Dictionary of Abbreviations (e-bog) af Partridge, Eric
Partridge, Eric (forfatter)

Dictionary of Abbreviations e-bog

436,85 DKK (inkl. moms 546,06 DKK)
First published in 1942, this dictionary was designed to help civilians and members of H.M. forces to make their way amid the jungle of wartime abbreviations. The preface notes that newspaper readers, sailors, soldiers and airmen had to thrust themselves, like explorers, into these abbreviations in search of truth, or the execution of their martial duty and hence, a dictionary was necessary. Th...
E-bog 436,85 DKK
Forfattere Partridge, Eric (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 17 april 2015
Længde 102 sider
Genrer 2AB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781317431930
First published in 1942, this dictionary was designed to help civilians and members of H.M. forces to make their way amid the jungle of wartime abbreviations. The preface notes that newspaper readers, sailors, soldiers and airmen had to thrust themselves, like explorers, into these abbreviations in search of truth, or the execution of their martial duty and hence, a dictionary was necessary. This book will be of interest to scholars of history and language, as well as the more general, interested reader.