books by Charlton Laird (language tilburg webster)

books by Charlton Laird

books:

Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus

17 reviews
Editors of Webster's New World Dictionaries, Charlton Laird

Webster's New World, 2002

What does this word mean---is there synonym for it?
If you do a lot of reading or any writing;you can't get far without a good Dictionary to start with;then you'll also need a good Thesaurus to follow through.But, which of the many to choose? I have several of each,but this one is different,and I will probably keep it handy because it will serve my purposes ,most of the time.I know ,at times it will not meet all my needs;but in those cases,I can ...

Walter Van Tilburg Clark: Critiques
Charlton Laird

University of Nevada Press, 1983

Webster's New World Thesaurus

10 reviews
Charlton Laird, Staff of Webster's New World Dictionary

Webster's New World, 1999

Speachless
A most complete resource for writers or closet linguists. I can hardly find the words to describe this book

The Miracle of Language

1 review
Charlton Laird

A Premier book/ Fawcett Publications Inc, 1965

Enjoyable, valuable, & educational--worth 4.5 stars
This book is about the English language, it's nature, history & development (including urban legends of etymologies), & how it is taught. The author makes a good case that English, like Chinese, is a distributive language (word positioning determines meaning) vs. Latin et al which are inflective languages (word endings, such as cases, determine meaning). p. 152: "Any careful examination of the ...

Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus
Michael (EDT)/ Laird, Charlton Grant (EDT) Agnes

John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2002

Webster's New World Pocket Thesaurus

2 reviews
Charlton Laird

Webster's New World, 2000

THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD THESAURUS
As far as pure volume of words goes, this thesaurus is kind of weak. I have had many occasions when I was looking for a particular word and could not find it in this book. The book is, however, sturdy, convenient, and just full enough that I'd have to suggest it. If you do a lot of thesaurus work, then perhaps this volume isn't for you, but if you're on the run a lot and need only a fast, ...