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Bradley, D. – Yelmo, 1980
Lists terms from current sociopolitical language, continuing from an earlier issue of "Yelmo" and covering the second half of the alphabet, "J" to "X". Provides definitions and context quotations for all items, and in some cases, notes on their historical origin. Includes borrowings from English and from some regional…
Descriptors: Definitions, Linguistic Borrowing, Politics, Semantics

Sebastian, Robert N. – Hispania, 1989
Explores problems encountered during attempts to translate French expressions occurring in English (such as concierge) into Spanish, particularly when the English interpretation of the expression is different from the standard French usage. Spanish translations are provided for about 200 French terms and expressions commonly used in English. (61…
Descriptors: English, French, Idioms, Linguistic Borrowing
Hammer, Petra; Monod, Madeleine – 1976
This dictionary contains a word list of 10,993 English-French cognates (words with the same or similar spelling and meaning in both languages), including some loan words from other languages. A systematic review of the Larousse "Dictionnaire Moderne Francais--Anglais" (1960) provided this list of cognates. Deceptive cognates, or words…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dictionaries, English, Foreign Countries

Gray, Eugene F. – French Review, 1985
Characteristics, idiosyncrasies, borrowings, and other aspects of the French terminology for computers and computer-related matters are discussed and placed in the context of French computer use. A glossary provides French equivalent terms or translations of English computer terminology. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computers
1996
The dictionary of contemporary Maori, a revised edition, includes over 2,000 previously unpublished terms and provides Maori derivation of each entry, based on recent research into the language. An introductory section is in both Maori and English. Entries are in two sections: English-Maori and Maori-English. In addition, an appendix lists the…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English, Language Patterns, Language Research
Bradley, D. – Yelmo, 1979
Presents a list of new socio-political terms in Spanish that are being used more frequently in literature today. Definitions of the terms are included. (NCR)
Descriptors: Glossaries, Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing, Political Issues

Myers, Muriel – Anthropological Linguistics, 1978
Examines acculturation patterns in the language of Samoans in San Francisco. (AM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anthropological Linguistics, Cultural Context, English
Mintz, Malcolm W. – 1971
The Bikol language of the Philippines, spoken in the southernmost peninsula of Luzon Island and extending into the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate, is presented in this bilingual dictionary. An introduction explains the Bikol alphabet, orthographic representation (including policies adopted in writing Spanish and English loan words),…
Descriptors: Bikol, Dialects, Dictionaries, English
Kepaski, Krume; Jusuf, Shaip – 1985
An English translation of a grammar of the language used by the Roma, a group of wanderers living in many countries, united by a common language, and often called Bohemians or gypsies, begins with a translator's preface concerning the group's history and the development of the language and dialects. Preliminary material contains a brief history of…
Descriptors: Dialects, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
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
Jacobson, Steven A., Ed. – 1984
This dictionary covers the Central Yup'ik Eskimo language spoken in southwestern Alaska. An introductory section provides notes on Yup'ik phonology and orthography, outlines the volume's format, discusses several special issues in translation and phonology, and describes a number of dialects. The main section of the dictionary lists base words,…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Geographic Distribution, Grammar
Kari, James, Ed. – 1990
This dictionary of Ahtna, a dialect of the Athabaskan language family, is the first to integrate all morphemes into a single alphabetically arranged section of main entries, with verbs arranged according to a theory of Ahtna (and Athabascan) verb theme categories. An introductory section details dictionary format conventions used, presents a brief…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Athapascan Languages, Dictionaries, Geographic Distribution
Bergsland, Knut, Comp. – 1994
This comprehensive dictionary draws on ethnographic and linguistic work of the Aleut language and culture dating to 1745. An introductory section explains the dictionary's format, offers a brief historical survey, and contains notes on Aleut phonology and orthography, dialectal differences and developments, Eskimo-Aleut phonological…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dictionaries