This article discusses monodirectional bilingual dictionaries, which are more efficient than bidirectional ones because they address the native speaker of only one of the languages in question and eliminate redundant information, such as pronunciation conventions which the native speaker is already aware of. (CLK)

This dictionary covers approximately 28,277 verbal expressions in modern standard Hindi and their rendered English equivalents. The study lists longer verbal expressions which are generally matched by single verbs in English. The lexicographer notes that the majority of entries in this dictionary do not appear in their present form in most other…

Vocabulary compiled over a 10-year period of Eskimos living in the villages of North and Northwest Alaska is classified by subject in this dictionary. Main categories include terms relating to people; the heavens, earth, and atmosphere; place, time, and descriptives; and other words. Words derived from the Kobuk River dialect are indicated with a…

A theory is advanced for constructing an English dictionary for learners of English as a second or foreign language primarily for business purposes. The approach attempts to incorporate as much of the natural context of this language use as possible. While the general cognitive frame for the dictionary would be business, it would represent various…

Essays on varieties of English in the United States include: "Research Trends in the Study of American English" (Edgar W. Schneider); "Piney Woods Southern" (Lee Pederson); "Foundations of American English" (William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.); "The Comparability of Linguistic Atlas Records: The Case of LANCS an…