Lexicography

This unique dictionary covers all the major German idioms and is probably the richest source of contemporary German idioms available, with 33,000 headwords.

This unique dictionary covers all the major German idioms and is probably the richest source of contemporary German idioms available, with 33,000 headwords.

John Penrice's Dictionary and Glossary of the Kor-an first published almost a century ago, has withstood the test of time, and has been an aid to generations of Kor-an students.

John Penrice's Dictionary and Glossary of the Kor-an first published almost a century ago, has withstood the test of time, and has been an aid to generations of Kor-an students.

First published in 2004.

First published in 2004.

Reprint of the second (1939) edition of the work that is still the standard source-book of the Anglo-Indian language.

Reprint of the second (1939) edition of the work that is still the standard source-book of the Anglo-Indian language.

How do we teach and learn vocabulary?

How do we teach and learn vocabulary?

This is Volume X in a series of sixteen on Buddhism.

This is Volume X in a series of sixteen on Buddhism.

Strong linguistic and ecological pressures are gradually pushing Koromfe, the local language spoken in the north of Burkina Faso, West Africa, towards extinction.

Strong linguistic and ecological pressures are gradually pushing Koromfe, the local language spoken in the north of Burkina Faso, West Africa, towards extinction.

First published in 1987.

First published in 1987.

This re-issue of Julian Franklyn's classic dictionary not only defines these expressions but also explains their origin and history.

This re-issue of Julian Franklyn's classic dictionary not only defines these expressions but also explains their origin and history.

Malayalam is one of the four major Dravidian languages spoken principally in the southern part of India.

Malayalam is one of the four major Dravidian languages spoken principally in the southern part of India.

Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.

Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.

Linguistics for L2 Teachers is designed to help bilingual and ESL teachers better understand how and why the English language works, and to broaden their abilities to help their students learn about the various functions of English in the real world.

Linguistics for L2 Teachers is designed to help bilingual and ESL teachers better understand how and why the English language works, and to broaden their abilities to help their students learn about the various functions of English in the real world.

This dictionary is the ideal supplement to the German/English Dictionary of Idioms, which together give a rich source of material for the translator from and into each language.

This dictionary is the ideal supplement to the German/English Dictionary of Idioms, which together give a rich source of material for the translator from and into each language.

This work is full of things better left unsaid: hackneyed phrases, idioms battered into senselessness, infuriating Gallicisms, once-familiar quotations and tags from the ancient classics.

This work is full of things better left unsaid: hackneyed phrases, idioms battered into senselessness, infuriating Gallicisms, once-familiar quotations and tags from the ancient classics.

The only French-English dictionary to offer comprehensive, unexpurgated coverage of French slang, with three levels of English translation, ranging from slang through to standard English.

The only French-English dictionary to offer comprehensive, unexpurgated coverage of French slang, with three levels of English translation, ranging from slang through to standard English.

In Word Meaning, Richard Hudson introduces readers to the techniques of lexical semantic analysis.

In Word Meaning, Richard Hudson introduces readers to the techniques of lexical semantic analysis.

From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world.

From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world.

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them.

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them.

The frequency with which particular words are used in a text can tell us something meaningful both about that text and also about its author because their choice of words is seldom random.

The frequency with which particular words are used in a text can tell us something meaningful both about that text and also about its author because their choice of words is seldom random.

This unique work challenges the assumption that dictionaries act as objective records of our language, and instead argues that the English dictionary is a fundamentally ethnocentric work.

This unique work challenges the assumption that dictionaries act as objective records of our language, and instead argues that the English dictionary is a fundamentally ethnocentric work.

This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography - the study of dictionaries.

This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography - the study of dictionaries.

Working with Specialized Language: a practical guide to using corpora introduces the principles of using corpora when studying specialized language.

Working with Specialized Language: a practical guide to using corpora introduces the principles of using corpora when studying specialized language.

This fascinating collection of traditional metaphors and figures of speech, groups expressions according to theme.

This fascinating collection of traditional metaphors and figures of speech, groups expressions according to theme.

John Sinclair is one of the major figures in applied linguistics and his work is essential study for students.

John Sinclair is one of the major figures in applied linguistics and his work is essential study for students.

A Guide to Practical Online Lexicography provides a step-by-step course on digital lexicography, discussing state-of-the-art theoretical lexicography and offering a guide to practical lexicography, with a focus on monolingual online dictionaries.

This book offers a corpus-based comparative study of an almost entirely unexplored set of multi-word lexical items serving pragmatic or text-structuring functions.