Austral English - A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages

Klappentext The first scholarly dictionary of Australian and New Zealand English! including loan words from indigenous languages! originally published in 1898. Zusammenfassung An expansion of Edward Morris' contribution to the OED! this was the first scholarly dictionary of English words peculiar to Australia and New Zealand! including loan words from indigenous languages. Published in 1898! it allowed linguists the opportunity to map! for the first time! the development of English in Australasia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; List of abbreviations; Dictionary.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Ellis Morris, Morris Edward Ellis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108028790
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02879-0
• No. of pages: 552
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; English, Australia, REFERENCE / General, Reference works, New Zealand, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics, New Zealand / Aotearoa