A Guide to World Language Dictionaries

• Author(s): Andrew Dalby,
• Publisher: Fitzroy Dearborn
• Pages: 470
• ISBN_10: 1579580696
  ISBN_13: 9781579580698
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Foreign Language Study / General , Foreign Language Study / Miscellaneous , Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference , Reference / General , Reference / Bibliographies & Indexes ,

Description:... A Guide to World Language Dictionaries covers 276 languages with a written literature. Organized in alphabetical order by language, the Guide appraises the main dictionaries, assessing the special value of each, its strengths and weaknesses, and how different dictionaries complement one another. Dictionaries of slang, colloquialisms, and dialects are also assessed.