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Webster's New World Basic Dictionary of American English
ISBN: 9780028623818 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 1056 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the United States, 20 percent of the adult population is marginally literate. Of these roughly 30 million people, approximately 1.8 million are enrolled in basic skills literacy programs. Webster's New World has created a dictionary that is uniquely designed to help these beginning readers.
Webster's New World Basic Dictionary of American English defines 49,000 of the most commonly used words in the American English lexicon. These are the words adult readers are most likely to encounter in newspapers and magazines, on job applications and product instructions, on advertising billboards... In the United States, 20 percent of the adult population is marginally literate. Of these roughly 30 million people, approximately 1.8 million are enr...
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77,74 zł |
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Choose the Right Word: Second Edition
ISBN: 9780062731319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This unique blend of thesaurus, dictionary, and manual of English usage defines, compares, and contrasts words of similar but not identical meaning--such as "infer" and "imply." More than 6,000 synonyms are included. This unique blend of thesaurus, dictionary, and manual of English usage defines, compares, and contrasts words of similar but not identical meaning... |
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109,42 zł |
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Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull and Get the Point
ISBN: 9780062734129 / Angielski / Inna / 1999 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In an increasingly Orwellian world, everyone should be armed with this hilarious, slyly subversive deconstruction of the slippery locutions of spinmeisters from all walks of public life. Doublespeak guru William Lutz (Doublespeak, The New Doublespeak) is uniquely qualified to bring you this supremely funny expos' of the juiciest ways THEY are trying to bamboozle you A sampling of Doublespeak Defined Bald n./: hair disadvantaged Men in Japan aren't bald; they're "hair disadvantaged," according to The Japan Economic Journal. Diet n./:1.nutrional avoidance therapy 2. caloric... In an increasingly Orwellian world, everyone should be armed with this hilarious, slyly subversive deconstruction of the slippery locutions of spin... |
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74,39 zł |
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Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts: A Detailed Guide to Real-Life Conversation and Small Talk
ISBN: 9780071405607 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) With more than 200 new entries, this updated edition boasts almost 2,000 common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. From greetings and good-byes to everyday small talk, each entry is presented in a realistic context. Special attention to the needs of nonnative speakers includes usage restrictions and cautions as well as a phrase-finder index for on-the-spot reference. An essential dictionary for all students of English who want to know the most common expressions in American speech today.
With more than 200 new entries, this updated edition boasts almost 2,000 common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American En... |
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70,06 zł |
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Environmental Science
ISBN: 9780071421775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Derived from the content of the respected "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, " 6th Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline.
All include: Derived from the content of the respected "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, " 6th Edition, each title provides thousands of d...
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109,46 zł |
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The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Misspelled and Easily Confused Words
ISBN: 9780071459853 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 516 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Learn to spell good well Is there an "e" in "judgment"? When do you "imply" rather than "infer"? The only resource that answers both these questions is "The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Misspelled and Easily Confused Words." It's the only book that includes commonly misspelled words and a comprehensive usage guide in one handy volume. Featured are 7,000 of the most commonly misspelled words with their incorrect and correct spellings and a guide to demystifying homophones ("cite" vs. "site"), grammatically troublesome words ("can" vs. "may"), and subtly different words ("imply" vs. "infer"). Learn to spell good well Is there an "e" in "judgment"? When do you "imply" rather than "infer"? The only resource that answers both these questi... |
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96,33 zł |
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs
ISBN: 9780071469340 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 1104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind, McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and cliches. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries. Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind, McGraw-Hill's Dict... |
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214,55 zł |
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary
ISBN: 9780071478939 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Previously published as: NTC's American idioms dictionary. Chicago, Ill.: NTC Pub. Group, c2000.
Previously published as: NTC's American idioms dictionary. Chicago, Ill.: NTC Pub. Group, c2000.
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175,14 zł |
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The Lexicon-Encyclopedia Interface
ISBN: 9780080435916 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 500 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Questions about the exact nature of linguistic as opposed to non-linguistic knowledge have been asked for as long as humans have studied language, be it as linguists, philosophers, psychologists, language teachers, semioticians or cognitive scientists. This distinction has been maintained and defended by some, attacked and abandoned by others. Through specially commissioned papers for this, the fifth volume in the Current Research in Semantics/Pragmatics Interface series, contributors argue both for and against the distinction between lexical knowledge and encyclopedic knowledge and...
Questions about the exact nature of linguistic as opposed to non-linguistic knowledge have been asked for as long as humans have studied language, be ...
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705,02 zł |
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The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols
ISBN: 9780140512540 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 1184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn from a variety of scholarly backgrounds including anthropology, ethnology, psychotherapy and art history. This diversity of approach is responsible for the book's unique character, a reflection of the multiplicity of symbols and signs and the phenomenal range of possible interpretations they offer. This book draws together folklore, literary and artistic sources, and focuses on the symbolic dimension of every colour, number, sound, gesture,...
This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn fr...
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98,49 zł |
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A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology
ISBN: 9780141441573 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Surprising, colorful, and long-forgotten entries from the most famous dictionary in the history of the English language
Samuel Johnson's best-known work, A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), is the most influential and idiosyncratic lexicon ever written and was used by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, the Brontes and the Brownings, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde. This anthology includes 4,000 of the most representative, entertaining, and historically fascinating entries, covering subjects from fashion to food, science to sex, and given in full with original spelling... Surprising, colorful, and long-forgotten entries from the most famous dictionary in the history of the English language
Samuel Johnson's be... |
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77,74 zł |
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The Oxford Book of Aphorisms
ISBN: 9780192804563 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. An aphorism is "a short pithy statement or maxim," but beneath this definition lies a wealth of wit and insight to which neither the word nor a brief description can do justice.
This anthology demonstrates just how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and just how brilliantly the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Specific sections on desires and longings, self-doubt, fame and reputations, happiness and sorrow, cover the whole range of aphoristic literature. This book brings together the most diverse figures--the classic aphorists, like... An aphorism is "a short pithy statement or maxim," but beneath this definition lies a wealth of wit and insight to which neither the word nor a brief ...
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110,84 zł |
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A New Dictionary of Eponyms
ISBN: 9780195093544 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Do you approve of censoring the works of great writers? Some might contend that to bowdlerize a great writer's work would be to diminish its overall quality. Others, like Thomas Bowdler, whose eraser danced over every Shakespeare play, would argue that all modest people should be able to read a great work without blushing. For attacking the classics, Mr. Bowdler has been immortalized as the world's best-known, self-appointed literary censor. And because of his efforts the term bowdlerize has become eponymous with his name. Alternatively, the word bikini--defined as a two-piece bathing suit...
Do you approve of censoring the works of great writers? Some might contend that to bowdlerize a great writer's work would be to diminish its overall q...
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75,97 zł |
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The Devil's Dictionary
ISBN: 9780195126273 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. History, n. an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. Marriage, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all two. Self-Esteem, n. An erroneous appraisement.
These caustic aphorisms, collected in The Devil's Dictionary, helped earn Ambrose Bierce the epithets Bitter Bierce, the Devil's Lexicographer, and the Wickedest Man in San Francisco. First published as The Cynic's Word Book (1906) and later reissued under its preferred name in 1911,... History, n. an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. Marriag...
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80,96 zł |
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
ISBN: 9780195135084 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. What's the singular of paparazzi? Is graffiti singular or plural? What about kudos? Should I say empathic or empathetic? Is it a couple of dozen or a couple dozen? What's the correct pronunciation of concierge? Or schism? Or flaccid? In this book of crisp, precise, and often witty pronouncements on modern American English, Bryan Garner decisively answers these and thousands of other questions that bedevil those who care about the language. Garner draws on massive evidence to support his judgments, citing thousands of examples--good, bad, and ugly--from sources such as The New York...
What's the singular of paparazzi? Is graffiti singular or plural? What about kudos? Should I say empathic or empathetic? Is it a couple of dozen or a ...
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100,87 zł |
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Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English
ISBN: 9780195157048 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Have you ever traveled to England, been offered a "fairycake," and not known how to respond? Have you ever had to explain the difference between a "sleeping policeman" and a "speed bump" to a visiting Brit? Are you sure you know the difference between a "chip" and a "crisp"? (Transatlantic English) is a practical and entertaining guide to the differences between American and British English. As if written from a point in the Atlantic ocean exactly between Britain and the U.S., this book catalogs the differences between the "two" languages by taking a culturally neutral stance - addressing the...
Have you ever traveled to England, been offered a "fairycake," and not known how to respond? Have you ever had to explain the difference between a "sl...
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155,65 zł |
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Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-By-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780195182545 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Every era of the twentieth century from the "Roaring Twenties" to the "Me Decade" brought its own fads and trends and the language to go with them: fresh youth slang, up-to-the-minute buzzwords, and colorful catch phrases. Most of this new vocabulary exploded into the vernacular, only to fizzle a few years later as newer trends and more current events demanded their own terminology.
Giving yesterday's words another chance to sparkle before they retire for good, Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers focuses on language that still resonates with the mood of its times. A nostalgic word trip... Every era of the twentieth century from the "Roaring Twenties" to the "Me Decade" brought its own fads and trends and the language to go with them: fr...
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63,53 zł |
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The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary
ISBN: 9780195300789 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 1456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary is a brand new large print dictionary, offering to visually impaired readers an Oxford-quality dictionary in a large, clear font.
In addition to solid coverage of the core English vocabulary, including new words and senses, with definitions that are concise and easy-to-understand, theOxford American Large Print Dictionary also includes thousands of difficult and literary words that are most often looked up. It also includes short, accessible notes on difficult spellings, confusable words, and tricky areas of usage. The... The Oxford American Large Print Dictionary is a brand new large print dictionary, offering to visually impaired readers an Oxford-quality dic...
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341,52 zł |
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Pocket Oxford American Dictionary
ISBN: 9780195301632 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 1008 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Extensively redesigned and rewritten, the second edition of Pocket Oxford American Dictionary combines its highly popular, pocket-sized packaging with a dramatic revision of the copy, with completely reworded entries throughout.
With more than 140,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including a wealth of new words, sample sentences, and usage notes, this marvelous edition makes it easier than ever before to find the correct meaning of a word. The editors have completely rewritten the entries, stressing everyday English to make each definition as accessible as possible. Moreover,... Extensively redesigned and rewritten, the second edition of Pocket Oxford American Dictionary combines its highly popular, pocket-sized packa...
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61,08 zł |
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Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources: Fascicule VIII: O
ISBN: 9780197263006 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This dictionary is an indispensable guide to the study of the Latin Middle Ages. It records the continuing usage of classical and late Latin in this period (6th-16th centuries), but it presents most fully the medieval developments of the language, drawing on a rich variety of printed and manuscript sources. Many new formations from other languages are revealed--some of the borrowings recorded in Latin centuries before their appearance in written vernacular sources.
This dictionary is an indispensable guide to the study of the Latin Middle Ages. It records the continuing usage of classical and late Latin in this p...
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155,70 zł |
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