The Penguin guide to synonyms and related words / [edited by] S.I. Hayakawa
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TextSeries: Penguin referencePublication details: London Penguin 1996Edition: New editionDescription: xi, 644 pages: 20 cmISBN: - 9780140513455
- 423 HAY
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Reference | Moylish Library Reference | 423 HAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Library Use Only | 39002000336470 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Taking 6,000 commonly used - and confused - synonyms, this unique guide is much more useful than a straight thesaurus because it offers both a definition of each word, and then an explanation of how to use it in the correct context. Words of similar meaning are grouped together in helpful thematic sections, making it easier to find just the right one. Offering more detail and more of the subtle nuances of our vocabulary than a thesaurus, this is a reference must for anyone with an interest in language.
'More helpful than a thesaurus, more humane than a dictionary, [it] maps linguistic boundaries with precision, sensitivity and, on occasion, dry wit ... a delightful book' The TLS.
Includes index
Author notes provided by Syndetics
S.I Hayakawa, the former US Senator, was a semanticist, author and teacher. His best known works are LANGUAGE IN ACTION and LANGUAGE IN THOUGHT AND ACTION.
Eugene Ehrlich, formerly a member of the Department of English at Columbia University, isthe author and editor of many reference books on language, including the OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARY, which he co-edited, and AMO, AMAS, AMAT AND MORE.