The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary ; Vol. 1
Author : Lesley Brown
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release :
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780198612711
The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles: N-Z
Author : Lesley Brown
Publisher :
Page : 1950 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 1993
Category : English language
ISBN :
Book Description
The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Author : James Augustus Henry Murray
Publisher :
Page : 1340 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 1964
Category : English language
ISBN :
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Oxford English Dictionary
Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 30,91 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.
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 3804 pages
File Size : 36,75 MB
Release : 2007-08-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780199233243
Book Description
Encompassing all words current in general English from 1700 to the present day, this dictionary provides more than 600,000 definitions and more than 85,000 quotations from seven thousand authors.
The Handbook of Asian Englishes
Author : Kingsley Bolton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 27,44 MB
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1118791657
Book Description
The first volume of its kind, focusing on the sociolinguistic and socio-political issues surrounding Asian Englishes The Handbook of Asian Englishes provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally-recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field. Edited by internationally renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this Handbook explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more. Examines linguistic history, contemporary linguistic issues, and English in the Outer and Expanding Circles of Asia Focuses on the rapidly-growing complexities of English throughout Asia Includes reviews of the new frontiers of research in Asian Englishes, including the impact of globalization and popular culture Presents an innovative survey of Asian Englishes in one comprehensive volume Serving as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, The Handbook of Asian Englishes is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas. Winner of the 2021 PROSE Humanities Category for Language & Linguistics
Experience of a Lifetime
Author : John Crawford
Publisher : Massey University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0994132549
Book Description
The First World War is widely conceived as a pointless conflict that destroyed a generation. Petty squabbles between emperors pushed na&ïve young men into a nightmare of mud and blood that killed millions and left scarred and embittered survivors. However, the ongoing reinterpretation of the First World War reveals that matters were rather more nuanced and complex. Hardship and death were all too common, but there were positive experiences, too. Vast numbers of people, for example, travelled to new parts of the world and encountered new cultures, inspiring a sense of wonder and respect. Military tactics were improved, and great military commanders of the inter-war and Second World War periods came to prominence during the First World War. The conflict also had a formative influence on politicians, writers, artists, union leaders, businessmen and some ethnic minorities, who used their participation to press for equal rights and full citizenship. This book's 16 chapters, written by a range of leading New Zealand and international historians, explains how.
The Canadian Dictionary of ASL
Author : Carole Sue Bailey
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 10,9 MB
Release : 2002-06-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780888643001
Book Description
Separate sections are included on: fingerspelling, ASL handshapes, numbers, pronouns, time concepts, and geographic place names."--BOOK JACKET.
English in Australia and New Zealand
Author : Kate Burridge
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,45 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Book Description
English in Australia and New Zealand combines both theory and description, and introduces the major theoretical and methodical issues in modern linguistic study. It also provides an overview of the structure and history of the English language in its many varieties, especially those of Australia and New Zealand. The emphasis is on English as it is used everyday. Almost all the examples are drawn from culinary texts, spoken and written. These include cooking books throughout the centuries, food and wine magazines, and books about food, health, diet and even etiquette. The book integrates a synchronic and diachronic approach. A description of each aspect of present-day English - be it vocabulary, sounds, or grammar - is followed by a discussion of its historical development. The approach is purposefully eclectic and draws upon many different traditions and areas within linguistics. Each chapter concludes with a summary of points to remember, as well as practical exercises and questions for discussion.
New Zealand's Great War
Author : John Crawford
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 18,40 MB
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1927147344
Book Description
This book is a collection of essays arising out of the OCyZealandiaOCOs Great WarOCO conference organised by the New Zealand Military History Committee in November 2003. In 32 essays by distinguished military historians from New Zealand and around the world, various aspects of New ZealandOCOs involvement in World War One are discussed. Subjects include the Pioneer Maori Battalion, women who opposed the war, the early years of the RSA, Gallipoli, the infantry on the Somme, New ZealandOCOs involvement in the naval war, prostitution and the New Zealand soldier, the Home Defence, religion in the First World War, and the Armistice. New ZealandOCOs Great War is a fascinating miscellany of informed comment on and insight into the event that did most to shape New Zealand as a nation. Contributors include New ZealandOCOs own Chris Pugsley, Glyn Harper, Terry Kinloch, Monty Soutar, Megan Hutching, Vincent Orange and Bronwyn Dalley, as well as Peter Dennis, Jeffrey Grey, Jennifer Keene, Jenny McLeod, Pierre Purseigle, Peter Stanley and Gary Sheffield from overseas."
