The Facts on File dictionary of American regionalisms

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Evelyn Goldsmith

An easy to use dictionary presented in large format and clear typography, it both illustrates and uses full sentences to explain many words.

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in chief, Michael Agnes

An illustrated dictionary, featuring selected word histories, synonym studies, lists of words with prefixes or suffixes, and spelling tips.

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Blair A. Rudes

Twenty-five years ago, when Blair Rudes first began his research, there were still some fifty individuals who had learned Tuscarora as a first language and spoke it fluently. Rudes, who had the benefit of working with many of these speakers, has based his dictionary on their teachings. In addition, he draws from the extensive documentation of the language that dates back some three hundred years. Tuscarora is an Iroquoian language originally spoken by inhabitants of the Carolinas. Forced to flee northward in the early eighteenth century, the Tuscaroras are centred today in two main localities: the Six Nations Reserve at Grand River, Ontario, and the Tuscarora Indian Nation Reservation near Lewiston, New York. Only four or five Tuscaroras now remain who can speak their language fluently. The dictionary is designed for use by the Tuscaroran people in reclaiming their language, and by anthropologists, historians, teachers, and linguists.

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Judith Siefring

"The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms presents more than 5,000 idioms explaining the meaning and origin of metaphorical phrases, similes, sayings, and proverbs from throughout the English-speaking world. This dictionary is the perfect guide for everyone with an interest in this most colourful and quirky aspect of the English language." "Completely revised based on the evidence of Oxford's ongoing language research, it has: more than 350 new idioms and hundreds of new origin notes; thousands of real examples both modern and historical; easy to use, arranged alphabetically by key word, with an elegant new design; and thematic index groups idioms by topic or theme: from Death and Fate to Beauty and Love."--Jacket.