| Author | : BFGhy Rooney |
| Publisher | : A & C Black |
| Total Pages | : 2166 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : 9780747562436 |
The Bloomsbury English Dictionary is a comprehensive companion to the readers of English language. It includes over 12,000 new entries, over 4,00,000 words, phrases, meanings, and provides extensive help to solve spelling and language problems. This volum
| Author | : Peter Collin |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 737 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 1408101998 |
This title provides: example sentences which show how words are used in context; clear notes on grammar, irregular verbs and easily confused words, and pronunciation information for all main entries.
| Author | : John Ayto |
| Publisher | : Arcade |
| Total Pages | : 592 |
| Release | : 2011-04-01 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9781611450538 |
Uncover the hidden and often surprising connection between words. Written in a clear and informative style, the more than 8,000 articles reveal the origins of and links between some of the most common English-language words. What is the link between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and pollen, secret and crime? Did you know that crimson originally comes from the name of tiny scale insects, the kermes, from whose dried bodies a red dyestuff is made? That Yankee began as a nickname for Dutchmen? That omelette evolved from amulette, “a thin sheet of metal,” and is a not-too-distant cousin of the word laminate? That jeans find their antecedent in jean fustian, meaning “a cotton fabric from Genoa”? They also contain an extensive selection of words whose life histories are intrinsically fascinating or instructive. This dictionary shows how modern English has developed from its Indo-European roots and how the various influences on the language—from migration and invasion to exploration, trade, technology, and scholarship—have intermingled. It is an invaluable addition to any English or linguistics library.
| Author | : Marion Wynne-Davies |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1092 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : |
The new authority on English literature.
| Author | : Marion Wynne-Davies |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 753 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Authors, English |
| ISBN | : 9780747533436 |
This revised and updated edition covers English literature, from Chaucerian poetry to the novels of Martin Amis, and contains entries for works, authors, journals and literary movements.
| Author | : John Daintith |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1569 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : 9780747512264 |
This thesaurus contains over 350,000 references, including thousands of phrases, more than 100 detailed listings and over 1500 quotations. Each word is fully indexed, and there is detailed coverage of science, technology, computers, leisure and the environment.
| Author | : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 1728 |
| Release | : 2005-07 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : 9780747579960 |
The Bloomsbury Concise English Dictionaryis designed to meet the everyday requirements of all global English users. The English language continues to grow, accelerated by the Internet, e-commerce and global business. It is used by one in five of the world's population, is being learnt by 1 billion people and is the language of 85% of Internet sites. Every day throughout the world, businesspeople, tourists, students, teachers and computer users are confronted with new words and terms. The need for an easy-to-use concise dictionary of this dynamic language has never been greater. In the Bloomsbury Concise English Dictionary, which is compiled from the same database as the Bloomsbury English Dictionary, readers will find international coverage of global English, enhanced with innovative features: Quick Definitions: a unique system, with brief definitions in bold, to enable readers to pick out the appropriate sense quickly and easily Quick Facts: short digests of key concepts in the arts and science Literary Links: notes on major works of literature Internet Guide to navigating and researching on the Internet Spellchecks: warnings about spelling errors ignored by spellcheckers Usage Notes: answers to common spelling and grammar queries Comprehensive coverage of high-technology, scientific and business terms. In addition to this, the Bloomsbury Concise English Dictionaryhas an easy-to-use layout, 30 tables of key facts and dates and over 700 illustrations, maps and photos.
| Author | : Tom Regan |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 2012-08-21 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1725232111 |
Canonized as the "plain man's philosopher" and the "defender of common sense," G. E. Moore is one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. But Moore's role as Bloombury's prophet has remained a mystery. How could the "plain man's philosopher" influence those legendary members of the Bloomsbury group--Lytton Strachey and John Maynard Keynes, for example--who could never be characterized as plain men? With this book, well-known contemporary philosopher Tom Regan solves the mystery. Relying on Moore's published and unpublished work, Regan traces the development of Moore's moral philsophy up to and through his seminal work, Principa Ethica (1903). Regan offers a radical reinterpretation of Principa. Contrary to the standard interpretation, that work's central theme is the liberation of the individual, not dreary conformity to the rules of conventional morality. The Bloomsberries lived Moore's philosophy--the same philosophy subsequent generations have misunderstood. At once literary and scholarly, Bloomsbury's Prophet challenges received opinions not only about Principa and Moore but about Bloomsbury itself.
| Author | : Philip Durkin |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 737 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0199691630 |
This volume provides concise, authoritative accounts of the approaches and methodologies of modern lexicography and of the aims and qualities of its end products. Leading scholars and professional lexicographers, from all over the world and representing all the main traditions andperspectives, assess the state of the art in every aspect of research and practice. The book is divided into four parts, reflecting the main types of lexicography. Part I looks at synchronic dictionaries - those for the general public, monolingual dictionaries for second-language learners, andbilingual dictionaries. Part II and III are devoted to the distinctive methodologies and concerns of the historical dictionaries and specialist dictionaries respectively, while chapters in Part IV examine specific topics such as description and prescription; the representation of pronunciation; andthe practicalities of dictionary production. The book ends with a chronology of the major events in the history of lexicography. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field.
