Dictionaries

This dictionary is the first comprehensive description of Shakespearean original pronunication (OP), enabling practitioners to deal with any queries about the pronunciation of individual words.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this comprehensive reference work covers the monetary systems of 203 countries and four confederations.

This book serves as a welcome addition to the better known English Dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson, 1604-1755, by Starnes & Noyes (new edition published by Benjamins 1991).

C'est à l'école primaire, entre 1969 et 1975, que l'auteur a pris goût à l'écriture en langue nationale.

At the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, the colonies faced the daunting task of creating the first American army, and its requisite leadership, capable of combating a global superpower whose standing army and general ship were among the finest in the world.

The current European Union (EU) has existed since 1 November 1993.

Thanks to its emerging markets, nuclearization and the internet revolution, South Asia is increasingly at the forefront of current affairs.

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thaiwhether you're 5 or 100!

A Frequency Dictionary of British English provides information about the frequency and distribution of words in British English.

This biographical dictionary separates myth from history by differentiating and defining figures associated with Arthuriana.

First published in 1991, this is a reissue of the path-breaking Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought, the first book to examine the ideals and arguments produced by the intellectual traditions of both conservatism and classical liberalism.

The Battle of the Little Big Horn was the decisive engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877.

The roots of monasticism may go back as far as 1700 BCE, to ascetic practices in ancient India.

Grounding, Line-up, Scamming, Upscirting - sind diese Fremdwörter neu für Sie?

In this reference, Buffery and Marcer cover all of the areas historically inhabited by the Catalan people.

Many Broadway stars appeared in Hollywood cinema from its earliest days.

Cars today fit a fairly small number of body types--sedan, coupe, station wagon, SUV, hatchback and a few others.

The US music industry is an exciting, fast-paced, marketplace which brings together creative and business interests to connect artists with audiences.

The most up-to-date A-Z resource available for English grammar, this dictionary provides concise definitions and explanations of hundreds of terms.

This unique collection of data includes concise definitions and explanations relating to all aspects of the European Union.

The 466 men who have held the increasingly demanding and prestigious position of Head Coach in the National Football League and the two leagues that merged into it (the All America Football Conference of the 1940s and the American Football League of the 1960s) form an exclusive club.

Refighting the Pacific War looks at how World War II in the Pacific might have unfolded differently, giving historians, authors and veterans the opportunity to discuss what happened and what might have happened.

A comprehensive documentation, based mainly on original research, of the sources of the German dictionaries and vocabularies published between 1600 and 1700.

Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language.

This dictionary provides clear and concise explanations of terms used in the field of speech, therapy pathology and relevant terms in related fields including augmentative, alternative communication, hearing, linguistic, medicine, phonetics/phonology and psychology/psychiatry.

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.

Semiotics, Media Studies and Communication Studies are three closely interlinked fields.

"Duden - Die Grammatik" ist eine wissenschaftlich exakte und umfassende Beschreibung des Aufbaus der deutschen Sprache vom Laut über das Wort und den Satz bis hin zum Text.

The cinema of Japan predates that of Russia, China, and India, and it has been able to sustain itself without outside assistance for over a century.

A Frequency Dictionary of Turkish enables students of all levels to build on their study of Turkish in an efficient and engaging way.

Die Tabuwörter der deutschen Sprache sind starke Wörter: Wer sie gebraucht, der weiß, dass er mit ihnen eine große Wirkung erzielt.

"Ausgezeichnet", "eins a", "grandios", "tipptopp", "virtuos" - formulieren Sie kreativ und treffend mit dem "Duden-Synonymwörterbuch", der umfangreichsten Darstellung der sinnverwandten Wörter des Deutschen.

This biographical dictionary documents the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Words of Intelligence: An Intelligence Professionals Lexicon for Domestic and Foreign Threats is intended for the intelligence and national security men and women at the federal, state, and local levels.

One of the most powerful forces in world culture, American cinema has a long and complex history that stretches through more than a century.

Words of Intelligence: An Intelligence Professionals Lexicon for Domestic and Foreign Threats is intended for the intelligence and national security men and women at the federal, state, and local levels.

Finland was part of Sweden until 1809, it then became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire until it declared its independence on December 6, 1917.

Witchcraft has proven an important, if difficult, historical subject to investigate and interpret over the last four decades or so.

They had more in common than just a scream, whether they faced Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, Dr.

They had more in common than just a scream, whether they faced Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, Dr.

This work provides biographies of more than 500 men and women who have served as admiral, vice admiral, or rear admiral.

The Ben cao gang mu, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (15181593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works.

Calvinism is named after 16th century Reformer, John Calvin whose overall theology is contained in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559).

The Chinese Communist Party, as the political leader of the worlds largest country and second largest economy, plays an undeniably important role in global politics.

The author reveals the darker side of Western society's adoption of, and adaptation to, modern technology.

This book presents the vocabulary of a continually evolving and fundamental technical field which is finding ever broad applications in industry.