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What's in a Name?

How Proper Names Became Everday Words

A fun and informative guide to the how and why of proper names and their haphazard entry into common English language by the author of the bestselling Amo, Amas, Amat and More. Mining the English language to turn up a colorful cast of characters, Eugene Ehrlich finds the historic and literary figures who have given their names to the English language in the interest of keeping it vibrant and their names alive. In What's in a Name? Ehrlich traces the history of eponymous words and their progenitors, illuminating the legacy of Louis Braille, inventor of the system of embossed printing for the blind; the verbal acrobatics of Baron Munchausen; the sadism of the Marquis de Sade; and much more. What's in a Name? will amuse and enlighten word buffs, history lovers, and trivia pursuers alike as Ehrlich, in his inimitable way, uncovers an exhaustive assemblage of characters who have left an indelible mark on the English language.

What's in a Name? will amuse and enlighten word buffs, history lovers, and trivia pursuers alike as Ehrlich, in his inimitable way, uncovers an exhaustive assemblage of characters who have left an indelible mark on the English language.

The Athenaeum

A Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, Music, and the Drama

Lecturer on Industrial Betterment, Author of ' The Land of the Moors,' kc. With
about 200 Illustrations. Large crown 8vo, cloth, Is. id. In PERIL of CHANGE.
Essays Written in Time of Tranquillity. By C. F. O. MA8TERMAN, Author of 'From
the Abyss,' kc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6«. A volume of brilliant studies of contemporary
(literature and religious and social conditions. MEDIEVAL ENGLAND. By MARY
BATESON. Fully illustrated. Large crown 8vo, 5». [Second Imprestion. "The best
manual ...

The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation

This book, written by a team of experts from many countries, provides a comprehensive account of the ways in which translation has brought the major literature of the world into English-speaking culture. Part I discusses theoretical issues and gives an overview of the history of translation into English. Part II, the bulk of the work, arranged by language of origin, offers critical discussions, with bibliographies, of the translation history of specific texts (e.g. the Koran, the Kalevala), authors (e.g. Lucretius, Dostoevsky), genres (e.g. Chinese poetry, twentieth-century Italian prose) and national literatures (e.g. Hungarian, Afrikaans).

Hebrew literature has a more or less continuous history since the Bible [H.c.i].
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls dating from late Second Temple period (
roughly 2nd c. BCE-ISI c. CE) has illustrated vividly how creatively the language
was used at that time. A little later it was adopted as the vehicle of the Rabbinic
movement, which eventually became the dominant expression of Judaism until
the I9th c. The main challenger to Rabbinism, the Karaite movement that first
emerged in ...

Compendium of the World's Languages

This third edition of Compendium of the World’s Languages has been thoroughly revised to provide up-to-date and accurate descriptions of a wide selection of natural language systems. All cultural and historical notes as well as statistical data have been checked, updated and in many cases expanded. Presenting an even broader range of languages and language families, including new coverage of Australian aboriginal languages and expanded treatment of North American and African languages, this new edition offers a total of 342 entries over nearly 2000 pages. Key features include: Complete rewriting, systematization and regularisation of the phonology sections Provision of IPA symbol grids arranged by articulatory feature and by alphabetic resemblance to facilitate use of the new phonology sections Expansion of morphology descriptions for most major languages Provision of new illustrative text samples Addition of a glossary of technical terms and an expanded bibliography Comparative tables of the numerals 1-10 in a representative range of languages, and also grouped by family Drawing upon a wealth of recent developments and research in language typology and broadened availability of descriptive data, this new incarnation of George Campbell’s astounding Compendium brings a much-loved survey emphatically into the twenty-first century for a new generation of readers. Scholarly, comprehensive and highly accessible, Compendium of the World’s Languages remains the ideal reference for all interested linguists and professionals alike.

cut across the simple active/passive, transitive/intransitive oppositions. The class
is open. Van der Tuuk (1864 (1971)) classifies verbs in terms of formation,
version (broadly, transitive/intransitive) and meaning. The most important prefixes
are: a. Simple: ma-, mang-, mar-, pa-, ha-; used with zero Suffix or with -i, -hon -
an. The infixes -um-, -ur-s-al-/ar- are also found. b. Composite: ma.hi-, ma.Si-, ma
(ng).hu-, mang.Si-, pa.tu-; again, + suffixes. There is extensive use of Sandhi at
junctures.

Handbook of Terminology Management: Application-oriented terminology management

The Handbook of Terminology Management is a unique work designed to meet the practical needs of terminologists, translators, lexicographers, subject specialists (e.g., engineers, medical professionals, etc.), standardizers and others who have to solve terminological problems in their daily work.In more than 900 pages, the Handbook brings together contributions from approximately 50 expert authorities in the field. The Handbook covers a broad range of topics integrated from an international perspective and treats such fundamental issues as: practical methods of terminology management; creation and use of terminological tools (terminology databases, on-line dictionaries, etc.); terminological applications.The high level of expertise provided by the contributors, combined with the wide range of perspectives they represent, results in a thorough coverage of all facets of a burgeoning field. The lay-out of the Handbook is specially designed for quick and for cross reference, with hypertext and an extensive index.See also "Handbook of Terminology Management" set (volumes 1 and 2).

Database. Management. Methods. 8.1.1. Criteria. for. Evaluating. Terminology.
Database. Management. Programs. KLAUS-DIRK SCHMTTZ 1 INTRODUCTION
Today there is a wide range of dedicated software tools for supporting translation,
documentation, and technical writing as well for accessing subject-specific
information. These programs include computer-aided translation systems,
information and documentation systems, electronic dictionaries, and
terminological databases ...

The Oxford Handbook of Corpus Phonology

This handbook presents the first systematic account of corpus phonology - the employment of corpora for studying speakers' and listeners' acquisition and knowledge of the sound system of their native languages and the principles underlying those systems. The first part of the book discusses the design, compilation, and use of phonological corpora, while the second looks at specific applications. Part 3 presents the tools and methods used, while the final part examines a number of currently available phonological corpora in various languages. It will appeal not only to those working with phonological corpora, but also to researchers and students of phonology and phonetics more generally, as well as to all those interested in language variation, dialectology, language acquisition, and sociolinguistics.

Jacques Durand, Ulrike Gut, Gjert Kristoffersen. uses some routines to order the
words and the pronunciation to store in a dictionary as a digital document.
Another research question might be the analysis of the vowel space. For both
research questions the workflows are equal except for the last step. Each of these
steps is supported by the EMU System. After a short introduction of the database
approach, the essay describes each step in the speech data analysis workflow.

Reading and Vocabulary Workbook for the TOEFL Exam

Test-taking and skill-building strategies in a clear, user-friendly style. Features 3 sample tests.

Longman Complete Course for the TOEFL Test

Preparation for the Computer and Paper Tests

Grammar for the TOEFL Test

Each volume in this collection is an essential addition to any international student's TOEFL "RM" test-preparation library. Suitable for learners of all levels, from the novice to the more advanced, the series is geared specifically for nonnative English speakers and is perfect as supplemental desk references.

Each volume in this collection is an essential addition to any international student's TOEFL "RM" test-preparation library.