A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe
by John D. Nichols
from University of Minnesota Press
Ntc's Dictionary of Canadian French (NTC's Language Definition)
by Sinclair Robinson
from NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
This guide to contemporary French vocabulary offers a complete word list, with a full range of formal and informal language encountered in French-speaking countries today, as well as many technical, scientific, and business terms. - Abundant entries, including clear indication of colloquial and slang terms, are illustrated with contextual examples. Students grasp shades of meaning. - Clear pronunciation keys using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Help students pronounce new words with confidence.
Collins Cobuild New Student's Dictionary (Collins Cobuild)
from Harpercollins Canada
This second edition of the "Collins COBUILD Student's Dictionary" offers up-to-date coverage of today's language plus a 200-page English Grammar Guide. The dictionary contains explanations in full sentences and examples of real English from the Bank of English. Additional features include special labelling of frequent words, useful topical illustrations, helpful Reference Pages, and a practical section to improve dictionary skills.
Larousse French English Dictionary Canadian Edition
by Larousse
from Pocket
Quebecois-English English-Quebecois Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebooks)
by Renata Isajlovic
from Hippocrene Books
Finally, a Quebecois Dictionary and Phrasebook written by Quebecers, with the needs of English-speaking Americans and Canadians in mind! This easy-to-use dictionary and phrasebook is perfect for students and travellers visiting La Belle Province, eager to immerse themselves in Quebec culture and speak the language that more than 80 percent of Quebecers call their own. Includes 3,000 entries.
A Concise Nuxalk-English Dictionary (Canadian Museum of Civilization Mercury Series)
French Business Dictionary: The Business Terms of France and Canada
by Morry Sofer
from Schreiber Publishing, Inc.
This is the next gerneration of Business Dictionaries. Including modern banking, accounting, insurance, real estate, import-export, taxes, business law adn computer terms, this is an essential resource for those working in multi-lingual, multi-cultural business fields.
Prince Edward Island Sayings
A long-awaited companion volume to T.K. Pratt's Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, this delightful collection includes more than 1,000 proverbs, folk sayings, catchphrases, and idioms characteristic of the speech and attitudes of Prince Edward Islanders. Laid out in 72 themes ranging from food and mood, to work and weather, the volume is instructive, easy to use, and entertaining.
Meticulously researched, Prince Edward Island Sayings offers a unique blend of the scholarly and popular. The book features a table of themes, full cross-references, maps, and an extensive index. It is the only book of its kind for this unique part of the world.
Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English
from University of Toronto Press
Strupac, fornenst, trappy, scriss, kippy, snool, flying axehandles, from across - these and hundreds of other fascinating and colourful words and phrases give the English language as it has been spoken in Canada's smallest province a flavour all its own. With the Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, T.K. Pratt makes a major scholarly contribution to the growing list of regional dictionaries that enable us to discover the rich heritage of the language as spoken throughout North America; at the same time it offers a splendid general introduction to the historical and sociological life of the island.
There are approximately 1000 entries of non-standard or dialect words, past and present. The notes deal with usage, pronunciation, alternate forms and spellings, and stylistic and regional labels. Entries include definitions, supportive quotations from P.E.I. sources, editorial notes about various subtleties, and dictionary notes which provide links to some thirty-five other dictionaries.
Pratt's introduction defines the criteria for inclusion of words, explains his research methods, and outlines the layout of entries. The end matter includes a bibliography and an important sociolinguistic essay, 'The Dictionary in Profile,' which places the work in the broader context of Prince Edward Island speech.
Its range and depth of coverage make this an essential work not only for those concerned with P.E.I. and Maritimes studies, but for all those interested in the regional usage of English.
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