Author: Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780141015552
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Latin-English dictionary.
The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style
Author: Paul W. LovingerPublisher: Penguin Group USA
ISBN: 9780142000465
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
Features more than one thousand primary entries, along with more than two thousand examples of questionable style and the misuse of language, providing valuable lessons for students, writers, and speakers.
Origins of Mathematical Words
Author: Anthony Lo BelloPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421410990
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The most comprehensive math root dictionary ever published. Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Do you ever wonder about the origins of mathematical terms such as ergodic, biholomorphic, and strophoid? Here Anthony Lo Bello explains the roots of these and better-known words like asymmetric, gradient, and average. He provides Greek, Latin, and Arabic text in its original form to enhance each explanation. This sophisticated, one-of-a-kind reference for mathematicians and word lovers is based on decades of the author's painstaking research and work. Origins of Mathematical Words supplies definitions for words such as conchoid (a shell-shaped curve derived from the Greek noun for "mussel") and zenith (Arabic for "way overhead"), as well as approximation (from the Latin proximus, meaning "nearest"). These and hundreds of other terms wait to be discovered within the pages of this mathematical and etymological treasure chest.
Author: John C. Traupman
Author: VoltaireWordwatching
Author: Alex HornePublisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753547880
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Alex Horne loves words. He loves them so much, in fact, that he's gone on a mental safari and invented some of his own ... all he needs to do now is get them into the dictionary. But, as Alex discovers, gaining entry into the official lexicon takes more than just a gentle word in the ear of the editor. Evidence is required - Alex needs what the dictionary authorities call a 'corpus' of examples, hard data showing that his new words are in widespread and long-term usage by people other than just him and his mum. So a corpus he resolves to create, no matter what obstacles he might meet on the way. This is the ridiculous story of one man's struggle to break into the dictionary. From covert word-dropping on Countdown to wilfully misinforming young schoolchildren, Alex tries it all in his quest for word-based stardom. Does he succeed? Exactly what is a 'mental safari'? And are you already using one of Alex's words without realising it? You won't regret spending your hard-earned honk on this hugely entertaining book.
Author: D. P. SimpsonA Companion to the Latin Language
Author: James ClacksonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444343378
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
A Companion to the Latin Language presents a collection of original essays from international scholars that track the development and use of the Latin language from its origins to its modern day usage. Brings together contributions from internationally renowned classicists, linguists and Latin language specialists Offers, in a single volume, a detailed account of different literary registers of the Latin language Explores the social and political contexts of Latin Includes new accounts of the Latin language in light of modern linguistic theory Supplemented with illustrations covering the development of the Latin alphabet
A Natural History of Latin
Author: Tore JansonPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191622656
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Beginning in Rome around 600 BC, Latin became the language of the civilized world and remained so for more than two millennia. French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian are among its progeny and it provides the international vocabulary of law and life science. No known language, including English - itself enriched by Latin words and phrases - has achieved such success and longevity. Tore Janson tells its history from origins to present. Brilliantly conceived and written with the same light touch as his bestselling history of languages, A Natural History of Latin is a masterpiece of adroit synthesis. The author charts the expansion of Latin in the classical world, its renewed importance in the Middle Ages, and its survival into modern times. He shows how spoken and written Latin evolved in different places and its central role in European history and culture. He ends with a concise Latin grammar and lists of Latin words and phrases still in common use. Considered elitist and irrelevant in the second half of the twentieth century and often even banned from schools, Latin is now enjoying a huge revival of interest across Europe, the UK, and the USA. Tore Janson offers persuasive arguments for its value and gives direct access to its fascinating worlds, past and present.
Diccionario Español-Inglés, Inglés-Español
Author: David L. GoldPublisher: Random House Reference
ISBN: 9780375407208
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a thoroughly revised and updated second edition of a mid-size hardcover dictionary published in 1995. It features the regional vocabulary of Latin-American Spanish.Unlike standard Spanish-English dictionaries, which include only occasional Latin-American specific terms, this book includes many variations of words unique to the countries of Central and South America and the West Indies.
