Lexical Priming proposes a radical new theory of the lexicon, which amounts to a completely new theory of language based on how words are used in the real world. Here they are not confined to the defi
The whole of The Catcher in the Rye is in the Oxford English Dictionary, waiting to beunscrambled, and so are all the novels of our past, present, and immediate futureen·thu·si·ast Function: noun : a
Take a trip around the world of words and unlock the meaning of some of the most insightful, intriguing, and satisfying expressions on the planet, for which there are no English equivalents.Christoph
Perspectives in Lexicology and Corpus Linguistics offers an introduction to words and corpus linguistics. From this foundation it explores the much wider issues that are inevitably raised but somehow
A compact foreign-language guidebook provides business travelers and tourists with essential phrases to help them negotiate a foreign country, covering such topics as transportation, shopping, medical
This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography – the study of dictionaries.Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crosswo
This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography – the study of dictionaries.Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crosswo
The first dictionary of its kind to provide an exhaustive comparative treatment of the influence of English on other European languages. Covering sixteen selected languages from different language fa
Researchers have come to rely on this thesaurus to locate precise terms from the controlled vocabulary used to index the ERIC database. This, the first print edition in more than 5 years, contains a t
Containing more than eleven thousand main entries, a handy, alphabetically arranged thesaurus offers more than 200,000 synonyms and antonyms grouped by meanings, fields of interest, and levels of form
Who compiles dictionaries and other reference works? Which are used by whom? How do they achieve their purpose? Lexicography is a very important subject and the product of lexicography, the Dictionary
Aden, a main port for trade between Eurasia and China, Southeast Asia, and India, was ruled in the 13th to 15th centuries by the Rasulid dynasty, one of the kings of which, al-Malik al-Afdal al-`Abbas
This book offers a state-of-the-art survey of methods and techniques for structuring, acquiring and maintaining lexical resources for speech and language processing. The first chapter provides a b
Basque is an ancient language still spoken in regions of northern Spain and southwestern France--in and around the Pyrenees Mountains. This book provides the reader with essential vocabulary and every
RANDOM HOUSEJAPANESE-ENGLISHENGLISH-JAPANESEDICTIONARYRELIABLE, DETAILED, AND UP-TO-DATE * More than 50,000 entries, including the most common meanings* Two sections, Japanese-English and English-Japa
Here's a bilingual words-and-phrases book that international business travelers, translators, writers, and economists will find especially helpful. Approximately 5,400 business terms are translated fr
With over 10,000 up-to-date dictionary entries and phonetic transliterations of both Ukrainian and English words, this reference is an invaluable tool for travelers, students and businesspersons. It i
Every field of human activity develops its own terms and jargon, and the military field is no exception. This timely and necessary dictionary includes fundamental military terms, contemporary politica
