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The Antarctic Dictionary
Bernadette Hince
其他書名
A Complete Guide to Antarctic English
出版Csiro Publishing, 2000-11-10
主題Science / Life Sciences / Marine BiologyScience / HistoryScience / GeneralScience / Earth Sciences / Oceanography
ISBN06431023299780643102323
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=upcoFJXWT38C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The world’s most isolated continent has spawned some of the most unusual words in the English language. In the space of a mere century, a remarkable vocabulary has evolved to deal with the extraordinary environment and living organisms of the Antarctic and subantarctic. Here, for the first time, is a complete guide to the origin and definitions of Antarctic words. Like other historical dictionaries, The Antarctic Dictionary gives the reader quotations for each word. These quotations are the life-blood of the dictionary — more than 15 000 quotations from about 1000 different sources give the reader a unique insight into the way the language of Antarctica has evolved. The reader will find out what it means to be slotted, the shortcomings of homers, the joys of a donga and the hazards of a growler. The Antarctic Dictionary has been meticulously researched, and will appeal to all those who have been to the frozen continent or have ever dreamed of going there. It will also appeal to those fascinated by the development of language. With a forward by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.