A Guide to World Language Dictionaries

by Andrew Dalby

A Guide to World Language Dictionaries covers 276 languages with a written literature. Organized in alphabetical order by language, the Guide appraises the main dictionaries, assessing the special value of each, its strengths and weaknesses, and how different dictionaries complement one another. Dictionaries of slang, colloquialisms, and dialects are also assessed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579580696
• ISBN13: 9781579580698
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 2.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 9.8"