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Revised fifth edition contains 10,000 new words and senses, over 4,000 ... new full-color images, and authoritative, up-to-date guidance on usage from the ... American Heritage Usage Panel .

This reference grammar provides, for the first time, a description of the grammar of Mandarin Chinese, the official spoken language of China and Taiwan, in functional terms, focusing on the role and meanings of word-level and sentence-level ...

A groundbreaking collection of 176 essays on the foundational words of society

With unique features for maximum clarity and convenience, this newly expanded edition of a respected classic offers students, teachers, and scholars alike an updated reference to the Latin language—both written and oral—that is ...

First published in 1960, this newly updated edition of Dictionary of American Slang traces the language of today back to its American roots.

Completely revised and updated, this edition also features brand-new entries on terms such as distant reading, graphic novels, middle generation, and misery memoir.

Examines and provides comments on language trends while tracing the origins of timely words and phrases that discuss such topics as technology, entertainment, and everyday life.

English Words: History and Structure is concerned primarily with the learned vocabulary of English, the words borrowed from the classical languages.

The third edition retains the approach of previous editions, with added exercises and updated lessons.