English Dictionaries as Cultural Mines.
Dictionaries are mines whose word-gems encapsulate centuries of language history and cultural traditions; they are store-houses of meanings and uses, 'lamp genies' to be set free at the very moment readers set their eyes on their entries. This book is an attempt to free such lamp genies, b...
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| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2012.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
