perhaps. The Rocky Mountains are filled with spectacular colours year round. Pick your favourite and find it with this book.

A Dictionary, Burmese and English (Paperback): Adoniram Judson A Dictionary, Burmese and English (Paperback)
Adoniram Judson
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (Paperback, 4th Revised edition): J. R. Clark Hall A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
J. R. Clark Hall; Supplement by Herbert T. Merritt
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This classic dictionary deals carefully and exhaustively with all the words which occur in Anglo-Saxon poetry and prose. Variant dialectic forms are given, together with variant forms found in the same dialect. Purely poetic words and words not common in prose are indicated, and references are given to the passages in which they occur. First published in 1894, this is a reprint of the fourth edition (Cambridge University Press, 1960).

English-Dutch & Dutch-English One-to-One Dictionary. Script & Roman - (Exam-Suitable) (Dutch, Paperback): English-Dutch & Dutch-English One-to-One Dictionary. Script & Roman - (Exam-Suitable) (Dutch, Paperback)
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
A Dictionary of Moroccan Arabic - Moroccan-English/English-Moroccan (Arabic, Paperback): Richard S. Harrell A Dictionary of Moroccan Arabic - Moroccan-English/English-Moroccan (Arabic, Paperback)
Richard S. Harrell; Foreword by Elizabeth M Bergman
R1,268 Discovery Miles 12 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A Dictionary of Moroccan Arabic complements A Basic Course in Moroccan Arabic (text and CDs) and A Short Reference Grammar of Moroccan Arabic It presents, in an impressive range, the core vocabulary of everyday life in Morocco--from the kitchen to the mosque, from the hardware store to the natural world of plants and animals. It contains myriad examples of usage, including formulaic phrases and idiomatic expressions. Understandable throughout the nation, it is based primarily on the standard dialect of Moroccans from the cities of Fez, Rabat, and Casablanca. All Arabic citations are in an English transcription, making it invaluable to English-speaking non-Arabists, travelers, and tourists-as well as being an important resource tool for students and scholars in the Arabic language-learning field.

A to Z of Thermodynamics (Paperback, New): Pierre Perrot A to Z of Thermodynamics (Paperback, New)
Pierre Perrot
R2,181 Discovery Miles 21 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a comprehensive guide to the often confusing subject of thermodynamics, for engineers, physicists, and chemists. The succinct entries are arranged alphabetically, allowing the reader to browse through the subject and to pursue a particular point, skipping or ignoring extraneous points. After twenty years of teaching thermodynamics, Professor Perrot knows exactly which areas students find difficult and has taken particular trouble with these points. The entries explain the words and phrases that crop up in thermodynamics without recourse to pages of mathematics and algebra: the main aim being to explain and clarify the jargon and concepts. Professor Perrot achieves this aim while maintaining a refreshing lightness of prose style, in which spirit he also includes some asides on interesting people and events in the history of thermodynamics.

A Dictionary of Vures, Vanuatu (Paperback): Catriona Malau A Dictionary of Vures, Vanuatu (Paperback)
Catriona Malau
R2,016 Discovery Miles 20 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A New Dictionary of Eponyms (Hardcover, New): Morton S. Freeman A New Dictionary of Eponyms (Hardcover, New)
Morton S. Freeman
R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Do you approve of censoring the works of great writers? Some might contend that to bowdlerize a great writer's work would be to diminish its overall quality. Others, like Thomas Bowdler, whose eraser danced over every Shakespeare play, would argue that all modest people should be able to read a great work without blushing. For attacking the classics, Mr. Bowdler has been immortalized as the world's best-known, self-appointed literary censor. And because of his efforts the term bowdlerize has become eponymous with his name. Alternatively, the word bikini--defined as a two- piece bathing suit for women--has been a linguistic mystery since 1947 when these suits were first seen on the beaches of the French Riviera, a year after the United States began testing atom bombs on the Bikini atoll of the Marshall Islands. Some shocked people said that the impact of the scanty swimsuit on male beach loungers was like the devastating effect of the atomic bomb. Whoosh! A simpler and more credible notion is that the daring swimsuits resembled the attire worn by women on the Bikini atoll.

Created about a century ago, the term eponym is itself a coinage from two Greek words, epi, "on" or "upon," and onama, "a name." But its broadened meaning, as dictionaries set it out, refers to a word derived from a proper name. For instance, Salisbury steak--a popular diner menu item created from common hamburger and dressed up with brown gravy to make it more appealing--is named for James H. Salisbury, an English physician who promoted a diet of ground beef.

A Dictionary of Eponyms explores the origins of hundreds of these everyday words from Argyle socks to zeppelins. Written in an entertaining and anecdotal style, and with a foreword by Edwin Newman, the book includes a brief biography of the individual whose name became associated with an item or concept as well as information on how and when the name entered the language.

If you've ever wondered just where terms like cardigan sweater, pamphlet, and robot come from, Morton Freeman does more than simply define them--he brings them to life.

A Dictionary of the English Language, Volume II (in two volumes) - In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Origin and... A Dictionary of the English Language, Volume II (in two volumes) - In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Origin and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers To Which Are Prefixed A History of the Language and An English Grammar (Paperback)
Samuel Johnson
R1,343 Discovery Miles 13 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Dictionary of the English Language, Volume I (in two volumes) - In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Origin and... A Dictionary of the English Language, Volume I (in two volumes) - In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Origin and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers To Which Are Prefixed A History of the Language and An English Grammar (Paperback)
Samuel Johnson
R1,344 Discovery Miles 13 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Afrikaanse Woordelys En Spelreels (Afrikaans, Paperback): S.A. Akademie Afrikaanse Woordelys En Spelreels (Afrikaans, Paperback)
S.A. Akademie
R61 Discovery Miles 610 Ships in 2 - 4 working days
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