Language: reference & general
Results 341 - 360 of 1732
Language: reference & general
paperback. Rosalind Fergusson's 'Rhyming Dictionary' is a useful aid for rhymesters everywhere. It contains a full and alphabetical index with phonetically-based rhymes, spelling-based rhymes and clear explanations of unusual words. Num Pages: 544 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 376. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022401
- ISBN
- 9780140511369
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
Paperback. Part of Penguin's major new series of reference titles ranging from Spanish and French dictionaries to books on spelling and babies' names. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 26. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141020457
- ISBN
- 9780141020457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.75
€ 12.75
Paperback. A pocket dictionary compiled by Britain's foremost lexicographers. Editor(s): Allen, Robert. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 113 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018584
- ISBN
- 9780141018584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.38
€ 24.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Despite lower levels of compulsory Latin in schools, the language remains prolific in many areas of our daily life. This is a comprehensive dictionary that includes Latin to English, English to Latin, notes on grammar and pronunciation as well as the historical context of this classical language. Num Pages: 464 pages, No. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015552
- ISBN
- 9780141015552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Effective and easy to follow, this step-by-step guide aims to dispel the mysteries of punctuation and prove a useful aid to writing clear English. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140513660
- ISBN
- 9780140513660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins). Editor(s): Fergusson, Rosalind. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140514780
- ISBN
- 9780140514780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.41
€ 16.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. Looks at a range of examples, providing definitions and explaining how they should be used. This practical guide is arranged by theme, making it possible to compare all the idioms in that subject area and find the right one for the occasion, whether in writing or speech. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Revised & Corrected
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140514810
- ISBN
- 9780140514810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.64
€ 12.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. A guide to the grammatical laws and idiosyncrasies that govern the English Language. It is suitable for linguists, English Language students, and those who write in English. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2BMH; CBG; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140514643
- ISBN
- 9780140514643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. Offers a selection of synonyms for a host of words, ranging from the everyday to the comparatively esoteric and from standard vocabulary to contemporary slang and jargon. Editor(s): Pickering, David; Manser, Martin H.; Fergusson, Rosalind. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140515206
- ISBN
- 9780140515206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.97
€ 25.99
€ 17.97
Paperback. Lynda Mugglestone's hugely popular The Oxford History of English is republished in a reset and revised edition featuring David Crystal's new take on the future of English. With impeccable and approachable scholarship, it describes the changing sounds, words, and meanings of English. A book for everyone interested in the language. Editor(s): Mugglestone, Lynda. Num Pages: 624 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199660162
- ISBN
- 9780199660162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.07
€ 20.07
Paperback. Reflecting the many-sided development of Hindi during the 20th century, the dictionary provides over 70,000 entries with illustrative material showing words in use. Both colloquial and literary vocabulary is covered, together with some modern regional variants. Editor(s): McGregor, R. S. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2B; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198643395
- ISBN
- 9780198643395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.03
€ 42.03
Paperback. The best introduction to word history ever published combines scholarship with readability. OED's chief etymologist shows how words originate and change. He explores the histories of place and personal names and explains how to use different kinds of evidence, historical as well as linguistic. This is a book for everyone interested in words. Num Pages: 360 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199691616
- ISBN
- 9780199691616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. This English-Hebrew dictionary provides a description of the Hebrew language as it is encountered and used today, covering formal and poetic Hebrew as well as current idioms and phrases, slang and colloquialisms. The labelling system allows quick identification of context, register and usage. Editor(s): Doniach, N. S.; Kahane, Ahuvia. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; 2CSJ; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1376.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 1120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198601722
- ISBN
- 9780198601722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 46.13
€ 65.00
€ 46.13
Hardcover. An accepted authority on the evolution of the English language. This work traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a range of international English language sources. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. Editor(s): Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund; Murray, J. A. H. Num Pages: 21728 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 999 x 999 x 999. Weight in Grams: 99999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA Oxford
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 21728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198611868
- ISBN
- 9780198611868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,881.20
€ 1,881.20
Paperback. An essential point of reference for anyone wanting to widen their vocabulary, this dictionary offers more than 140,000 alternative and opposite words as well as thousands of real examples of usage from the Oxford English Corpus to help you find the word you need quickly and easily. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705185
- ISBN
- 9780198705185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.27
€ 16.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. This unique and thoroughly revised collection contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, drawing on the resources of the Oxford Dictionaries team for the most up-to-date research. Lively and compelling, it is filled with favourites - old and new - with a strong emphasis on meanings of proverbs catalogued. Editor(s): Speake, Jennifer. Series: Oxford Paperback Reference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 264 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198734901
- ISBN
- 9780198734901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199658237
- ISBN
- 9780199658237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.96
€ 18.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. We all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean. What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough words, like elucubrate, or demesne, or cynosure. True, a standard dictionary can bail us out when we run across a tough word at home or in a library. Editor(s): Hobson, Archie. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173284
- ISBN
- 9780195173284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.82
€ 36.82
Paperback. This title shows how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and how well the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Sections including "Religion", "Money and Rank", "Men, Women, Marriage" and "Politics", cover the range of aphoristic literature. Editor(s): Gross, John. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CB; CFG; DQ; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804563
- ISBN
- 9780192804563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.25
€ 40.25
Paperback. Covers the basic things that writers need to know about the publishing world: the why, when, where, and who. Series: Only Writing Series You'll Ever Need. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188. Series: Only Writing Series You'll Ever Need. 192 pages. Covers the basic things that writers need to know about the publishing world: the why, when, where, and who. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBW. Dimension: 134 x 181 x 13. Weight: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598696875
- ISBN
- 9781598696875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.79
€ 10.79