The American Heritage Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus

The American Heritage Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
Author: Editors of Editors of the American Heritage Di
Publisher: Collins Reference
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780544176188

Collects definitions and synonyms of commonly used words, offering them in a format that presents both types of information for each word on the same page.

The American Heritage Dictionary

The American Heritage Dictionary
Author: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Americanisms
ISBN: 9780385335768

Contains over seventy thousand entries including 1,000 new words and their meanings.

The American Heritage Desk Dictionary

The American Heritage Desk Dictionary
Author: Editors of Editors of the American Heritage Di
Publisher: Collins Reference
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: REFERENCE
ISBN: 9780547708133

A brand new edition of this outstanding resource, fully revised, with hundreds of new words, abundant example sentences, helpful usage notes, and photographs.

Curious George's Dictionary

Curious George's Dictionary
Author: The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2008-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0547350333

Curious George gets curious about words in this illustrated dictionary designed for children from preschool through kindergarten. In an illustrated introduction to this unique dictionary, Curious George learns how to look up words before embarking on an educational adventure through a vocabulary list chosen specifically for children ages four to six. The dictionary itself presents approximately 600 words, with six words to a page. Each entry is illustrated with a full-color drawing, and more than half of the illustrations include a sample sentence that puts the word in context. At the end of the book, eight full-page features present groups of thematically related words such as colors, shapes, and numbers.

The American Heritage Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus

The American Heritage Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 872
Release: 2005
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Combining in a single volume an up-to-date dictionary and a thesaurus, this book offers readers a convenient way to examine dictionary entries and research corresponding synonyms at the same time. The split-page design displays full dictionary entries on the upper portion of each page and full thesaurus entries on the bottom portion, which makes finding and understanding the right word easier than ever. The thesaurus section of the page is screened to highlight the dual nature of the book, providing quick access to the synonyms that relate to the dictionary entries above. The dictionary contains 70,000 entries, including extensive coverage of new words and meanings. The thesaurus contains 150,000 synonyms that are alphabetically arranged on each page to correlate with the dictionary entries on the same page. With its unique format and user-friendly features, The American Heritage(R) Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus is a convenient and invaluable resource on words.

Revitalization Lexicography

Revitalization Lexicography
Author: Patricia Anderson
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0816539596

In a linguistic climate that is hyperaware of so-called language death, dictionaries have been touted as stalwarts for language preservation. When wielded by communities undertaking language revitalization, dictionaries can be designed to facilitate reversing language shift and fostering linguistic innovation. Indeed, dictionaries’ reputation as multifunctional reference materials make them adaptable to a wide variety of community needs. Revitalization Lexicography provides a detailed account of creating a dictionary meant to move a once-sleeping language into a language of active daily use. This unique look under the hood of lexicography in a small community highlights the ways in which the dictionary was intentionally leveraged to shape the Tunica language as it inevitably changes throughout revitalization. Tunica, one of the heritage languages of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Marksville, Louisiana, has been undergoing active revitalization since 2010. The current generation of speakers began learning Tunica, a once-sleeping language, through written documentation. Now enough Tunica speakers to confer amongst themselves when questionable language use arises. Marrying both the theoretical and the practical aspects that contributed to the Tunica dictionary, this book discusses complex lexicographic tasks in a manner accessible to both academic and community readers. This work is firmly backdropped in a fieldwork approach that centers the community as owners of all aspects of their revitalization project. This book provides concrete and practical considerations for anyone attempting to create a dictionary. Contrasting examples from Tunica and English dictionaries, this book challenges readers to rethink their relationship to dictionaries in general. A must-read for anyone who has ever touched a dictionary.

Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)

Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Kelly Yang
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338157809

Inside Out and Back Again meets Millicent Min, Girl Genius in this timely, hopeful middle-grade novel with a contemporary Chinese twist. Winner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature!* "Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewMia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed.Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?Front Desk joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!

The American Heritage Children's Dictionary

The American Heritage Children's Dictionary
Author: Editors of Editors of the American Heritage Di
Publisher: Clarion Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-07-17
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781328787354

A dictionary for the elementary school student with introductory explanatory material.