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The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan surpasses existing dictionaries in both scope and comprehensiveness. Containing more than 80,000 lexical items used in political, social, economic, literary, and scientific discourse, this invaluable sourcebook includes the tens of thousands of new words that have been coined or that have come into use since Tibet was incorporated into the People's Republic of China in 1951. The dictionary lists lexical items characteristic of the special written genre that was used by Tibetan government officials up to 1959 as well as new terminology used in the Tibetan exile communities in South Asia. It contains both the core lexical terminology used in everyday life and standard modern writing and many proverbs and sayings that appear frequently in contemporary literary materials. The entries provide spoken pronunciation and thousands of illustrative sentences. (For this item please quote stock ID 26569) ISBN: 9780520204379

A useful guide to contemporary Chinese as it is spoken in Shanghai. This book is designed for those with an existing (intermediate-advanced) knowledge of Chinese. (For this item please quote stock ID 26319) ISBN: 9787543921702

(For this item please quote stock ID 27133) ISBN: 9787306023605

What are the 24 words for 'you' in Indonesian? Why does Indonesian have four words for 'rice but no exact equivalent of 'farm'? How do you say 'Bang!' 'Ouch!' and 'Eh?'. What is the difference between dongand doangin colloquial Indonesian? How did the name of the Hindu god Indra give us the modern Indonesian word for motor vehicle?Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student of Indonesian, The Learner's Dictionary of Today's Indonesianis an essential tool to help you gain an authentic, up-to-date, and active command of the language. It provides a wholly new, very detailed snapshot of the core vocabulary of Indonesian.Among its features are:* thousand of illustrative sentences* an easy pronunciation guide* extensive cross-referencing* helpful tips on usage* topic lists which group the dictionary's words according to 42 'common usage' areas, including time, colours, daily activities, the home, sport, occupations, mass media, religion and business.A unique feature of the dictionary is the dozens of boxes giving invaluable information on everyday usage, word origins and nuances of meaning.Rich in information on the cultural context in which words are used, it includes notes on the difficulties learners experience arsing from differences in culture and history between English-speakers and Indonesian-speakers. The Learner's Dictionary of Today's Indonesianis the first comprehensive dictionary designed specifically to help you gain a practical command of the national language of one of the world's most populous nations. About the autor George Quinn is one of Australia's most innovative teachers of Indonesian with 25 years practical experience teaching the language at the University of Sydney, the Northern Territory University and currently the Australian National University. As a researcher he is best known for his ground-breaking study of modern literature in the Javanese language. George Quinn holds a Bachelor's degree in Indonesian from Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta) and a PhD from the University of Sydney. (For this item please quote stock ID 29688) ISBN: 9781864485431

Nicely presented with English headwords, English pronunciation, and Chinese equivalents. No pinyin. (For this item please quote stock ID 21202) ISBN: 9787560029146

(For this item please quote stock ID 29822) ISBN: 9787884220649

(For this item please quote stock ID 29826) ISBN: 9787801866691

《跟我说上海话:上海话·普通话·英语对照读本》内容简介：上海市在临近东海的长江三角洲上，是中国最大的都市，现有2000万人口，通用方言上海话和全国通用语普通话。上海话是随着上海浦两岸人口聚居而形成的。古代在长江出海处的三角洲上有一条自西向东、水势浩大的松江（后称吴淞江，在今吴淞江即苏州河的北面），上海浦和下海浦是其下游近入海处两条支流，上海浦后来成为黄浦江的一段。由于吴淞江渐渐浅狭淤塞，使原在华亭县（后称松江县）城北青龙镇的港口条件为上海镇所取代，上海镇从此崛起，自然成为主要出口苏松地区繁盛的棉花和布织品的新兴贸易港口，人口剧增，主要源于松江府。到元朝至元二十八年（1291年）析松江府一些地域建置上海县时，上海已成为滨海大港，蕃商云集，黄浦江中段东西两岸已形成了一个巷陌纵横的人口聚居中心，户数达6.4万户，人口数10万，一种有别于松江方言的上海方言就这样开始形成了。 (For this item please quote stock ID 34911) ISBN: 9787807405801

A useful guide to contemporary Chinese as it is spoken in Shanghai. This book is designed for those with an existing (intermediate-advanced) knowledge of Chinese. (For this item please quote stock ID 28851) ISBN: 9787313038814

(For this item please quote stock ID 27134) ISBN: 9787218050607