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Dictionary of the Political Thought of the People's Republic of China (Hardcover): Henry He Dictionary of the Political Thought of the People's Republic of China (Hardcover)
Henry He
R1,745 Discovery Miles 17 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Far more than a simple glossary, this unique resource provides a detailed lexicography of political and social life in China today, and deepens our understanding of the last twenty years of enormous change in the People's Republic. Each of the 1,600 entries (1) is rendered in Chinese characters; (2) is alphabetized according to pinyin, the Chinese phonetic alphabet; (3) is translated into English; and (4) is explained in terms of the situation in which it first appeared and how its meaning shifted over time. In addition to the main body of definitions and annotations, there are three appendices, abbreviations, a name index, and a bibliography.

Dictionary of Turkic Languages (Paperback, Revised): Kurtulus Oztopcu, Zhoumagaly Abouv, Nasir Kambarov, Youssef Azemoun Dictionary of Turkic Languages (Paperback, Revised)
Kurtulus Oztopcu, Zhoumagaly Abouv, Nasir Kambarov, Youssef Azemoun
R2,614 Discovery Miles 26 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This multi-language dictionary covers the eight major Turkic languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uighur, Kazakh, Kirgiz, and Tatar.
2000 headwords in English are translated into each of the eight Turkic languages. Words are organized both alphabetically and topically. Original script and Latin transliteration are provided for each language. For ease of use, alphabetical indices are also given for the eight languages.
This is an invaluable reference book for both students and learners and for those enaged in international commerce, research, diplomacy and academic and cultural exchange.

Historical Dictionary of Islam (Hardcover, Third Edition): Ludwig W. Adamec Historical Dictionary of Islam (Hardcover, Third Edition)
Ludwig W. Adamec
R5,320 Discovery Miles 53 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Muslims believe that the Koran is God's message in Arabic, revealed through the medium of the Prophet Muhammad for the guidance of the Arabs and subsequently for all humanity. There is both unity and variety in the Islamic world. Muslims are not a homogeneous people who can be explained solely by their normative texts: the Koran and the Sunnah. Muslims differ vastly in their interpretation of Islam: modernists want to reinterpret Islam to adapt to the requirements of modern times while traditionalists tend to look to the classical and medieval periods of Islam as their model of the Islamic state. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Islam contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on major sects, schools of theology, and jurisprudence, as well as aspects of Islamic culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Islam.

Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations (Hardcover): Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner, Clifford Griffin Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations (Hardcover)
Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner, Clifford Griffin
R2,861 Discovery Miles 28 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The relationship between the world's largest power and the small nations of the Caribbean has been and remains rich and varied. The history of political and security collaboration is long, if not untroubled: the United States is the Caribbean's predominant trade and investment partner, and U.S. culture is as pervasive in the region as are U.S. goods. At the same time, the proximity, smallness, and economic dependence of these countries have all contributed to a tendency for the United States to seek to dominate the region, often enough by resort to hard power. From the nineteenth century through the Cold War, the United States has resorted to military interventions and coercive diplomacy to ensure that this region, so close to its shores, remains stable and friendly. The Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Dictionary of Translation Studies (Paperback): Mark Shuttleworth Dictionary of Translation Studies (Paperback)
Mark Shuttleworth
R930 Discovery Miles 9 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Published at a time of unprecedented growth of interest in translation, the Dictionary of Translation Studies aims to present the insights of a number of different approaches to translation in an unbiased, non-partisan way. With more than 300 articles, this essential volume provides the reader with a snapshot of a rapidly developing discipline, based on work produced in serveral languages. With a clear, easy-to-follow layout, the Dictionary provides a comprehensive and highly accessible survey of key terms and concepts (such as Abusive Translation, Equivalence, Informationsangebot, Minimax Principle, Texteme and Thick Translation), types of activity (Autotranslation, Dubbing, Signed Language Interpreting), and schools and approaches (Leipzig School, Manipulation School, Nitra School). Each term is presented within the context in which it first occurred and is given a definition which is both clear and informative. Major entries include a discussion of relevant viewpoints as well as comments on how the usage and application of the term have developed subsequent to its coining. In addition, all entries provide suggestions for further reading, and there is an extensive bibliography included at the end. This is an indispensable tool for anyone studying or teaching translation at university level.

The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary (Hardcover, Large Print Ed): Oxford Languages The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary (Hardcover, Large Print Ed)
Oxford Languages
R1,953 R1,640 Discovery Miles 16 400 Save R313 (16%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary is a brand new large print dictionary, offering to visually impaired readers an Oxford-quality dictionary in a large, clear font.
In addition to solid coverage of the core English vocabulary, including new words and senses, with definitions that are concise and easy-to-understand, theOxford American Large Print Dictionary also includes thousands of difficult and literary words that are most often looked up. It also includes short, accessible notes on difficult spellings, confusable words, and tricky areas of usage.
The book's clear page layout, designed in association with Lighthouse International, offers enlarged fonts, larger margins, generous linespacing, and good quality paper, ensuring that there is a minimum of glare and show-through.
All Oxford American dictionaries use an easy-to-use respelling system to show how entries are pronounced. It uses simple, familiar markings to represent common American English sounds.

English Dialect Dictionary Online - A New Departure in English Dialectology (Hardcover): Manfred Markus English Dialect Dictionary Online - A New Departure in English Dialectology (Hardcover)
Manfred Markus
R3,471 R2,926 Discovery Miles 29 260 Save R545 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary (1898-1905) is the most comprehensive English dialect dictionary ever written, documenting in detail every dialect of English in the British Isles and Ireland, as well as the USA, Canada, South Africa, and other colonial regions. Over the past ten years, it has been brought to life digitally as a freely available database resource, EDD Online, which provides access to this rich collection of dialect data. This book is a comprehensive user guide to EDD Online, showing how to get the most out of this unparalleled resource with step-by-step instructions, illustrated with handy screenshots, and an appendix containing full colour figures. It also considers dialectological issues from phonetics to pragmatics, and how searches can be tailored to specific linguistic concerns, demonstrating the interface's enormous potential to contribute to research in a range of disciplines, from dialectology, to fields such as historical linguistics, corpus linguistics, lexicography and sociolinguistics.

The First English Dictionary of Slang 1699 (Paperback): Begent The First English Dictionary of Slang 1699 (Paperback)
Begent; Introduction by John Simpson
R265 Discovery Miles 2 650 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Written originally for the education of the polite London classes in 'canting' - the language of thieves and ruffians - should they be so unlucky as to wander into the 'wrong' parts of town, A New Dictionary of Terms, Ancient and Modern, of the Canting Crew by 'B.E. Gent' is the first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings. It is also the first text which attempts to show the overlap and integration between canting words and common slang. In its refusal to distinguish between criminal vocabulary and the more ordinary everyday English of the period, it sets canting words side by side with terms used by sailors, labourers, and those in the common currency of domestic culture. With an introduction by John Simpson, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, describing the history and culture of canting in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as the evolution of English slang, this is a fascinating volume for anyone with a curiosity about language, or wishing to reintroduce 'Dandyprat' or 'Fizzle' into their everyday conversation. Anglers, c Cheats, petty Thievs, who have a Stick with a hook at the end, with which they pluck things out of Windows, Grates, &c. also those that draw in People to be cheated. Dandyprat, a little puny Fellow. Grumbletonians, Malecontents, out of Humour with the Government, for want of a Place, or having lost one. Strum, c. a Periwig. Rum-Strum, c. a long Wig; also a handsom Wench, or Strumpet.

Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary (Hardcover, Reprint 2011): Michael Fortescue Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary (Hardcover, Reprint 2011)
Michael Fortescue
R6,855 Discovery Miles 68 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume is the first comprehensive comparative dictionary to cover the whole of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family. The genealogical status of this family (whether from a common source or due to convergence) has long been controversial, but its coherence as a family can now be taken as proven. Its geographical position between Siberia and northernmost America renders it crucial in any attempt to relate the languages and peoples of these large linguistic regions. The dictionary consists of cognate sets arranged alphabetically according to reconstructed proto-forms and covers all published lexical sources for the languages concerned (plus a good deal of unpublished material). The criterion for setting up Proto-Chukotian sets is the existence of clear cognates in at least two of the four languages: Chukchi, Koryak, Alutor, and (now extinct) Kerek, and for Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan sets cognates in at least one of these plus Itelmen. Internal loans between the two branches of the family are indicated - this is particularly important in the case of the many loans from Koryak to modern western Itelmen. Proto-Itelmen sets without clear cognates in Chukotian are listed separately, without reconstructions. The data is presented in a reader-friendly format, with each set divided into separate lines for the individual languages concerned and with a common orthography for all reliable modern forms (given as full word stems, not just 'roots'). The introduction contains information on the distribution of the individual languages and dialects and all sound correspondences relating them, plus a sketch of what is known of their (pre)historical background. Inflections and derivational affixes are treated in separate sections, and Chukchi and English proto-form indexes allows multiple routes of access to the data. A full reference list of sources is included.

Environmental Engineering Dictionary and Directory (Hardcover): Thomas M. Pankratz Environmental Engineering Dictionary and Directory (Hardcover)
Thomas M. Pankratz
R5,923 Discovery Miles 59 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Like most technical disciplines, environmental science and engineering is becoming increasingly specialized. As industry professionals focus on specific environmental subjects they become less familiar with environmental problems and solutions outside their area of expertise. This situation is compounded by the fact that many environmental science related terms are confusing. Prefixes such as bio-, enviro-, hydra-, and hydro- are used so frequently that it is often hard to tell the words apart. The Environmental Engineering Dictionary and Directory gives you a complete list of brand terms, brand names, and trademarks - right at your fingertips.

Manual of Law French (Hardcover, 2 Rev Ed): J.H. Baker Manual of Law French (Hardcover, 2 Rev Ed)
J.H. Baker
R4,498 Discovery Miles 44 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Most English legal texts before 1600, and many from the seventeenth century are written in law French, a dialect which differs considerably both from current French and from old Norman French. Only two guides to law French were published , one in 1701 and the other in 1779: both were full of errors and omissions. This current manual is a revised and considerably enlarged version of the first edition which was published in 1779, the first law French manual to appear since the eighteenth century. The manual is the only current guide to the law French used in English law books between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, an essential reference tool for law libraries, students and practitioners of English legal history. This manual is a revised and considerably enlarged version of the 1979 edition. It is the only current guide to the law French used in English law books between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, and is an essential reference tool for law libraries, students and practitioners of English legal history.

Figure Skating - Championship Techniques (Paperback): John Misha Petkevich Figure Skating - Championship Techniques (Paperback)
John Misha Petkevich; Illustrated by Heinz Kluetmeier
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

As a sport, an art, a fitness activity, nothing quite beats figure skating for excitement, grace, beauty, or fun. Now former U.S. Champion figure skater John Misha Petkevich shows how you can find your full potential as a figure skater no matter what your age or ability. The lavishly illustrated volume includes: Detailed instructional-photo sequences What to look for in skates, clothing, rinks, and instruction Getting started 6 basic turns that every figure skater should know 15 spins that you can master The keys to preforming 19 clasic figure skating jumps and splits

Historical Dictionary of Malta (Hardcover, Third Edition): Uwe Jens Rudolf Historical Dictionary of Malta (Hardcover, Third Edition)
Uwe Jens Rudolf
R3,039 Discovery Miles 30 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Malta, has been visited and influenced over the centuries by many different peoples and cultures. The site of the oldest free-standing, man-made structures known to exist, Malta has been occupied by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Arabs, Normans, the Knights of St. John, Swabians, Angevins, French, and British. Most recently, Malta has elected a new government replacing one that had been in office for many years, major improvements in infrastructure, a significant growth in population, the liberalization of laws permitting divorce and same-sex marriage. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Malta contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Malta.

Colour English Dictionary (Paperback, 2nd ed.): editor Colour English Dictionary (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
editor
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This is a major new edition of the best-selling Color Oxford English Dictionary, offering the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary.
Based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus--the same database that informs the Oxford English Dictionary--the Color Oxford English Dictionary provides an up-to-date selection of 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions. Definitions are given in a clear, simple style, avoiding technical language, and are easier to understand than ever before, plus there are hundreds of notes on spelling and grammar to help you get it right. A brand-new "Better English" section at the center of the book gives guidance on the use of good English, with sections on spelling, punctuation, word classes, and word formation. In addition, the new layout featuring bold, colored headwords makes the dictionary easier to navigate than ever.
All of these features are packed into a durable, and portable format, making the it suitable for use at school, but also handy for home and the office.

The Soviet Regional Dilemma - Planning, People, and Natural Resources Jan Ake Dellenbrant (Paperback): Jan Ake Dellenbrant The Soviet Regional Dilemma - Planning, People, and Natural Resources Jan Ake Dellenbrant (Paperback)
Jan Ake Dellenbrant
R1,299 Discovery Miles 12 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Incorporating an oral history approach, this history of radio covers the impact of the arrival of television, the rise of transistor radios, the popularity of rock n' roll, FM stereo stations, underground radio of the sixties, talk radio, public radio, and how technology will affect its future.

Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary (Paperback, Revised edition): Merriam-Webster Inc. Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary (Paperback, Revised edition)
Merriam-Webster Inc.
R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Specially designed to meet the standards of the National Association for the Visually Handicapped, this dictionary contains 40,000 entries, clear definitions, spellings, and pronunciations, and includes a punctuation guide.

German Lexicography in the European Context - A descriptive bibliography of printed dictionaries and word lists containing... German Lexicography in the European Context - A descriptive bibliography of printed dictionaries and word lists containing German language (1600-1700) (Hardcover, Reprint 2011)
William Jervis Jones
R7,479 Discovery Miles 74 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A comprehensive documentation, based mainly on original research, of the sources of the German dictionaries and vocabularies published between 1600 and 1700. With its 1,150 entries, it also provides information on numerous multi-lingual dictionaries, covering some 30 other languages.

Diccionario Bilingue de Metaforas y Metonimias Cientifico-Tecnicas - Ingenieria, Arquitectura y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica... Diccionario Bilingue de Metaforas y Metonimias Cientifico-Tecnicas - Ingenieria, Arquitectura y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica (Hardcover)
Georgina Cuadrado Esclapez
R5,945 Discovery Miles 59 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Diccionario Bilingue de Metaforas y Metonimias Cientifico-Tecnicas presents the extensive range of metaphoric and metonymic terms and expressions that are commonly used within the fields of science, engineering, architecture and sport science. Compiled by a team of linguists working across a range of technical schools within the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, this practical dictionary fills a gap in the field of technical language and will be an indispensable reference for students within the fields of science, engineering or sports science seeking to work internationally and for translators and interpreters working in these specialist fields.

Dictionary of Librarianship / Woerterbuch des Bibliothekswesens - Including a Selection from the Terminology of Information... Dictionary of Librarianship / Woerterbuch des Bibliothekswesens - Including a Selection from the Terminology of Information Science, Bibliology, Reprography, Higher Education, and Data Processing (Hardcover, 2nd rev. and enl. ed. Reprint 2011)
Eberhard Sauppe
R3,948 Discovery Miles 39 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume identifies well over 26,000 terms and now encompasses the field of higher education. Terms are gleaned from a wide variety of sources, including German and English specialized glossaries and professional books and articles.

A Frequency Dictionary of Russian - Core vocabulary for learners (Hardcover, New): Serge Sharoff, Elena Umanskaya, James Wilson A Frequency Dictionary of Russian - Core vocabulary for learners (Hardcover, New)
Serge Sharoff, Elena Umanskaya, James Wilson
R4,944 Discovery Miles 49 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Frequency Dictionary of Russian is an invaluable tool for all learners of Russian, providing a list of the 5,000 most frequently used words in the language and the 300 most frequent multiword constructions. The dictionary is based on data from a 150-million-word internet corpus taken from more than 75,000 webpages and covering a range of text types from news and journalistic articles, research papers, administrative texts and fiction. All entries in the rank frequency list feature the English equivalent, a sample sentence with English translation, a part of speech indication, indication of stress for polysyllabic words and information on inflection for irregular forms. The dictionary also contains twenty-six thematically organised and frequency-ranked lists of words on a variety of topics, such as food and drink, travel, and sports and leisure. A Frequency Dictionary of Russian enables students of all levels to get the most out of their study of vocabulary in an engaging and efficient way. It is also a rich resource for language teaching, research, curriculum design, and materials development. A CD version is available to purchase separately. Designed for use by corpus and computational linguists it provides the full text in a format that researchers can process and turn into suitable lists for their own research purposes.

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor
R8,277 Discovery Miles 82 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source

The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang.

Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work.

Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include:

  • unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean
  • emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English
  • published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term s use in print.
  • hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords
  • dating information for each headword
  • in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term s origins and meaning

New to this edition:

  • A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years
  • Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia
  • New terms from the language of social networking
  • Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning it s rude, it s delightful, and it s a prize for anyone with a love of language.

In addition to this hard back two volume set, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English will also be the first slang dictionary available on-line, giving readers unprecedented access to the rich world of slang. For details, including hardback plus on-line bundle offers, please visit www.partridgeslangonline.com "

American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners - A Visual Guide with 800+ ASL Signs (Hardcover): Tara Adams American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners - A Visual Guide with 800+ ASL Signs (Hardcover)
Tara Adams
R761 R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Save R66 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Compact Oxford English Dictionary for University and College Students (Paperback): Oxford Languages Compact Oxford English Dictionary for University and College Students (Paperback)
Oxford Languages
R474 R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Save R68 (14%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students is specifically designed to meet the needs of today's students. With over 144,000 words, phrases, and definitions, it offers comprehensive coverage of current English and is perfect for student reference and everyday study needs. A simple defining style, and a clear colour layout, ensure the dictionary text is accessible and easy to use. Throughout the dictionary text there are notes giving advice on the use of good English, and highlighting the differences between commonly confused words such as empathy and sympathy, and affect and effect, as well as thousands of example phrases showing words in context. The dictionary has been market-tested with both teachers and students. Of particular relevance is the centre supplement, which gives lots of practical information - how to research and take notes, how to write essays, dissertations, reports, and summaries, advice on note-taking and referencing, and preparing CVs and job applications - to help students do better in their studies. It also provides help with English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, to help students get it right every time. As well as the printed book, there is an Online Resource Centre, accessed via weblinks given in the book, which gives additional information and study skills support. This portable and affordable dictionary is an essential reference tool for all college and university students who need practical advice and tips to tackle their studies, and those who want to write effectively and with confidence.

American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners - A Visual Guide with 800+ ASL Signs (Paperback): Tara Adams American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners - A Visual Guide with 800+ ASL Signs (Paperback)
Tara Adams
R583 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R31 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
On Common Ground (Paperback): Francis Reed On Common Ground (Paperback)
Francis Reed
R125 Discovery Miles 1 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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