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Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0198610513
Entries provide definitions and information on the origins, history, and usage of terms of foreign origin in English, including words in common use and artistic and scientific vocabulary.
Author : Alan Bliss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1054231103
"A guide to the foreign words and phrases that other dictionaries usually omit features more than five thousand comprehensive listings, including words and phrases from more than thirty-five languages." -- Amazon.com.
Author : Mary Varchaver,Frank Ledlie Moore
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780470249413
"Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together."-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases This handy, practical, and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. The Browser's Dictionary covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan-words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as: Latin (desideratum) * the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) * German (gestalt) * Russian (gulag) * Hebrew (shibboleth) * Yiddish (shtick) * Persian (tambura) * Hindi (purdah) * Arabic (loofah) * Hawaiian (kanaka) * Creole French (zydeco) * and Japanese (netsuke) In addition, each entry provides: * A guide to pronunciation using easy-to-understand transcriptions from ordinary English * Comprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions * The word's source language, as well as its literal meaning The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.
Author : A J Bliss
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781504082600
A fascinating A-to-Z reference to foreign words and phrases that have become part of contemporary English usage. The English language has been greatly enriched by a vast array of words and phrases imported from other tongues, such as comrade, chateau, wunderkind, and vox populi. For the average English speaker, many are bound to be familiar. Some may even appear to be standard English, while others may seem, well,foreign. A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases presents a comprehensive list of such terms, with entries that reveal their meanings and etymologies.
Author : Alan Joseph Bliss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:221930771
Author : Alan Joseph Bliss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : English language
ISBN : 071009521X
More than 5,000 words and phrases with a commentary on each. The language of origin is identified and the authentic spelling and meaning are indicated if these differ substantially from those used in English. The approximate date at which the expression entered the English language is given and all current meanings are defined.
Author : Alan Joseph Bliss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:11151718
Author : Tad Tuleja
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:809734715
Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : English language
ISBN : 9781438121123
Clarifies and explains words and phrases spanning a range of fields, from law and music to philosophy and cuisine. This title contains entries that include pronunciations in American English, parts of speech and other relevant grammatical information, languages of origin, definitions, examples of use, and etymological backgrounds.
Author : Tad Tuleja
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1148792697
Author : Maxim Newmark, Ph.D
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1950-01-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781442234017
Compiled from English sources and containing foreign words, phrases, mottos, proverbs, place names, titles, allusions and abbreviations from the Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Hebrew and other foreign languages, together with English equivalents and definitions and a supplement in Greek orthography
Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8130909340
Author : Maxim Newmark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : English language
ISBN : UCSD:31822022277578
Author : Lloyd E. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:320151139
Author : Press Boulevard Company Staff,Oxford University Press,Oxford University Press Staff
Publisher : Berkley Books
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015047447407
A fascinating guide to English's exotic side...