Download or read book The Cassell Dictionary of First Names written by Adrian ROOM and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cassell Dictionary of First Names written by Adrian Room and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1997 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're searching for a baby's name, or interested in learning more about your own, no other book offers as much information. Discover each name's language of origin and meaning. Find out when it entered the English language, and why it is or isn't fashionable. See why some names work across genders, how diminutives are formed, and why John and Mary continue to remain the most popular names of all. 352 pages, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4.

Download or read book Cassell s Dictionary of First Names written by Adrian Room and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers first names drawn from Anglo-Saxon usage throughout the United Kingdom, its colonies, and the United States, offering a history of the name and a list of actors, authors, fictional characters, athletes, and others with that name as well as lists of

Download or read book Cassell Dictionary of Proper Names written by Adrian Room and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Dictionary of First Names written by Adrian Room and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does the name David actually mean? When did Kylie become a popular girl's name? Which famous literary and historical figures have shared the name Diana? Is Rick a shortened form of Richard, Derek, Frederick - or perhaps all three? This dictionary answers all these and many other questions.

Download or read book Understanding Spelling written by Olivia O'Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do children learn to spell and what kinds of teaching support them most effectively? Based on a three-year longitudinal study of children's spelling in different primary classrooms, Olivia O'Sullivan, Assistant Director of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and Anne Thomas, the former Inset Director of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, pose a number of important questions: what kinds of knowledge are involved in spelling? what are the links between learning to read and learning to spell? what kinds of systematic teaching and interventions make a difference to children's progress? Packed with case studies, photographs and examples of children’s work, this unique book sets out the most effective approaches to spelling and provides teachers with a broad set of principles on which to base their teaching. This is an invaluable resource for any teacher or trainee teacher wishing to raise standards in spelling in their classroom.

Download or read book An Alphabetical Guide to the Language of Name Studies written by Adrian Room and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on more than 660 terms used in onomastics, the study of names.

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Download or read book Cassell s Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Adrian Room and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English language is packed with imported words and phrases from languages ancient and modern and CASSELL'S FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES is an engrossing guide. This book goes far beyond the partial coverage of conventional dictionaries and includes a vast range of everyday vocabulary, specialist terms and famous tags and mottos. Each entry is defined and dated with details of derivation and pronunciation.

Download or read book Cassell s Dictionary of Superstitions written by David Pickering and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically arranged entries provide coverage of a wide range of ancient and modern fears, beliefs, and taboos, explaining the rituals, charms, and talismans invoked by the superstitions.

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography written by Philip Durkin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides concise, authoritative accounts of the approaches and methodologies of modern lexicography and of the aims and qualities of its end products. Leading scholars and professional lexicographers, from all over the world and representing all the main traditions andperspectives, assess the state of the art in every aspect of research and practice. The book is divided into four parts, reflecting the main types of lexicography. Part I looks at synchronic dictionaries - those for the general public, monolingual dictionaries for second-language learners, andbilingual dictionaries. Part II and III are devoted to the distinctive methodologies and concerns of the historical dictionaries and specialist dictionaries respectively, while chapters in Part IV examine specific topics such as description and prescription; the representation of pronunciation; andthe practicalities of dictionary production. The book ends with a chronology of the major events in the history of lexicography. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field.

Download or read book Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography written by Mary K. Mannix and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.

Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of First Names written by David Pickering and published by Penguin Books, Limited (UK). This book was released on 2004 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Names have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. With 150 plus entries, this book takes a look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from different parts of the English-speaking world.