Dictionary of Colloquial Tetum
Author | : J. R. Landman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9780959728705 |
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Author | : J. R. Landman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9780959728705 |
Author | : Geoffrey Hull |
Publisher | : Unwin Hyman |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781865085999 |
A fully revised and expanded edition which provides an exhaustive list of words and idioms belonging to the Tetum lanaguage as it is spoken in the territory of East Timor, all with English equivalents. The lexical range covers the register of common colloquial and literary Tetum, archaic rural and local dialects.
Author | : Francis Grose |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1823 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Francis Grose |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2018-11-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781731131119 |
Throughout history, most dictionaries have served the purpose of preserving the purity of the language, usually preferring the erudite vocabulary of the affluent upper classes to the salty, constantly evolving slang of their working-class counterparts. That began to change in the early modern period, when several innovative lexicographers began publishing collections of slang terms used by particular subcultures, such as criminals. According to scholars, Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is one of the most important and complete of these early slang dictionaries. Spend some time with this fascinating volume to learn the slang definitions of words and phrases like "poisoned" (pregnant), "shooting the cat" (vomiting after excess alcohol consumption), and "snoozing ken" (a brothel).
Author | : Geoffrey Hull |
Publisher | : Caritas Australia |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
"In the island of Timor some twenty languages and dialects are spoken, and the Tetum taught in this book is not the rural or 'classical' variety of the language, but Tetum-Praca, the structurally simpler and lexically richer verancular of Dili which, during the centuries of Portugese rule, spread from the capital throughout the eastern half of the island as a lingua franca. Although Tetum has no official status today, it is the language in which East Timorese from different regions prefer to communicate, and it remains very much alive in the colonies of East Timorese that have grown up in Australia and Portugal since 1975. Tetum is also widely used by the East Timorese Catholic Church in its worship and everyday dealings with the people, and it is now becoming the vehicle of a modern literature." -- Inside back cover.
Author | : Geoffrey Hull |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : East Timor |
ISBN | : |
This volume concentrates on the common Tetum language as it is spoken and written today by educated East Timorese. -- BACK COVER.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1032 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Catalogs, Union |
ISBN | : |
Includes entries for maps and atlases.