Dictionary of the Asian Language by Todd Crowell (2017, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBlacksmith Books
ISBN-109881613981
ISBN-139789881613981
eBay Product ID (ePID)176256178

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDictionary of the Asian Language
SubjectDictionaries, Multi-Language Dictionaries, General, Topic / Language
Publication Year2017
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor
AuthorTodd Crowell
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.2 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal495
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisThere is no single Asian language. But plenty of vogue words from this booming continent are entering English. Did you know there is a flower named after former dictator Kim Jong-il? The Chinese have a word - shengnu, literally leftover - for the new phenomenon of unmarried women over thirty. Can you tell your jeepney from your jilbab, or yakuza from the yellowshirts? These are just some of the hundreds of words that illuminate little corners of life and culture in a pan-Asian selection of keywords from the zeitgeist., There is no single Asian language. But plenty of vogue words from this booming continent are entering English. Did you know there is a flower named after former dictator Kim Jong-il? The Chinese have a word shengnu, literally leftover for the new phenomenon of unmarried women over thirty. Can you tell your jeepney from your jilbab, or yakuza from the yellowshirts? These are just some of the hundreds of words that illuminate little corners of life and culture in a pan-Asian selection of keywords from the zeitgeist.", There is no single Asian language. But plenty of vogue words from this booming continent are entering English. Did you know there is a flower named after former dictator Kim Jong-il? The Chinese have a word shengnu, literally leftover for the new phenomenon of unmarried women over thirty. Can you tell your jeepney from your jilbab, or yakuza from ......
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