Download or read book A Personal Kiwi Yankee Dictionary written by Louis S. Leland and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1984-01-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would you respond if a New Zealander invited you to a "leg-in"? Would you know what to do if someone told you to pull up a "browser"? Without some assistance, most foreigners would indeed be baffled by the intricacies of the Kiwi tongue. Now, however, help is available as Louis S. Leland Jr., a professor of psychology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, unravels the mysteries of this colorful language. Composed in equal parts of fact and hilarity, this specialized dictionary will aid the traveler, amuse the linguist, and delight even the casual observer. This book is a perfect companion volume to Pelican's comprehensive Maverick Guide to New Zealand, widely acclaimed as the best guidebook on the subject.
Download or read book A Personal Kiwi Yankee Dictionary written by Louis Samuel Leland and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 21043 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.
Download or read book The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English J Z written by Eric Partridge and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entry includes attestations of the head word's or phrase's usage, usually in the form of a quotation. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English A I written by Eric Partridge and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific Asia and the Americas written by Stephen A. Wurm and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-02-11 with total page 1903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An absolutely unique work in linguistics publishing – full of beautiful maps and authoritative accounts of well-known and little-known language encounters. Essential reading (and map-viewing) for students of language contact with a global perspective.” Prof. Dr. Martin Haspelmath, Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie The two text volumes cover a large geographical area, including Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, South -East Asia (Insular and Continental), Oceania, the Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, Mongolia, Central Asia, the Caucasus Area, Siberia, Arctic Areas, Canada, Northwest Coast and Alaska, United States Area, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The Atlas is a detailed, far-reaching handbook of fundamental importance, dealing with a large number of diverse fields of knowledge, with the reported facts based on sound scholarly research and scientific findings, but presented in a form intelligible to non-specialists and educated lay persons in general.
Download or read book Fairness and Freedom written by David Hackett Fischer and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-02-10 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores why the political similarities between New Zealand and the United States--including democratic politics, mixed-enterprise economies, a deep concern for human rights and the rule of law and more--have taken on different forms.
Download or read book written by Ніколенко А. Г. and published by Нова Книга. This book was released on with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Посібник “English Lexicology Theory & Practice” написаний англійською мовою і охоплює усі теми, що передбачені програмою вищих навчальних закладів з дисципліни “Лексикологія основної іноземної та української мов”. У посібник увійшли 9 розділів. У теоретичній частині кожного розділу автор глибоко і всебічно розкриває тему, спираючись на вже існуючі роботи вітчизняних та зарубіжних лінгвістів. У практичній частині кожного розділу посібника студентам пропонується закріпити теоретичні знання, виконуючі вправи з теми розділу. Для перевірки отриманих знань після 4-го і 9-го розділів у посібнику даються тестові завдання. Посібник призначений для студентів інститутів, університетів та факультетів іноземних мов, для викладачів, наукових працівників, перекладачів, а також усіх, хто самостійно працює над удосконаленням англійської мови.
Download or read book Why We Curse written by Timothy Jay and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Neuro-Psycho-Social Theory of Speech draws together information about cursing from different disciplines and unites them to explain and describe the psychological, neurological, cultural and linguistic factors that underlie this phenomenon.
Download or read book A Reference Guide for English Studies written by Michael J. Marcuse and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 2816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Moon New Zealand written by Andrew Hempstead and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Hempstead knows the best way to experience New Zealand, from kayaking through the Bay of Island to skiing in the Southern Alps. In this information-packed guide, Hempstead provides a variety of trip ideas to help travelers organize their itineraries, including Maori Culture and History and Tramping Through New Zealand. Complete with details on enjoying the land with children, fine-dining in Auckland, and rafting near Queenstown, Moon New Zealand gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
Download or read book New Zealand by Motorhome written by Shore, David and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealand's lush forests, breathtaking beaches, and endless recreational attractions make traveling by motorhome an ideal way to experience the country. In this informative guide, husband-and-wife team David Shore and Patty Campbell show, step-by-step, how to acquire, maneuver, and enjoy a motorhome when traversing Kiwi-land. The authors, who have traveled the two islands extensively in motorhome comfort, discuss how and when to go there, what type of vehicle to choose as well as pitfalls to be aware of, and provide a general overview of motorhome travel. They also provide contacts for motorhome outlets and some two hundred motorhome camps. Helpful hints on daily necessities--such as mailing letters home, placing telephone calls, and exchanging currency--are included, along with expert advice on handling the roads of New Zealand and a suggested first-trip itinerary. The authors also offer recipes for preparing meals on the road using local foods. Photographs, maps, and a comparative listing of various motorhome features make this volume a thorough introduction to seeing New Zealand by motorhome.
Download or read book Language and Civilization written by Claudia Blank and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature written by Roger Robinson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature' contains more than 1500 alphabetically arranged entries on writers, novels, plays, poetry, journals, periodicals, anthologies, literary movements and professional organizations.
Download or read book World Dictionaries in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dirty Silence written by Graham McGregor and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1991 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book consists of twelve essays arising from the University of Waikato Winter Lecture Series of 1990. Their principal concern is with issues of language use in New Zealand. Since the lecture series itself was held during the country's sesquicentenary, its theme focused on the two languages at the very heart of current debate--te reo Maori and New Zealand English. The contributors include scholars and writers living and working in New Zealand who offer contrasting but complementary perspectives on the languages in question. The essays fall into two groups of six. The first of these concentrates on broadly linguistic aspects, with essays on the historical development of Maori and New Zealand English, contemporary issues affecting the linguistic character of both languages, and matters of political and social concern in their everyday use. The second group is more literary in focus, exploring oral and narrative traditions of early Pakeha writers on the one hand, and the contrasting traditions of Pakeha and Maori authors on the other. Voices to be heard in recent Pakeha poetry and Maori haka, ngeri, and waiata-a-ringa are considered in conclusion. This book should prove of interest to students and teachers at upper secondary and tertiary level, as well as general readers keen to expand their awareness of the rich and complex heritage of language in New Zealand.
Download or read book The Travel Book written by Jon O. Heise and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...the authors give frequent evaluations of the books they cover, an invaluable guide to acquisition librarians...a read-through of this volume is rewarding ... --BOOKENDS The broad range of types of travel guides included is commendable...remains a viable choice as a source for selecting travel materials. --ARBA
