Dictionaries category: 3071 books

This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography – the study of dictionaries. Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crossword addicts and Scrabble players alike. Lexicography provides a detailed overview of the history,...

We all think we know what a dictionary is for and how to use one, so most of us skip the first pages—the front matter—and go right to the words we wish to look up. Yet dictionary users have not always known how English “works” and my book reproduces and examines for the first time important...

This volume contains three complete works.  The focus is dictionaries of slang, or common usage of the English language.   The first work included in this volume is “The Slang Dictionary,” by John Camden Hotten.  The work shows the state of slang in England in 1913....

Optimised for colour tablets. The images in this e-book are not suitable for viewing on black and white e-ink devices. For children aged 8 and over, this dictionary contains full sentence definitions, examples, synonyms and parts of speech, as well as spelling and grammar tips, word histories, colourful...

This volume, the third in Aftermath’s series on dictionaries, contains four complete works.  These complete works are:   The Devil’s Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce The Foolish Dictionary, by Wallace Goldsmith, writing as Gideon Wurdz 3.  Women and the Alphabet, by Thomas...

This book contains what the title promises: two dictionaries, one for Old English, and one for Middle English.  It will be of interest to students, scholars, and anyone interested in the history and literature of the English language.

This title in the popular 100 Words series is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening. Chosen by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words will...

Written virtually single-handedly over a seven-year period by a revered dean of English letters, Johnson’s Dictionary first appeared in 1755. A remarkable monument to the vigor and variety of our language and to the genius of its author, it served as the standard dictionary for more than 150 years...

Robert Hartwell Fiske aims to eliminate laxity in language today by way of this witty and engaging reference. Fiske rails against "laxicographers and ding-a-linguists" who, with their misguided thinking, actually promote the dissolution of the English language. He also illustrates why dictionaries...

This thoroughly tested reference work provides an unusually comprehensive guide to the reading, speaking, and writing of Russian for both advanced and beginning students. Using the new orthography, it is most useful for literary, scientific, political, and commercial translation. Over 70,000 entries...

Discover the secret hints, tips and winning ways of the BANANAGRAMS® bunch! This little book contains the insider secrets to help you become Top Banana … Packed with curious words and fascinating facts, this is a real treasure trove and the perfect gift for word lovers and BANANAGRAMS® players...

A handy and affordable Welsh dictionary ebook. Its clear layout and navigation allows for fast and easy access when you most need it. Ideal for use on the go, at home, in the office, classroom or on holiday. Suitable for use in schools. Designed for all those studying Welsh who need maximum information...

With more than 1,300,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many words as any other crossword dictionary. Meticulously compiled by two crossword professionals with a combined fifty years in the field and based on a massive analysis of current crosswords, there has never been a...

“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.” * * With...