1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454585103321

Autore

Hartmann R. R. K.

Titolo

Dictionary of lexicography / / R.R.K. Hartmann and Gregory James

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-76829-X

1-280-10451-1

0-203-01768-4

0-203-15904-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JamesGregory

Disciplina

413/.028

Soggetti

Lexicography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Descripción basada en la edición impresa

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-176).

Nota di contenuto

PRELIMINARIES; INTRODUCTION; WORKING METHODS USED IN THIS DICTIONARY; 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; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sommario/riassunto

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them?The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues:* the traditions of dictionary-making* the different types of dictionaries and other reference works (such as thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and telephone directory)* the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other reference professionals* the standards of dictionary



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910151628503321

Autore

Bacchus M. K

Titolo

Utilization, misuse, and development of human resources in the early West Indian colonies [[electronic resource] /] / M.K. Bacchus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ont., Canada, : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1990

ISBN

0-88920-889-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Disciplina

370.9

Soggetti

Education - West Indies, British - History

Education - Social aspects - West Indies, British - History

Black people - Education - West Indies, British - History

Electronic books.

West Indies, British Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; Figure 1: Map of the West Indies; Chapter 1; Early West Indian Society and Education; Chapter 2; Early English Settlements; Chapter 3; From Tobacco to Sugar Cane: Educated Manpower and the White Population; Chapter 4; From Tobacco to Sugar Cane: Educated Manpower and the Non-White Population; Chapter 5; Educational Provisions for the Whites; Chapter 6; Educational Provisions for the Non-Whites; Chapter 7; The Missionaries' Educational Activities; Chapter 8; Education Just Prior to Emancipation; Chapter 9; Educational Provisions After Emancipation; Chapter 10

Post-Emancipation Primary School CurriculumChapter 11; Teachers and Their Preparation Prior to 1845; Chapter 12; Discontinuation of the Negro Education Grant; Chapter 13; Education: An Instrument for Social Reproduction or for Change?; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive study of the development of education in the West Indies between 1492 and 1854 examines the shifts which occurred within the nature of the education programs provided for the masses. Believing existing theories of educational change are too limiting, Bacchus has blended detailed analysis of such important factors as the changing role of the state, the conflicting educational objectives among



the ""dominant"" groups, and their differences with the missionary societies providing popular education to better understand how these changes came about. He attributes greater impo