Uzbek-English Dictionary [Hardcover]

Natalie Waterson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 9, 1980 | ISBN-10: 0197135978 | ISBN-13: 978-0197135976 | Edition: First Edition

Covers the essential vocabulary of modern spoken Uzbek, including many literary and technical terms as well as words that have entered the language through Russian.

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Text: English

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: School of Oriental and African Studies; First Edition edition (October 9, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0197135978
• ISBN-13: 978-0197135976
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,797,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A start, May 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Uzbek-English Dictionary (Hardcover)

This was the first Uzbek-to-English dictionary available in the West. The number of words it includes is quite limited, and it will not suffice to read most Uzbek texts. For that purpose, the Uzbek-English dictionary of Karl Krippes, which has considerably broader coverage, is preferable.

The Waterson dictionary does have one real advantage, however, and that is that most of the entries have sample sentences in Uzbek to illustrate usage of the words in question, accompanied by their English equivalents. Thus a learner of Uzbek can simply dip into the dictionary at random, look up a word of interest, and see it used in a sentence. This is useful for learning vocabulary, and thus even though the book's coverage is a bit too limited to serve as a useful reference when reading, it still can play a useful role in helping you assimilate new words, especially in the earlier stages of learning Uzbek.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dictionary least of all possible evils, February 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Uzbek-English Dictionary (Hardcover)

While there are no "great" Uzbek-English dictionaries currently available in the West, Waterson's is the most useful among a group of poor dictionaries. For the individual who is trying to read Uzbek texts without knowing Russian, Waterson leaves you frustrated. Also, dialectical differences are ignored within the entries. In short, until something better comes along, Waterson is the least of all possible evils.