Dictionary of foreign terms - Hardcover

Dictionary of Foreign Terms

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Second Edition [stated]. x, [2], 368, [4] pages. The dust jacket is price clipped and has some edge wear, soiling, small tears and chips. This second edition was revised and updated by Charles Berlitz. C.O. Sylverster Mawson was a noted lexicographer long associated with Roget's Thesaurus. Charles Frambach Berlitz (November 22, 1914 December 18, 2003) was an American polyglot, language teacher and writer, known for his books and language-learning courses. Berlitz spent 13 years on active duty in the U.S. Army, mostly in intelligence. He began working for the family language school, The Berlitz School of Languages, during college breaks. The publishing house, of which he was vice president, sold, among other things, tourist phrase books and pocket dictionaries, several of which he authored. He also played a key role in developing record and tape language courses. He left the company in the late 1960s, not long after he sold the company to publishing firm Crowell, Collier & Macmillan. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University. More than 15,000 words and phrases, alphabetically arranged and easy-to-use. Includes: 1. Foreign words and phrases from more that fifty languages frequently used in or encountered in the fields of literature, law, science, politics, music, art, travel and such. 2. Words from Asian languages, in particular Japanese which have been adopted into American usage. 3. Menu terms in French, Italian, and other languages along with explanations and description of many foreign dishes. 4. Quotations from classical and modern authors frequently encountered in literature. 6. Naval and military terms from foreign languages. 7. Expressions adopted into English from the American Indian Languages. 8. Translations of foreign language mottos of states, institutions and families, and 9. Foreign abbreviations and contractions along with the feminine forms of nouns and adjectives. Artikel-Nr. 89166

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