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The perfect dictionary for learners of English and Tok Pisin. This concise bilingual reference is the only one of its kind in the world, fully revised and updated to provide a comprehensive language tool. With double the size of the previous edition, it's an invaluable resource for speakers of Tok Pisin who want to improve their English, and speakers of English who want to learn Tok Pisin.
List of contents
- Foreword and acknowledgements
- How to use this dictionary
- Introduction to Tok Pisin
- Using the Tok Pisin-English dictionary
- How to pronounce and spell Tok Pisin
- Different types of Tok Pisin words
- How to use Tok Pisin parts of speech labels
- Using the English-Tok Pisin dictionary
- American and Commonwealth spelling and vocabulary
- PNG English and international English
- English irregular verbs and irregular plural forms
- How to use English parts of speech labels
- A-Z Tok Pisin-English
- A-Z English-Tok Pisin
About the author
Adjunct Professor, James Cook University (currently conducting research emphasising language documentation and sociolinguistics in PNG and liaising with New Ireland communities). Specialist fields of expertise:
BLPapua New Guinea language documentation
BLTok Pisin and pidgin-creole studies
BLNew Ireland (Papua New Guinea) studies
BLSecond language teaching (Tok Pisin, English, German)
Summary
The perfect dictionary for learners of English and Tok Pisin. This concise bilingual reference is the only one of its kind in the world, fully revised and updated to provide a comprehensive language tool. With double the size of the previous edition, it's an invaluable resource for speakers of Tok Pisin who want to improve their English, and speakers of English who want to learn Tok Pisin.
