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This elegant, expert, and utterly up-to-date book contains over 1,500 samples from New Zealand's distinctive vocabulary.
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This fully integrated dictionary is designed for 7 to 10 year olds, and assists students with their understanding of the meaning of words as well as the different shades of meaning. With over 1500 carefully chosen headwords, this is an invaluable reference for children in this ag...e group.
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The fourth edition of this bestselling dictionary introduces students to the style in which most adult dictionaries are written.
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Why is it not wrong to be doubly negative? Where do you place the stress in such words as 'dissect'? Where do 'wowser', 'craw thumper' and where did the 'f-word' come from? Do New Zealanders mangle the English language? Should we say different 'from' or 'to' or 'than'? We use it ...every day, but what is this thing called language, and are there rights and wrongs about its use? Four leading linguists, with specific interest in New Zealand English, tackle the common-place and quirky questions that arise from what we say, read and write. Funny, accessible, informative, this is a fascinating book.
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| ISBN |
9781869793449 |
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Adobe Ebook Compatible Devices |
| Language |
en |
| Published NZ |
1 Nov 2011 |
| Publisher |
Penguin |
| Interest Age |
General Audience |
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This is a major new edition of this best-selling dictionary written especially for New Zealand students aged 10-12 years of age.
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The New Zealand Junior Dictionary 4th edition is written for 7-10 year olds and is the most comprehensive dictionary available for New Zealand students in this age range. This significantly updated edition contains over 400 colour headwords with many new entries that reflect cult...ural and technological changes. A major feature of this new edition is the expanded appendices which cover the following: word origins, shapes, machines, science and technology, Maori words, biological classification words and a section called amy body: inside and outa
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Contains more than 150,000 similar or related words. Word usage is included with example phrases to show how the headword is used in context.
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The only thesaurus compiled specifically for the New Zealand market. This compact and easy to use format has over 150,000 similar and related words to choose from.
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Why is it not wrong to be doubly negative? Where do you place the stress in such words as 'dissect'? Where do 'wowser', 'craw thumper' and where did the 'f - word' come from? Do New Zealanders mangle the English language? Should we say different 'from' or 'to' or 'than'? We use i...t every day, but what is this thing called language, and are there ...
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Drawing on interviews with women who served as land girls during World War II, this book relates a chapter in New Zealand's war experience. It shows that like their Rosie the Riveter sisters, these Women's Land Service recruits gained independence, little recognition, and discont...ent about giving up their farm jobs when the soldiers came home.
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