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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521384958

ISBN-139780521384957

eBay Product ID (ePID)1087902

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Number of Pages844 Pages

Publication NameSerbocroatian-English Dictionary

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1990

SubjectSerbian & Croatian, General

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorMorton Benson

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

SeriesSerbocroatian-English Dictionary 2 Volume Set Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight45.2 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.8 in

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Edition Number3

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN90-001674

Reviews' â€¦ an invaluable contribution â€¦ It is in fact the first up-to-date lexicon of standard contemporary Serbo-Croat with English glosses provided by native English speakers â€¦ important scientific and technical terms are included â€¦ The dictionary provides an exceptionally thorough account of the contemporary language with meticulous attention to the provsion of the fullest possible morphological information and illustration of usage. It includes a very detailed introduction, describing fully the treatment of the entries and providing extensive grammatical information in a clear, concise form.' Slavonic and East European Review, ‘It is a pleasure to express the judgment that this work is a model of lexicographic excellence.’Library Journal, ‘ … an invaluable contribution … It is in fact the first up-to-date lexicon of standard contemporary Serbo-Croat with English glosses provided by native English speakers … important scientific and technical terms are included … The dictionary provides an exceptionally thorough account of the contemporary language with meticulous attention to the provsion of the fullest possible morphological information and illustration of usage. It includes a very detailed introduction, describing fully the treatment of the entries and providing extensive grammatical information in a clear, concise form.’Slavonic and East European Review, ' ¿ an invaluable contribution ¿ It is in fact the first up-to-date lexicon of standard contemporary Serbo-Croat with English glosses provided by native English speakers ¿ important scientific and technical terms are included ¿ The dictionary provides an exceptionally thorough account of the contemporary language with meticulous attention to the provsion of the fullest possible morphological information and illustration of usage. It includes a very detailed introduction, describing fully the treatment of the entries and providing extensive grammatical information in a clear, concise form.¿ Slavonic and East European Review, ' ... an invaluable contribution ... It is in fact the first up-to-date lexicon of standard contemporary Serbo-Croat with English glosses provided by native English speakers ... important scientific and technical terms are included ... The dictionary provides an exceptionally thorough account of the contemporary language with meticulous attention to the provsion of the fullest possible morphological information and illustration of usage. It includes a very detailed introduction, describing fully the treatment of the entries and providing extensive grammatical information in a clear, concise form.' Slavonic and East European Review, "The Benson dictionaries....have long been recognized as outstanding achievements in the field of bilingual Slavic lexicography....they accomplished the nearly impossible task of codifying two languages, each of which has significant variants." William W. Derbyshire, Slavic and East European Journal, 'It is a pleasure to express the judgment that this work is a model of lexicographic excellence.' Library Journal, 'The need for a good SerboCroatian-English dictionary on our market (and on the world market) is acute ¿ All the more welcome is the appearance of Professor Benson¿s dictionary; it is extensive in scope, contains a large number of entries and shades of meaning, and, in addition, has been prepared with extreme care.¿ Politika (Belgrade: translated from the SerboCroatian), 'The need for a good SerboCroatian-English dictionary on our market (and on the world market) is acute ... All the more welcome is the appearance of Professor Benson's dictionary; it is extensive in scope, contains a large number of entries and shades of meaning, and, in addition, has been prepared with extreme care.' Politika (Belgrade: translated from the SerboCroatian), ‘The need for a good SerboCroatian-English dictionary on our market (and on the world market) is acute … All the more welcome is the appearance of Professor Benson’s dictionary; it is extensive in scope, contains a large number of entries and shades of meaning, and, in addition, has been prepared with extreme care.’Politika (Belgrade: translated from the SerboCroatian), 'The need for a good SerboCroatian-English dictionary on our market (and on the world market) is acute â€¦ All the more welcome is the appearance of Professor Benson's dictionary; it is extensive in scope, contains a large number of entries and shades of meaning, and, in addition, has been prepared with extreme care.' Politika (Belgrade: translated from the SerboCroatian)

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal491.8/2321

Table Of ContentPreface; Preface, second edition, revised; Preface, third edition; Introduction; Part I. General: 1. Scope of the dictionary; 2. Making of accents; 3. Literary variants; 4. Effect of j on preceding consonants; Part II. Treatment of Entries: 6. Preliminary information; 7. Nouns; 8. Adjectives; 9. Adverbs; 10. Pronouns; 11. Numerals; 12. Prepositions; 13. Verbs; Bibliography; Bibliography, second edition, revised; Abbreviations used; Dictionary; Appendix.

SynopsisThe largest, most comprehensive, most up-to-date dictionary providing SerboCroatian equivalents of the English lexicon., This book is a large and comprehensive dictionary providing SerboCroatian equivalents of the English lexicon, including nearly 60,000 English headwords and 100,000 phrases, idioms, and collocations. It shows the accents of all headwords and forms. The vocabulary represents the speech of educated speakers and of the daily press. The dictionary pays special attention to the differences between the Eastern variety of SerboCroatian (with Belgrade as its centre) and the Western variety (with Zagreb as its centre). The Bosnian variety (with Sarajevo as its centre) shares features of other varieties. The English defining vocabulary clearly distinguishes between American and British English. This edition includes a large number of neologisms, including essential computer terms. The dictionary is the best available guide for speakers of SerboCroatian who wish to learn to express themselves in correct, idiomatic English, and for speakers of English who are learning SerboCroatian at any level., This is a comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary providing English equivalents of the Serbo-Croatian lexicon, including about 60,000 Serbo-Croatian headwords and 100,000 phrases, idioms and collocations. It is the only bilingual dictionary showing the accents of all headwords and forms.", This book is a large and comprehensive dictionary providing SerboCroatian equivalents of the English lexicon, including nearly 60,000 English headwords and 100,000 phrases, idioms, and collocations. This edition includes a large number of neologisms, including essential computer terms.

LC Classification NumberPG1376 .B4 1990

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