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Breitkreuz, Hartmut; Bosewitz, Rene – 1989
English idioms are catalogued for German speakers. The guide is designed to be used both as a reference and as a teaching tool. It is divided into sections, each listing and defining common idioms using a number of English verbs, then presenting them in the context of dialogues. Most sections contain idioms for six or seven more common verbs, then…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), English, Figurative Language, Foreign Countries

Otanes, Fe T., Ed.; Wrigglesworth, Hazel – Studies in Philippine Linguistics, 1992
The dictionary of Binukid, a language spoken in the Bukidnon province of the Philippines, is intended as a tool for students of Binukid and for native Binukid-speakers interested in learning English. A single dialect was chosen for this work. The dictionary is introduced by notes on Binukid grammar, including basic information about phonology and…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Indonesian Languages
Escalante, Roberto H.; Fernandez, Zarina Estrada – 1993
This volume, entirely in Spanish and Pima, presents extensive descriptive information about the language spoken by the Pima of Mexico. An introductory chapter reviews the history of research on the language. The second and third chapters explain its phonology and morphology. In the fourth chapter, a number of oral histories and ethnographic texts…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Patterns
Tumsorn, Maneewan; Chansiriyotin, Supaporn – 1986
The dictionary for the Northern-Central variety of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to northern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design and of the use of the Central Thai alphabet (the old Northern alphabet is rarely used). Most of the words included are…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns

Breitkreuz, Hartmut – 1994
The guide to "false friends," or false cognates, in German and English is designed such that it can be used as either an instructional tool or a reference guide. An introductory section defines false friends and discusses different types, and provides a set of symbols for distinguishing them. The first major section lists, alphabetically…
Descriptors: English, Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, German

Breitkreuz, Hartmut – 1992
The second guide to "false friends," or false cognates, in German and English lists and discusses more difficult terms than the first guide. An introductory section defines false friends and discusses different types, and provides a set of symbols for distinguishing them. The first major section lists, alphabetically in German, and…
Descriptors: English, Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, German
Allsopp, Richard, Ed. – 1996
This dictionary is designed to provide an inventory of English usage in the Caribbean environment and lifestyle as known and spoken in each territory but not recorded in the standard British and American desk dictionaries. It cross-references different names for the same item throughout the anglophone Caribbean, identifies different items called…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English, Etymology, Foreign Countries
Sueppha, Sutthiya; Maneewong, Napasri – 1986
The dictionary for Central and E-Saan varieties of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to northeastern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design. Most of the words included are functional vocabulary, and the usage is illustrated in sample sentences written in…
Descriptors: Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Variation
Kaewkhao, Uthai; Kiatboonyarit, Tawan – 1986
The dictionary for Central to Southern varieties of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to southern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design and some notes on tone patterns and spelling variation in the Central and Southern varieties. Most of the words…
Descriptors: Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Variation