1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462256803321

Autore

Dolezal Fredric

Titolo

Forgotten but important lexicographers [[electronic resource] ] : John Wilkins and William Lloyd : a modern approach to lexicograpy before Johnson / / Fredric Dolezal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tübingen, : Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1985

ISBN

3-11-134063-5

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Collana

Lexicographica. Series maior, , 0175-9264 ; ; 4

Lexicographica. Series Maior ; ; 4

Disciplina

423/.028

Soggetti

English language - Lexicography - History - 17th century

English language - Early modern, 1500-1700 - Lexicography

Electronic books.

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: AN OVERVIEW AND SELECT ANALYSES OF THE ESSAY -- CHAPTER TWO: LEXICOGRAPHICAL GENEALOGY -- CHAPTER THREE: THE CONSTRUCTION OF ENTRIES -- CHAPTER FOUR: A SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF DEFINITION: COMPARISONS WITH JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY -- APPENDIX I -- LITERATURE

Sommario/riassunto

Forgotten But Important Lexicographers: John Wilkins and William Lloyd: A Modern Approach to Lexicography Before Johnson (Lexicographica. Series Maior)



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910826971603321

Titolo

Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey  [and ten others], contributors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

0-7391-0636-8

0-7391-5242-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Disciplina

304.8/73

Soggetti

Immigrants - United States - Social conditions

Assimilation (Sociology)

Social integration - United States

Minorities - United States - Social conditions

United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1 New Immigrant Communities and Integration Elżbieta M. Goździak; 2 The Growth and Population Characteristics of Immigrants and Minorities in America's New Settlement States Micah N. Bump, B. Lindsay Lowell, and Silje Pettersen; Part II: Case Studies; 3 New Immigrant Communities in the North Carolina Piedmont Triad: Integration Issues and Challenges Raleigh Bailey; 4 Black and White and the Other: International Immigration and Change in Metropolitan Atlanta Art Hansen

5 Latinos, Africans, and Asians in the North Star State: Immigrant Communities in Minnesota Katherine Fennelly6 From Temporary Picking to Permanent Plucking: Hispanic Newcomers, Integration, and Change in the Shenandoah Valley Micah N. Bump; 7 At the Gates of the Kingdom: Latino Immigrants in Utah, 1900 to 2003 Armando Solórzano; 8 Newcomers in Rural America: Hispanic Immigrants in Rogers, Arkansas Andrew I. Schoenholtz; Part III: Best Practices; 9 Promising Practices for Immigrant Integration Eiżbieta M. Goźidiak and



Michael 1 Melia; Part IV: Conclusion

10 Challenges for the Future Elżbieta M. Goidźiak and Susan F. MartinIndex; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

A small but growing number of immigrants today are moving into new settlement areas, such as Winchester, Va., Greensboro, N.C., and Salt Lake City, Utah, that lack a tradition of accepting newcomers. Just as the process is difficult and distressing for the immigrants, it is likewise a significant cause of stress for the regions in which they settle. Long homogeneous communities experience overnight changes in their populations and in the demands placed on schools, housing, law enforcement, social services, and other aspects of infrastructure. Institutions have not been well prepared to cope. L