Living Words

Release on by Tom McArthur
Living Words

Author: Tom McArthur

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

ISBN: 085989620X

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 308

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In this collection of articles, the author reflects on the nature of language, the art of lexicography and the developments in communication, the media and information technology in the late 20th century. The three main subjects looked at are: language at large, and particulary English, the most widely used language in the history of the world; the art and study of dictionaries and reference science, embracing all past, present and potential reference materials - from the "OED" to the "Yellow Pages"; and the processes through which communication, information and knowledge has evoloved - from cave art to the personal computer.
Language Arts & Disciplines
Living Words
Language: en
Pages: 308

Living Words

Authors: Tom McArthur
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: University of Exeter Press

In this collection of articles, the author reflects on the nature of language, the art of lexicography and the developments in communication, the media and information technology in the late 20th century. The three main subjects looked at are: language at large, and particulary English, the most widely used language
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Language: en
Pages:

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts

Authors: Tom McArthur
Categories: Language and languages
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher:

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Language: un
Pages:

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Authors: Tom McArthur
Categories: Books
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher:

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Language: en
Pages:

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Categories: Bibliography, National
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher:

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Language: en
Pages: 36

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Authors: Hayward Cirker, Barbara Steadman
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994-01-07 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

Pictures of familiar everyday situations and scenes keyed with German nouns used to learn the German language.