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Nichols, John D.; Nyholm, Earl – 1995
The dictionary of the Ojibwa or Chippewa language represents the speech of the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota and contains over 7,000 Ojibwa terms. Each entry gives information on the word stem, grammatical classification, English gloss, form variations, and references to alternate forms. An introductory section describes the entry format and use,…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Dictionaries, Grammar, Language Patterns
Frantz, Donald G.; Russell, Norma Jean – 1995
The dictionary of stems, roots, and affixes for the Blackfoot language provides, for each entry, information on the item's morphological type (e.g., noun stem, verb stem, root), subclassification if relevant, English index, and certain diagnostic inflectional forms (full words or sentences), each with an English translation. In addition, entries…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Canada Natives, Dictionaries
Backhouse, A. E. – 1993
This guide provides an overview of the salient features of the Japanese language from the perspective of the beginning-level English-speaking learner. Chapters address these topics: the Japanese language and its historic and cultural setting; phonology (sounds and syllables, word accentuation; loanwords; connected speech); writing (scripts,…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Discourse Analysis, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
Guevel, Zelie, Ed.; Valentine, Egan, Ed. – 1998
Essays on the teaching of translation and on specialized translation, all in French, include: "Perspectives d'optimisation de la formation du traducteur: quelques reflexions" ("Perspectives on Optimization of Training of Translation Teachers: Some Reflections") (Egan Valentine); "L'enseignement de la revision…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Communication, Classroom Techniques, Dictionaries