Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary Game Dictionary written by James Cochrane and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics written by R.L. Trask and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of grammatical terms covers both current and traditional terminology in syntax and morphology. It includes descriptive terms, the major theoretical concepts of the most influential grammatical frameworks, and the chief terms from mathematical and computational linguistics. It contains over 1500 entries, providing definitions and examples, pronunciations, the earliest sources of terms and suggestions for further reading, and recommendations about competing and conflicting usages. The book focuses on non-theory-boumd descriptive terms, which are likely to remain current for some years. Aimed at students and teachers of linguistics, it allows a reader puzzled by a grammatical term to look it up and locate further reading with ease.
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs written by Rosalind Fergusson and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1983 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiles approximately 6,000 different proverbs organized by thematic headings such as beauty, love, or weather.
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers written by David Wells and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-09-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy
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Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy written by Thomas Mautner and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 1997 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The language and concepts of philosophy explained.
Download or read book The Penguin Spelling Dictionary written by Market House Books Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2nd revised edition aids writers who need a quick and easy spell-check. Not only does it show how to spell virtually every word likely to encountered, but it highlights common areas of confusion and traps for the unwary. It gives recommended hyphenation, British/American spellings, and includes many proper names - places and people.
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography written by J. B. Whittow and published by Puffin. This book was released on 1984 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defines terms and concepts in archaeology, botany, geology, meteorology, earth science and geography
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms written by Daphne M. Gulland and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Politics written by David Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 500 definitions of political theories, dogmas and phraseologies, this dictionary includes updated entries on the European Community and federalism alongside new definitions of the European Court of Justice and Central Banks, among others. Frequently-used terms in Middle-Eastern politics are explained, from Ayatollah and the Arab-Israeli wars, to fundamentalism and the Gulf War. It also includes sections on ideas that have become familiar terms over recent years, such as perestroika, glasnost, being politically correct, and Thatcherism, as well as issues that have taken on greater political significance - for example, abortion and environmentalism.
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Geometry written by David G. Wells and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1991 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A companion volume to the author's "Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers", which focuses on arithmetic and number theory. The entries in this book cover curves, topology, tilings and all branches of plane and three-dimensional geometry, from Euclid to fractals."
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Epigrams written by M. J. Cohen and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2002 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There you are, writing a letter or a speech, or even just arguing with your friends, when you think: there must be a succint way of putting this. Surely a single one-liner could do a better job than my own ill-chosen and long-winded words? Thankfully, we have the epigram - that handy, witty saying that closes arguments, sets people thinking and generally makes everyone else think you're much cleverer than you really are. The Penguin Dictionary of Epigrams is arranged thematically, covering everything from birth and death, knowledge and ignorance to marriage and divorce and madness and sanity.
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory written by David Macey and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 2000 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessing the huge and often bewildering subject of Critical Theory can be an intimidating experience. This acclaimed dictionary provides the ideal introduction to the range of theories and theorists on offer and will prove an invaluable and authoritative resource to all students. * Incisive overviews of the work of key figures from Arendt and Artaud to Winnicott, Wittgestein and Woolf * Powerful summaries of the crucial debates on desire and deconstruction, object relations and Orientalism, postcolonial theory and postmodernism * Clear explanations of both the links and the disagreements between different thinkers and schools.
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Download or read book A Dictionary of Card Games written by David Sidney Parlett and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from such classics as bridge, poker, whist, and rummy to the more familiar Cucumber, Pishti, Go Fish, and Spinado, this book provides clear and expert advice on the rules and playing strategies of virtually any card game popular in the Western world. Discover such historical favourites as hombre, piquet, and trappola, great national games, including belote (France), scopa (Italy), and skat (Germany), and all manner of patience and tarot games. Whether planning party games (Newmarket, Old Maid, and Oh Hell!), or a civilized card evening with friends, this will be an invaluable source of information and entertainment.
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Economics written by Graham Bannock and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1998 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions and descriptions of terms related to economics, and includes information about individual economists who have made significant contributions to contemporary economic thought.
