"American Heritage" Dictionary of the English Language - Hardcover

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.

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Buchbeschreibung Zustand: Sehr gut. 3rd ed. XLIV, 2140 p., ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Overall very good and clean. - This new dictionary is an invitation to the pleasures of language, bringing you the richness of English, from its ancient roots to the color, variety, and complexity of its present-day vocabulary. The meanings of the words are written in clear and exact language, set in a typeface that is handsome and easy to read. There are no mystifying abbreviations or symbols to decipher. Thousands of quotations from the finest writers illuminate and add depth to the meanings. To ease the readers search for the right meaning, the most commonly sought meanings are given first within the entries, and the arrangement of all the entries in a single alphabetical list is designed for accessibility. The pages of The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition, are spacious in design, and can be mistaken for no other dictionary. Nearly 4,000 pieces of art black-and-white photographs, line drawings, and maps interact with words, meanings, and written illustrations to bring the English language alive. This distinctive interaction of words and graphics the signature of The American Heritage makes The Third Edition an inviting companion to the inquiring mind. Readers seeking guidance on matters of Usage will find an abundance of help. The many Usage Notes and comments reflect the opinions of the famous American Heritage Usage Panel a gathering of 173 distinguished educators, writers, and public speakers, all of them known for their excellence in the use of English. These Usage Notes, which also exhibit the results of totally new linguistic research, are intended to help the reader use English with grace, precision, and accuracy. The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition, delves more deeply into the history of English than any other American dictionary. The information in the etymologies is augmented by hundreds of Word History paragraphs. The Word Histories explain important historical and social forces that combine with linguistic processes to shape the development of words. For the reader interested in tracing our language to its origins, the newly revised Appendix of Indo-European Roots reaches back 6,000 years to the ancestral beginnings of English. Fascinating Regional American English Notes explore the distinctive, often colorful, vocabulary used only in specific geographic areas of the United States a lively aspect of our language heritage, and one to be found only in The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition. A wealth of Synonym Paragraphs, many giving shades of meaning and others listing exact synonyms with antonyms, assist the reader in selecting just the right word for the occasion. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition, redefines what a dictionary is and what it can be. Through exact yet elegant defining style, authoritative Usage Notes, Word Histories, Regional American English Notes, Synonym Paragraphs, and illustrations written and graphic The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition, makes our language a pleasure to explore. ISBN 9780395448953 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3173 Original hardcover with dust jacket and thumb index. Artikel-Nr. 1183238

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