Homophones and homographs : an American dictionary / / compiled by James B. Hobbs

• Autore: Hobbs James B. <1930->
• Pubblicazione: Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2006; ©2006
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (377 p.)
• Disciplina: 423.1
• Soggetto topico: English language - United States - Homonyms; Americanisms
• Soggetto geografico: United States; Amerikanisches Englisch
• Classificazione: AH 16024; HF 838; HF 851
• Persona (resp. second.): HobbsJames B. <1930->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Overview of Homophones and Homographs; Definitions; The "Conflict of Homophones" Controversy; Criteria for Including and Excluding Words; Notational Devices and Phonetic Symbols; Organization of the Dictionary; Some Final Thoughts; Homophones; Homographs; Appendix: Unusual Groupings; Homophones; Five or More One-Syllable Words; Four or More Two-Syllable Words; Three or More Three-Syllable Words; All Four-, Five-, and Six-Syllable Words; Homographs (three or more words); Homophones and Homographs (all words); Annotated Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: This expanded fourth edition defines and cross-references 9,040 homophones and 2,133 homographs (up from 7,870 and 1,554 in the 3rd ed.). As the most comprehensive compilation of American homophones (words that sound alike) and homographs (look-alikes), this latest edition serves well where even the most modern spell-checkers and word processors fail--although rain, reign, and rein may be spelled correctly, the context in which these words may appropriately be used is not obvious to a computer.
• Titolo autorizzato: Homophones and homographs
• ISBN: 1-4766-0393-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787005603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II