Dictionaries

Do, or should, dictionaries control language?

Do, or should, dictionaries control language?

'What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize .

Words, Words, Words is all about the wonder of words.

Words, Words, Words is all about the wonder of words.

'What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize .

A Dictionary of European Anglicisms documents the spread of English in Europe.

This is the first Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology ever to be published.

Between the beginnings of European lexicography and 1700, many glossaries and dictionaries were arranged not according to the alphabet, but in a topical order which followed the influential paradigms of theology, philosophy, and natural history at that time.

The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar is a straightforward and accessible A-Z guide to the diverse and often complex terminology of English grammar.

This volume presents a data-rich description of English inflection and word-formation.

Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable reference work that offers the best advice on English usage.

A Dictionary of Journalism is an accessible and authoritative quick reference dictionary.

Here is a wonderful Baedeker to down-and-dirty politics--more than six hundred slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards.

Published to great acclaim in 2006, the hardcover edition of Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape met with outstanding reviews and strong sales, going into three printings.

Easy-to-read and extensive, this Tagalog dictionary is an essential language learning and translation tool.

It's never a good idea to be overly-reliant on technology while traveling!

The most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in EnglishWith more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English.

The Byzantine Empire dates back to Constantine the Great, the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, who, in 330 AD, moved the imperial capital from Rome to a port city in modern-day Turkey, which he then renamed Constantinople in his honor.

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.

Kenya has a long and complex history that began thousands of years ago.

This dictionary provides a record of the Kanien'keha (Mohawk) language as spoken by fluent first- and second-language speakers at the Kanien'keha Mohawk Territory outside of Montreal, Canada.

Mini Hindi Dictionary is the most up-to-date Hindi pocket dictionary available.

Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in French with this illustrated dictionary for French-language students.

Cet ouvrage analyse les particularismes lexicaux du francais au Maghreb dans une perspective dictionnairique fondee sur la lexicographie differentielle et le classement onomasiologique.