Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago : on historical principles / / edited by Lise Winer

• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1064 p.)
• Disciplina: 427/.972983
• Soggetto topico: Creole dialects, English - Trinidad and Tobago; Creole dialects
• Classificazione: HF 572
• Altri autori: WinerLise
• Note generali: Map on front and back endpapers.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 can't I find a word I'm looking for?; c. Why isn't this word spelled the way I'm spelling it?; d. Why isn'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 Appendices: A. Flora by Scientific Names; B. Fauna by Scientific Names; Bibliographical References
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad and Tobago
• Titolo autorizzato: Dictionary of the English
• ISBN: 1-282-86654-0; 9786612866548; 0-7735-7607-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824436003321
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