The South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary [Hardcover]

William Branford (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 1988

This newly revised and updated pocket dictionary reproduces the text of the internationally renowned Oxford Pocket Dictionary and includes the most current meanings and usage of South African English words. The book encompasses obvious words such as braai and tickey, as well as the different senses in which South Africans use some English words such as robot, just now, and stay well. It also offers: *Over 50,000 words and phrases dealt with in over 900 pages *British and U.S. spellings *2,500 South African entries, examples: fundi, fynbos, indaba, mafuta, potjiekos, staffrider, takkie, township, tsotsi *Vocabulary of science, computers, and technology *Vocabulary of the English literary tradition *South African, British and International abbreviations, examples: CIA, ECU, FBI, IMF, KGB, NUM, UDF, VOC *Pronunciation key: International phonetic alphabet *Usage notes for disputed and racially sensitive items.

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`It's encouraging that this dictionary, designed to meet the special needs of SA's multicultural community, has gone into a second edition.' James McClurg, Cape Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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William Branford, Professor of Linguistics, University of Cape Town. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 936 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 Sub edition (October 6, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195705033
• ISBN-13: 978-0195705034
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,096,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A good dictionary. Most of the words in it are English though. It is like an English dictionary with some Africaans interspersed throughout. I was hoping for a dictionary completely in Africaans.