Dictionaries A Very Short Introduction Book [PDF] Download

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• File Size : 47,6 Mb
• Release Date : 18 August 2011

Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone takes a look at how dictionaries are made,

• Publisher : OUP Oxford
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• Release Date : 24 April 2003

Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Rather than following the conventional

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
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• Release Date : 01 May 2024

"In this Very Short Introduction Jonathon Green asks what words qualify as slang, and whether slang should be acknowledged as a language in its own right. Looking forward, he considers

• Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
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• Release Date : 12 October 2000

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. Graham Priest explores the philosophical roots of the

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
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• Release Date : 23 July 2020

Canada is not one nation, but three: English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations. Yet as a country Canada is very successful, in part because it maintains national diversity through bilingualism,

• Publisher : OUP Oxford
• File Size : 51,7 Mb
• Release Date : 27 August 2015

Popular readings of Johnson as a dictionary-maker often see him as a writer who both laments and attempts to control the state of the language. Lynda Mugglestone looks at the

• Publisher : Syed Ali Raza
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• Release Date : 01 May 2024

Has multiculturalism failed? Is it time to move on? What is the alternative? Ali Rattansi explores the issues, from national identity and social cohesion to cultural fragmentation and 'political correctness'.

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
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• Release Date : 18 August 2011

Do, or should, dictionaries control language? How do they treat language change, both now and in the past? Which words do dictionaries leave out - and on what grounds? Dictionaries

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
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• Release Date : 28 March 2013

From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
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• Release Date : 08 January 2022

Drawing on examples from across the globe and throughout history, Andrew Kahn explores the key characteristics of the short story. He shows how its rise was intertwined with international print