The Compact Scottish National Dictionary: N-Z
Author : William Grant
Publisher :
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Scots language
ISBN :
The Compact Scottish National Dictionary
Author : William Grant
Publisher : Scottish National Dictionary Association Limited
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 36,1 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
Book Description
The Compact Scottish National Dictionary: A-M
Author : William Grant
Publisher :
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 17,97 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Scots language
ISBN :
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New Zealand English
Author : Allan Bell
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 28,43 MB
Release : 2000-02-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027275475
Book Description
New Zealand English is currently one of the most researched varieties of English world-wide. This book presents an up-to-date account of all the major aspects of New Zealand English by leading scholars as well as younger specialists in each of the major fields of enquiry. The book is authoritative in its range and represents not only a synopsis of past research, but also new research in many areas of study. It is of interest not just to specialists in regional varieties of English but many of the chapters detail new approaches to the study of dialect phenomena. It contains an introduction describing the external history of New Zealand English and the development of the study of New Zealand English. It comes with a full bibliography of work on New Zealand English and is fully indexed. This book is a significant landmark in the study of English varieties and will prove indispensable for anyone who is a student of English and New Zealand English.
The Dictionary of Useful Knowledge: N-Z
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 21,30 MB
Release : 1862
Category :
ISBN :
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Historical Dictionary of New Zealand
Author : Janine Hayward
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 24,67 MB
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1442274395
Book Description
Diverse elements have created New Zealand’s distinctive political and social culture. First is New Zealand’s journey as a colony, and the various impacts this had on settler and Maori society. The second theme is the quest for what one prominent historian has labelled ‘national obsessions’ – equality and security, both individual and collective. The third, and more recent, theme is New Zealand’s emergence as a nation with a unique identity. New Zealand’s small geographic size and relative isolation from other societies, the dominant influence of British culture, the resurgence of Maori language and culture, the endemic instability of an economy based on a narrow range of pastoral products, and the dominance of the state in the lives of its people, all help to explain much of the present-day New Zealand psyche. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of New Zealand contains a chronology, an introduction, appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about New Zealand.
Legacies of Colonial English
Author : Raymond Hickey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 41,82 MB
Release : 2005-02-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139442381
Book Description
As a result of colonization, many varieties of English now exist around the world. Originally published in 2005, Legacies of Colonial English brings together a team of internationally renowned scholars to discuss the role of British dialects in both the genesis and subsequent history of postcolonial Englishes. Considering the input of Scottish, English and Irish dialects, they closely examine a wide range of Englishes - including those in North and South America, South Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand - and explain why many of them still reflect non-standard British usage from the distant past. Complete with a checklist of dialect features, a detailed glossary and set of general references on the topic of postcolonial Englishes, this book will be an invaluable source to scholars and students of English language and linguistics, particularly those interested in sociolinguistics, historical linguistics and dialectology.
Oxford English Dictionary
Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 13,17 MB
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780195218893
Book Description
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.
Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary
Author : Phil Benson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,95 MB
Release : 2002-01-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134599595
Book Description
This unique work challenges the assumption that dictionaries act as objective records of our language, and instead argues that the English dictionary is a fundamentally ethnocentric work. Using theoretical, historical and empirical analyses, Phil Benson shows how English dictionaries have filtered knowledge through predominantly Anglo-American perspectives. The book includes a major case study of the most recent edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and its treatment of China.
The Cambridge History of the English Language
Author : Richard M. Hogg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 13,58 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521264785
Book Description
Volume 5 covers the dialects of England since 1776, the historical development of English in the former Celtic-speaking countries, and English other countries.
