African acronyms and abbreviations : a handbook / edited by David E. Hall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hall, David E., editor.

Series:

Linguistics: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Linguistics : Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Abbreviations--Dictionaries.

Africa.

Africa--Acronyms--Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This is a directory of approximately 13,000 acronyms and abbreviations relating to Africa, including names of societies, institutions, associations, movements, government departments, agencies, ministries, committees, trade unions and commercial companies, from the 19th century onwards, which have been gathered from scholarly monographs and journal articles. The acronyms and abbreviations are international in scope, with many cross-references."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""The Handbook""; ""a""; ""b""; ""c""; ""d""; ""e""; ""f""; ""g""; ""h""; ""i""; ""j""; ""k""; ""l""; ""m""; ""n""; ""o""; ""p""; ""q""; ""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""V""; ""w""; ""X""; ""y""; ""z""

Notes:

"This collection, composed of 19 reissued titles from the Athlone Press, Cassell and Frances Pinter, offers a distinguished selection of titles that showcase the breadth of linguistic study."--pages [ii].

First published in 1996 by Mansell Publishing Limited.

ISBN:

9781474284028

1474284027

9781474247269

1474247261

OCLC:

927168840