The UK to USA Dictionary

2012
 |  English language
The UK to USA Dictionary

Author: Claudine Dervaes

Publisher: Solitaire Publishing Inc

ISBN: 0933143400

Category: English language

Page: 164

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An A to Z ("Zed") of terms and expressions that differ in British English vs. American English. Dictionary format with UK terms and expressions and their US equivalents first, followed by US terms and expressions and the UK equivalents next. Also includes pages of rhyming slang, pronunciation differences, spelling differences, conversion charts and more. Great for travelers, Anglophiles, expatriates and anyone who has a love of languages!

Dictionary of Environmental Economics

2014-05-14
 |  Business & Economics
Dictionary of Environmental Economics

Author: Renat Perelet

Publisher: Earthscan

ISBN: 9781849774253

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 208

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A comprehensive dictionary of environmental economics, compiled by leading academics in the field. Each expression or phrase is explained clearly in non-technical language, with references given to its use in the growing literature on the subject area. From abatement to zonal travel cost method (ZTCM), there are over 1000 cross-referenced entries covering topics such as: environmental instruments for policy-making, techniques applied in environmental and natural resource economics, major issues in environmental economics and environmental management, economics of sustainable development, natural resource accounting, and international environmental agreements. As well as providing incisive answers to questions such as 'What is natural capital?' or 'when are crowding diseconomies important?', the dictionary includes a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations, and a complete bibliography detailing the major texts in the field is provided.

International Dictionary of Marketing and Communication

2012-12-06
 |  Business & Economics
International Dictionary of Marketing and Communication

Author: Frank William. Jefkins

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9781468415230

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 392

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This dictionary covers marketing communications in the broadest sense, including advertising, but also extending to public relations which concerns many organizations not involved in marketing and which have little to do with advertising. Entries have been gathered from around the world, and this dictionary will therefore be valuable to those operating in an international environ ment where different term~, or terms with different spellings, are used. There are also terms with different meanings, depending on their country of origin. For example, in the UK newspapers are called press media, while in the USA the term print media is more usual. In the UK, print usually applies to printed items, such as sales or edu!;;ational literature. Likewise, there are big differences between European and American broadcasting systems, and sponsored radio or TV can mean different things around the world. Outdoor advertising also has different terminology in different countries, especially in North America and the UK. In many cases, alternative British and American terms are given, while some are either European or American. Some terminology is specific to a certain country. Entries have been collected from all parts of the world, including the oramedia or folk media of the Third World. Financial terms have been included because of their increasing im portance in advertising and public relations, and the dictionary reflects the increasing relevance of satellites and computers.

Vocabulary and Language Teaching

2014-06-06
 |  Language Arts & Disciplines
Vocabulary and Language Teaching

Author: Ronald Carter

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317869153

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 254

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The material in this book reviews work dating back to the vocabulary control movement in the 1930s and also refers to more recent work on the role of lexis in language learning. Two chapters describe the main foundations of lexical semantics and relevant research and pedagogical studies in vocabulary and lexicography; and a further chapter discusses recent advances in the field of lexis and discourse analysis. There is also a series of specially commissioned articles which investigate the structure and functions of the modern English lexicon in relation to its exploitation for classroom vocabulary teaching.

Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance

2013-06-17
 |  Political Science
Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance

Author: Richard A Meganck

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781136568138

Category: Political Science

Page: 433

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This unique dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance (GEG), written and compiled by two veterans of the international stage, provides a compilation of over 5000 terms, organizations and acronyms, drawn from hundreds of official sources. An introductory essay frames the major issues in GEG and outlines the pitfalls of talking past one another when discussing the most critical of issues facing the planet. It challenges those who are concerned with the management of our planet and its inhabitants to understand and accept a vocabulary common to the often-opposing objectives sought in the many GEG instruments. The result is a practical tool that should find a central place on the desk of anyone involved in environmental management, development or sustainability issues anywhere in the world, including the United Nations, government policy makers, NGOs and other stakeholder groups, the business community, and students and professionals.

The Routledge Dictionary of Politics

2004-07-31
 |  Political Science
The Routledge Dictionary of Politics

Author: David Robertson

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134348152

Category: Political Science

Page: 526

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This dictionary is the essential guide to politics, its terminologies, ideologies and institutions. Providing authoritative and up-to-date information that is invaluable to both students and general readers, it includes:well over 500 extensive definitionsan understanding of the basics of political thought and theoryclear, no-nonsense coverage of complex ideologies and dogmassuccinct definitions of highly specialized and technical terms.Previously published by Penguin, this third edition has been extensively revised and updated with many n.

The Oxford Large Print Dictionary

1989
 |  English language
The Oxford Large Print Dictionary

Author: Joyce M. Hawkins

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN: STANFORD:36105001755318

Category: English language

Page: 1044

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The Oxford Large Print Dictionary combines the power of Oxford's dictionary resources with a specially designed large print format for ease of reading. Here is the most up-to-date large print dictionary available, incorporating the latest changes and additions to the English vocabulary--a total of 74,000 definitions in over 56,000 entries. On attractive, uncluttered pages featuring a minimum of abbreviations and symbols, it provides detailed definitions and hundreds of notes on usage, grammatical points, and word origins. In addition, The Oxford Large Print Dictionary includes encyclopedic entries on over 4,000 people, places, and institutions, with details on states, the countries of the world, capital cities, heads of government, constellations, and geographical features such as rivers, mountains, and seas. All told, The Oxford Large Print Dictionary offers the most comprehensive, authoritative large print dictionary available today.