Author: Lucy P. Popova Publisher: Contemporary Books ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 456
Book Description
The most practical and concise bilingual Russian and English Dictionary. Contains 30,000 definitions for the 20,000 main entries.The choice of vocabulary in this dictionary is especially appropriate for students, tourists, and business people. The word list includes the words that are most often used in normal conversational speech.
Author: Elizabeth J. Lewandowski Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810877856 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 624
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Significantly greater in scope than anything currently available—online or in print—this comprehensive resource includes more than 20,000 fashion and costume terms as well as more than 300 illustrations.
Author: Steven W. Sowards Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1440860629 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 472
Book Description
Divided into dedicated categories about the subjects most meaningful to librarians, this valuable resource reviews 500 texts across all major fields. Drawing on their collective experience in reference services and sifting through nearly 30,000 reviews in ARBAonline, editors Steven Sowards, associate director for collection at Michigan State University Libraries, and Juneal Chenoweth, editor of American Reference Books Annual, curated this collection of titles, most of which have been published since 2000, to serve collections and reference librarians in academic and public libraries. From the Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences and Encyclopedia of the Civil War to the Encyclopedia of Physics, Encyclopedia of Insects, and Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants to the formidable Oxford English Dictionary, The Reference Librarian's Bible encompasses every subject imaginable and will be your first stop for choosing and evaluating your library's collections as well as for answering patrons' questions.
Author: Noriko Takada Publisher: McGraw-Hill ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
A handy guide to understanding how people from every corner of Japan think, do business, and act in their daily lives Organized alphabetically for east of use, The Japanese Way is an indispensable reference to the common as well as the divergent cultural traits of the Japanese. Included are 89 key traits, representing the values of a people who have been described as "enigmatic," "mysterious," "inscrutable," and even "unknowable." The Japanese Way provides an explanation of the varied ways in which these people celebrated holidays, interact with one another, resolve daily problems, view and deal with the outside world—-as welll as illuminating the rich and varied historical traditions that have shaped the modern culture of Asia’s most progressive nation. Complete with a bibliography and index, The Japanese Wayprovides keen insights into the rich variety of customs and attitudes found among the Japanese people. Whether you are interested in Japan as a student, tourist or business traveler, this book will help you break the culture barrier--and appreciate the Japanese way.
Author: Richard A. Spears Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 0071434062 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 623
Book Description
This dictionary may be small in stature, but it will be a big help to you if you are learning English. NTC's Super-Mini English Dictionary contains a comprehensive word list yet is compact enough to fit in your pocket. You will have access to the spelling, pronunciation, part of speech, meaning, and irregular forms of more than 7,500 of the most common and basic words used in English.
Author: Thomas Kabdebo Publisher: ISBN: Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 440
Book Description
Enlarged by some 50 percent and equipped with more comprehensive name and subject indexes, the second edition of this unique guide contains bibliographic and descriptive annotations for 8,000 dictionaries. It features 1,500 additional bilingual works, 400 new subject categories, and all the major electronic dictionaries produced in English. While the primary emphasis is on language dictionaries, subject dictionaries on topics as varied as ceramics, bookbinding, and theatre as well as dictionaries issued by international bodies and agencies are included. Covering all the world's languages, works may be bilingual, monolingual, or multilingual as long as there is an English element.
Author: Stephanie Ryback Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company ISBN: 9780844296135 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 110
Book Description
The basic course for succeeding in Spanish and communicating with confidence.
Author: Morry Sofer Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1589797590 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 351
Book Description
A practical guide to translation as a profession, this book provides everything translators need to know, from digital equipment to translation techniques, dictionaries in over seventy languages, and sources of translation work. It is the premier sourcebook for all linguists, used by both beginners and veterans, and its predecessor, The Translator's Handbook, has been praised by some of the world's leading translators, such as Gregory Rabassa and Marina Orellana.
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