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Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago : on historical principles /

Comprises over 12,200 entries, including over 4500 for flora and fauna alone, with various cross-references. This dictionary includes definitions, alternative spellings, pronunciations, etymologies, grammatical information, and illustrative citations of usage.

Други автори: Winer, Lise.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Creole
Публикувано: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009
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Съдържание:
  • ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""I: Introduction""; ""1. Purpose of this Dictionary""; ""2. Notes on Historical Language Background""; ""II: How to Use this Dictionary""; ""1. The Structure of an Entry""; ""a. How to Read an Entry""; ""b. Grammatical Labelling""; ""c. Symbols and Abbreviations""; ""d. Phonetic Symbols""; ""2 Frequently Asked Questions""; ""a. What words are included here? What words are not included?""; ""b. Why canâ€?t I find a word Iâ€?m looking for?""; ""c. Why isnâ€?t this word spelled the way Iâ€?m spelling it?""
  • ""D. Why isnâ€?t there an origin listed for every word?""""e. How is this dictionary different from all other dictionaries?""; ""3. Notes on Pronunciation""; ""4. Notes on Flora and Fauna Entries""; ""5. References Cited""; ""6. Additions and Corrections""; ""ENTRIES A-Z""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Appendices: A. Flora by Scientific Names""; ""B. Fauna by Scientific Names""; ""Bibliographical References""