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ELS Language Centers
Structure and Speaking- Beginning
Pearson Custom Publishing Upper Saddle River NJ 2005. Edition Unstated. Softcover Spiral Bound. Good Condition. The text has marking has a name on the front cover and light wear. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Communications & Media; Public Speaking; ISBN: 0536844976. ISBN/EAN: 9780536844972. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560783548. . 9780536844972 Pearson Custom Publishing paperback
书商的参考编号 : 1560783548 ???????? : 0536844976 9780536844972
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ELS Language Centers
Structure and Speaking- Low Intermediate- Section A
Pearson Allyn And Bacon Upper Saddle River NJ 2007. Edition Unstated. Softcover Spiral Bound. Good Condition. The text has heavy marking the cover has minor wear. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Communications & Media; Public Speaking; ISBN: 0536821356. ISBN/EAN: 9780536821355. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560783549. . 9780536821355 Pearson Allyn And Bacon paperback
书商的参考编号 : 1560783549 ???????? : 0536821356 9780536821355
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Princeton Language Institute
21st Century Dictionary of Quotations
Dell Publishing Co New York NY 1993. Softcover. As New. Text Appears Clean Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0440214475. ISBN/EAN: 9780440214472. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560744395. . 9780440214472 Dell Publishing Co paperback
书商的参考编号 : 1560744395 ???????? : 0440214475 9780440214472
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Crowley, ET.; Thomas, RC. (eds.) E. T. R. C.
Acronyms And Initialisms Dictionary
Gale. Hardcover. B000QLOT6E 1970 Printing Former library copy with only a few stamps indicating such. No dust jacket present. Overall this is still a fine reading copy of the title. Ships well packaged and very quickly from MI. A detailed description is coming soon. The condition selected for the item is accurate and consistent with our other listings of the same general condition. If you have any questions or you would like a detailed description of the item prior to our revision of the listing please do not hesitate to contact us. We will get back to you as quickly as possible. Please buy with confidence from us as we have several thousand satisfied customers and your satisfaction is the goal we strive to achieve with every transaction. . Good. Gale hardcover
书商的参考编号 : CHRISTINE: 019
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Modern Language Association
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 7th Edition
Modern Language Association. Used - Good. Good condition. 7th edition. With Access Code. Modern Language Association unknown
书商的参考编号 : E03B-00817 ???????? : 1603290249 9781603290241
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Strunsky Simeon
Sinbad And His Friends
New York: Henry Holt And Company 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo 261 pages tawny pictorial boards rubber stamp of a book sale on the front free endpaper. <br/><br/>Strunsky was the literary editor of the New York Evening Post about the time these pseudo Arabian Nights were published. The episodic adventures of Sinbad a jurnalist occur in Bagdad in 1917 near the conclusion of the First World War. Part Two concerns an American journalist one Williams in New York City in 1921. Henry Holt And Company hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0008098
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Ripert, Pierre
Dictionnaire des Synonymes de la langue francaise
Paris France: Bookking International 1996. Paperback. NEAR FINE. Tight bright covers slightly age tanned pages clean and square. Gift inscription on first free page. A few faint creases on covers. Text in French. "Pour eviter une repetition pour trouver rapidement le mot just pour enrichir son vocabulaire
" 0.6 Bookking International paperback
书商的参考编号 : 6-9P008 ???????? : 2743402881 9782743402884
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McKenzie & di Sarro
Mon gros dico francais - anglais
Belgium: Millepages 1999. Hardbound. NEAR FINE. As new except for tiny chips on open corners of cover. "Un dictionnaire illustre de 1000 mots." Each word is shown in French and English with a sentence in both languages and an illustration. Example: route / road/ We are on the right road./ Nous sommes sur la bonne route. 254 pages with 4 words per page. Padded pictorial Hardbound. Text in French. 1.5 Millepages hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 6-4H003 ???????? : 2842180550 9782842180553
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Bexell, Eva
Flickan I Gullregns-Tradet
Stockholm Sweden: Bonniers Junior Forlag 1980. Hardbound. GOOD. Ex-library with expected markings. Tight bright clean and square. Chip at top of spine. Glossy pictorial hardcover. Illustrated with black and white drawings. 78 page chapter book. Text in Swedish. "Det gar into! Du ar for liten! Sager syskonen till Hedvig nar de ska gora nagot roligt." 0.9 Bonniers Junior Forlag hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 6-4T011 ???????? : 9148507563 9789148507565
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giannakopoulos panagiotis e.
lexiko tis archaias ellinikis glossas
Pelekanos 2006. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. Tight bright except for faintest tanning to exterior page edges clean with light corner bump to back bottom corner. Dictionary of ancient Greek language. 552 pages. 1.1 Pelekanos paperback
书商的参考编号 : 6-2T002 ???????? : 9607456432 9789607456434
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Berlitz
Berlitz Swahili for English-speaking Travellers
Berlitz 1982. 6th printing. Paperback. FINE. As new pocket size color coded for quick reference when traveling in East Africa. 192 pages. Berlitz paperback
书商的参考编号 : 3DM001
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Lacasse, Aime F
English - Swahili: Useful Phrases
Tabora Tanzania: Tanganyika Mission Press undated. Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for faintest stain on cover corner and tiniest bump to outer corner. Useful idiomatic Tanzanian Swahili words and phrases grouped by topic including section on political words in post-independence Tanzania. Tanganyika Mission Press paperback
书商的参考编号 : 37M002
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Malot, Hector (Foure & Fourem, ed
Sans Famille Merrill's French Texts
NY: Charles E. Merrill company c1924. Hardbound. GOOD. Tight faintest age tanning to pages clean square. Black cloth no dust jacket. Slight softening of spine ends and @1/3 of top edge of back cover is rubbed through to the boards. Pasted inside the front cover is the publishers flyer detailing the advantages of this book for "First and Second Year French Courses". 223 pages including "Questions et exercises" "Notes on France" in English and "Vocabulaire" and illustrated with black and white period photos. Charles E. Merrill company hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 23P007
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Collins Pocket diccionario /Espanol-Aleman/ Deutsch-Spanisch
Mexico: Grijalbo 1987. Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for faint age soil to exterior page edges and 3 pages with folded corner. Spanish/German - German/Spanish dictionary. 402 pages. Text in Spanish. ISBN: 968419689X. Grijalbo paperback
书商的参考编号 : 22P019 ???????? : 968419689X 9789684196896
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Daudet, Alphonse
Lettres de Mon Moulin
Boston MA: D.C.Heath 1922. Hardbound. GOOD. Tight slight yellowing exterior has light staining and age soil to pale peach cloth cover interior has notes and underlining throughout slight tilt. Paperback-size hardbound. Owner's name in 6 places. "Edited with Direct-Method Exercises Notes in English and Vocabulary by Osmond V. Robert." Text in French. "This edition is the outcome of an experiment in language teaching which was carried out in a French course attended by some 200 students at Smith College." D.C.Heath hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 7NP013
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Maillet, Antonine
Theatre Acadien 2 La Sagouine
Lemeac Previous Owner Markings Including Highlighting Underlining; Light Creasing on Front Rear Covers; Front Rear Covers Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Moderately Soiled. SUB-TITLE: piece pour une femme seule. NOTES ET HOMMAGES DE: Leonard Forest Michel Tetu Marcel Dube Alain Pontaut Claudette Maillet Andre Belleau Martial Dassylva. TABLE DES MATIERES: Note de l'editeur; Le pays de la Sagouine; La Sagouine et son auteur; La Sagouine ou l'arme a deux tranchants; Le requisitoire de la Sagouine; La Sagouine et le Bon Djeu; La langue de la Sagouine; La merveilleuse carriere de la Sagouine; Preface; Le métier; La jeunesse; Nouel; La boune annee; La loterie; Les pretres; La lune; Les bancs d'eglise; La guerre; L'enterrement; Le bon Djeu et bon; Les cartes; Le printemps; La resurrection; Le recensement; La mort; Lexique. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Lemeac Paperback
书商的参考编号 : 001864 ???????? : 077614930X 9780776149301
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A. H. Monteith Esq
SPANISH WITHOUT A MASTER IN FOUR EASY LESSONS
<p>This is an exceptionally intact copy of the Spanish number of the 19th century six language series. The archaic flowery prose does not detract from the purpose here this is a useful language master teacher as well as a very scarce vintage book. The four lesson program is paginated 158-220 probably to agree with the six language numbered series.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> David McKay paperback
书商的参考编号 : biblio1286
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Sato, Eriko & Anna Sato
My First Japanese Kanji Book: Learning Kanji the fun and easy way! MP3 Audio CD Included
Tuttle Publishing. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. Hardcover. 9784805310373 . Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket with 2 cm edgetear; CD in rear pocket. ; 11 X 8.70 X 0.60 inches; 64 pages . Tuttle Publishing hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 46380 ???????? : 4805310375 9784805310373
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Holley Gill; Metcalf Robert
Framework Level 4 Upper Intermediate Book & CD
London: Richmond Publishing 2005. Paperback. Includes audio CD and CD-ROM. Item is sealed in shrink wrapping. HJW. paperback. New. Richmond Publishing Paperback
书商的参考编号 : 421981z ???????? : 8466806474 9788466806473
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Yvonne Zan. Renyi
Renyi Picture Dictionary: West Armenian and English
<p>BRAND NEW. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. Excellent condition. 95-1H0921606125</p> Renyi Picture Dictionary: West Armenian and English
书商的参考编号 : 95-1H0921606125
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The Nandi , Their Language and Folk-lore
A. C. Hollis
Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1909. Red cloth gilt letterd spine xl 328 pages. Illustrated with 44 plates plus line drawings on the text pages and a folding map at the rear of the book. A good copy with the original owner's bookplate on the front pastedown name in pencil on front free endpaper ocassional pencil annotation. Folding map has a tear along th efirst blank panel formcareless opening. Externally with rubbing and wear to the cloth at the corners and edges corners bent. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Oxford at the Clarendon Press Hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 007695
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Giovanni Pettinato (Matthew L. Jaffe, trans)
Old Canaanite Cuneiform Texts of the Third Millennium Monographs on the Ancient Near East volume 1 fascicle 7
<p>Very Good softcover. Staple-bound with thin card covers. Bright clean covers; very slight fading at cover edges; tightly bound; bright clean interior. ISBN on inside front cover: 0890030014. 4to 17 pp. Cf OCLC #5619490.</p> Undena Pubns paperback
书商的参考编号 : 18147 ???????? : 0890030014 9780890030011
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Edith Rickert
NEW METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE
<p>This is uncommon and an exceptionally important text in the canon of English Literature instructionals and that is the only reason I am listing this copy for it surely falls below any standard of passable shape. I offer it only because Ms. Rickert's work needs to be used and appreciated even all of these years later.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> University of Chicago Press hardcover
书商的参考编号 : biblio1289
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STEIN, Gertrude
LECTURES IN AMERICA
Boston: Beacon Press 1957. First Paperback edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo 246 pages printed wrappers <br/><br/>Lectures issued as BP 36. Wilson A36c Beacon Press paperback
书商的参考编号 : 0007592
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Hiltbrunner, Hermann (preface de Felix Calonder)
Les Grisons: Le Rhin La Contree De Sa Naissance
Paris: Les Editions Pittoresques 1928. reading copy in French; binding heavily soiled and faded with little wear to extremities; textblock clean but faded; 220 pp. including wonderful half-tone photogravures. Tan Cloth. Fair. Illus. by Christian et Jean Meisser. Octavo. Hard Cover. Les Editions Pittoresques Hardcover
书商的参考编号 : SAS2264
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Rose L. Friedman, Doris K. Arjona, Esther P. Carvajal
SPANISH BOOK ONE
<p>This is a very good copy of the classic 1930 Spanish Instructional text very rare in this condition. Numerous drawn illustrations of Spain and Spanish history.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> Scott, Foresman and Company hardcover
书商的参考编号 : biblio1285
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V. S. Naipaul
India: A Wounded Civilization
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1977. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo 191 pages cloth; in blue cloth custom slipcase. <br/><br/>Inscribed by the author to James O. Freedman a former President of Dartmouth College. Naipaul was awarded an honorary doctorate at Dartmouth in 1997. This is the second volume in Naipaul's India trilogy. Signed copies of the Knopf edition are quite scarce. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 4590
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International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences 1993;Jankowsky, Kurt R.;Kjoseph, JE. J. E.
History of Linguistics 1993: Papers from the Sixth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences
Philadelphia Pennsylvania U.S.A.: John Benjamins Publishing Co. 1995 New Excellent Book. Hard Cover. New. John Benjamins Publishing Co. hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 013950 ???????? : 1556196148 9781556196140
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Lopshire, Robert
How To Make Flibbers Etc.
New York: Beginner Books 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good . 8vo pictorial cover is of glossy stock some newsprint "burn" pp. 30-31; price on dj flap is 195/ 195; tips of dj spine nicked short tears <br/><br/>Things a child can make with paper string stick-um corks and other household odds-and-ends. Book B-37 in the series. Beginner Books hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0005951
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Smith, Henry Justin
It's The Way It's Written
Chicago: Sterling North 1934. First edition. stapled wrappers. Fine. 12mo 92 pages blue wrappers <br/><br/>Smith was the Managing Editor of the Chicago Daily News and a legend himself. These are three of his Addresses. Sterling North unknown
书商的参考编号 : 0007645
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Hepburn, William M.
Notes on Bruce Rogers of Indiana
No place: Indiana Quarterly for Bookmen 1945. Wrappers. Fair. Small quarto 11 pages wrinkled vertical pages detached portrait frontispiece <br/><br/>Purdue University Librarian's comments on Indiana's notable native son. Indiana Quarterly for Bookmen unknown
书商的参考编号 : 0005136
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BECCADELLI, Antonio (1394 - 1471). Massimo, Pacifico.
L'ERMAFRODITO / PACIFICO MASSIMO L'ECATELEGIO.
Milan: Studio Editoriale Corbaccio 1922. Limited edition. Octavo. fair. 8vo 129 pages untrimmed leaves chipped wrappers Bi-lingual: In Italian and Latin. <br/><br/>Copy no. 80 of 1000 copies. This work issued as Vol.7 in Series 2 of Classici Dell'Amore series. "Beccadelli is most famous for his bawdy masterpiece HERMAPHRODITUS 1425 a collection of eighty-one Latin epigrams which evoke the unfettered eroticism of the works of Catullus and Martial as well as of the PRIAPEA. This work was greeted with acclaim by scholars. but subsequently condemned and censured as obscene by Christian apologists. . Guarino da Verona . called Beccadelli a poetic scion of the Sicilian writer of antiquity Theocritus - Wikipedia." Both works by these 15th century authors are Introduced by Angelo Ottolini. Studio Editoriale Corbaccio unknown
书商的参考编号 : DEMO013468I
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Hovey William Alfred
CAUSERIE
Boston: Roberts Brothers 1880. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 24mo 203 pages original brown decorated cloth splitting at joints floral endpapers <br/><br/>Choice excerpts from the Boston Evening Transcript i.e. the column written by Hovey the editor of the Transcript. Roberts Brothers hardcover
书商的参考编号 : DEMO011665I
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Winchester Simon
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
New York: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0198607024 . Stiff unmarked book about new in glossy dust jacket. Fascinating book. ; 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.4 Inches; 256 pages . Oxford University Press hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 45243 ???????? : 0198607024 9780198607021
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Shea, Ammon
Reading the OED: One Man One Year 21730 Pages
Perigee TRD. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. 9780399533983 . Tight unmarked book in bright dust jacket with small chip from lower rear edge. ; 8.40 X 5.70 X 0.90 inches; 272 pages . Perigee (TRD) hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 45097 ???????? : 0399533982 9780399533983
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Sadowski Jeffrey A
French Cuisine: The Gourmet's Companion
<p>BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. 19-3H047114908X</p> Wiley
书商的参考编号 : 19-3H047114908X ???????? : 047114908X 9780471149088
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Pidal R. Menendez
Manual De Gramatica Historica Espanola Quinta Edicion
Madrid: Libreria General De Victoriano Suarez. Fine. 1925. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very nicely bound in full mottled leather with raised bands on the spine. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 325 pages . Libreria General De Victoriano Suarez hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 22863
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Hempl, George; Anderson, Frederick (Ed. )
Mediterranean Studies: 1. the Genesis of European Alphabetic Writing 2. Minoan Seals 3. Three Papers on the History & Language of the Hittites 4. Etruscan 5. Venetic Language and Literature Volume 5 Number 1-5. Stanford University Publicastions University Series
Stanford CA: Stanford University Press. Near Fine. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 10"; 173 pages . Stanford University Press hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 20352
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Kobert, R.
Vocabularium Syriacum
Rome: Pontificium Institutim Biblicum. Fine. 1956. First Edition. Softcover. A dictionary/vocabulary from Latin to Syriac. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 214 pages . Pontificium Institutim Biblicum paperback
书商的参考编号 : 18763
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Quicherat, L. ; Daveluy, A.
Dictionnaire Latin-Francais & Francais-Latin 2 Volume Set Latin-French & French-Latin Dictionary
Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie. Good. 1877 1879. Hardcover. Bindings are very worn & soiled. Bound in ugly gray cloth vol 1 & ugly gray cloth/blue boards vol. 2. May require a bit of extra postage. ; Thick Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 16831468 pages . Librairie Hachette & Cie hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 15491
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Sagara, T.
Sagara's English Letter Writer and Sentence Builder With Some Models and Facsimiles
Tokyo: Kaibunsha. Near Fine. 1924. Hardcover. Text is in japanese. Intended for Japanese speaking folks learning to write letters in English. No date but the sample letters inside are dated in 1924. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 406 pages . Kaibunsha hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 15586
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Toyo Bunko; Iwai, Hirosato
Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum Ac Iaponicum Amacusa 1595; With: on the Latin-Portuguese-Japanese Dictionary Published by the Jesuit Mission Press in Japan
Tokyo: Tokyo Bunko. Fine. 1953. 1st Thus. Softcover. Some staining to the wraps along the spine which does not intrude onto the pages. ; Three volume set. A limited edition #102 of 300 facsimile edition of the original dictionary. Included is the brochure written by Iwai and the original letter from the National Diet Library which accompanied the books. They are in wraps never bound obviously intended for fine bindings by the eventual owner. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Tokyo Bunko paperback
书商的参考编号 : 14643
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Jouon, Paul & T. Muraoka
A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew: Vol. 1 Part 1. Orthography and Phonetics
Biblical Institute Press. Fine. 2000. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Softcover. 8876535950 . Subsidia Biblica 14/1-14/2; 1.8 x 9.3 x 6.5 Inches; 352 pages . Biblical Institute Press paperback
书商的参考编号 : 13634 ???????? : 8876535950 9788876535956
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Jouon, Paul & T. Muraoka
A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew: Vol. 2 Part 3 Syntax
Biblical Institute Press. Fine. 2000. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Softcover. 8876535950 . Subsidia Biblica 14/1-14/2; 1.8 x 9.3 x 6.5 Inches; 420 pages . Biblical Institute Press paperback
书商的参考编号 : 13635 ???????? : 8876535950 9788876535956
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Merkel, Dr. C. L. (Carl Ludwig)
Physiologie Der Menschlichen Sprache Physiologische Laletik Physiology of the Human Language
Leipzig: Otto Wigand. Fine. 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Stamp on the title page from a museum bookshop in Amsterdam. Bound in three -quarter leather with the label on the font cover. Handwritten label on the spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 409 pages . Otto Wigand hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 12995
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Baretti, Joseph
English And Italian Dictionary: Part The Second meaning Volume 2 Only New Edition Modelled after That of Leghorn and Augmented with Numerous Additions and Improvements
Florence Italy: Cardinal Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket. 1832. Hardcover. Original vellum spine with cloth over the balance of the vellum covers. The cloth is somewhat worn/soiled and frayed at the edges revealing the vellum underneath. Vellum spine is soiled but intact. Pages are moderately foxed. ; Volume two is English to Italian. There is a section on Italian Grammar at the beginning. The dictionary includes English definitions as well as the Italian translation. This volume stands useable as is since it is complete in itself. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 692 pages . Cardinal Printing Office hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 11937
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Zavislak, R.; Soneda, Kenzo & Watanabe, Yukitoshi
Screen English
Tokyo: Kaibunsha Ltd. Fine with no dust jacket. 1990. Original Wraps. Evidently as an aid to learning Engllish. Has info on & dialogue from 9 movies Spellbound Goldfinger Broadcast News The Maltese Falcon Back to the Future Rebecca Raiders of the Lost Ark The Graduate & Some Like it Hot. After the dialogue all in English there are questions in Japanese with room for answers. Includes b/w pictures of posters & scenes. Only defect seems to be a bump to the upper outer corner.; Softcover; 7x10" . Kaibunsha Ltd. paperback
书商的参考编号 : 9827
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Arden, A. H.
A Progressive Grammar Of The Telugu Language With Copious Examples And Exercises
Madras: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Fair with no dust jacket. 1905. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Complete but well worn. The outer hinges are worn through. Notes on the endpapers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 11416
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Victoria Bowles
teach yourself beginner's Italian
<p>Includes 2 60-minute cd's and an illustrated course book. Covers all the basic. Go at your own pace and build your confidence to speak.</p> McGraw Hill
书商的参考编号 : biblio25
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Soukhanov
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
This American Heritage Dictionary is an invitation to the pleasures of language bringing you the richness of English from its ancient roots to the color variety and complexity of its present-day vocabulary. The meanings of the words are written in clear and exact language set in a typeface that his handsome and easy to read. There are no mystifying abbreviations or symbols to decipher. Thousands of quotations from the finest writers illuminate and add depth to the meanings. To ease the reader's search for the right sense the most commonly sought meanings are listed first within the entries. A single alphabetical list is designed for accessibility. The pages of this third edition of the American Heritage Dictionary are spacious in design. Nearly 4000 pieces of art help bring the English language alive. These are black-and-white photographs line drawings and maps. This distinctive interaction of words and graphics makes this third edition an inviting companion to the inquiring mind. Readers seeking guidance on usage will find an abundance of help. There are many usage notes and comments. These observations reflect the opinions of the renowned American Heritage Usage Panel an assembly of 173 distinguished authors editors professors and public speakers. These notes reflect the results of completely new research in linguistics. This American Heritage Dictionary the third edition delves more deeply than any other American dictionary into the history of English. For example there are hundreds of "Word History" paragraphs. These histories explain important social and historical influences that combine with linguistic processes to shape the development of words. For the reader interested in tracing our language to its origins the new revised Appendix of Indo-European Roots reaches back 6000 years to the ancestral beginnings of English. Fascinating Regional American English Notes explore the distinctive often colorful vocabulary used only in specific geographic areas of the United States. A wealth of Synonym Paragraphs provides shades of meaning and antonyms. Using this reference tool gives the reader just the right word for the occasion. Houtghton Mifflin Company hardcover
书商的参考编号 : 0395448956 ???????? : 0395448956 9780395448953
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