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Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English by Hince, Bernadette
Book Description
CSIRO Publishing. Hardcover. 095774711X No Jacket; Jacket condition: No jacket. Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. Retired library book with usual library markings. 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 of Antarctic words, from the humorous to the obscure. Like other historical dictionaries. The Antarctic Dictionary gives the reader quotations for each word. 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 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. With a foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. 404 pages. Your order will be on its way by the next business day! . Good. 2000.
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