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The Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English, published in 1999, is a descriptive study of both American and British English in which each chapter follows individual spelling conventions according to the preference of the main editor of that chapter.
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In 1799 Longman purchased the copyright of Lindley Murray's English Grammar, which had an annual sale of about 50, 000 copies.
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There are two other pronunciation dictionaries in common use: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, compiled by John C Wells, and the Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English, compiled by Clive Upton.
According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, a political prisoner is ‘ someone who is in prison because they have opposed or criticized the government of their own country ’.
When the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English was first published in 1978, its most striking feature was its use of a 2000-word defining vocabulary based on Michael West's General Service List, and since then defining vocabularies have become a standard component of monolingual learner's dictionaries for English and for other languages.
A general service list of English words, with semantic frequencies and a supplementary word-list for the writing of popular science and technology London, New York: Longman, Green
Longman is now an imprint of Pearson and primarily used by Pearson's ELT business ( English Language Teaching ).
Pearson Longman specialized in English, including English as a second or foreign language, history, economics, philosophy, political science, and religion.
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* Doane, Joseph ( 1794 ) A Musical Directory for the Year 1794 London: printed for the editor ; published by R. H. Westley ; and sold by the following music-sellers: Messrs. Longman & Broaderip ; Smart ; Bland ; Betts ; Fentum
Successive British editions of Gray's Anatomy continued to be published under the Longman, and more recently Churchill Livingstone / Elsevier imprints, reflecting further changes in ownership of the publishing companies over the years.
In 1805, jointly with Longman & Co., Constable published Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel, and in 1807 Marmion.
The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English was published in 1978, and its most striking feature was the use of a restricted defining vocabulary, which is now a standard feature of learners ' dictionaries.
* The Normans in the South and The Kingdom in the Sun, on Norman Sicily, later republished as The Normans in Sicily London: Penguin, 1992 ( The Normans in the south, 1016 – 1130 ; originally published :- Harlow: Longman, 1967 — The kingdom in the sun, 1130 – 1194 ; originally published :- Harlow: Longman, 1970 ) ISBN 0-14-015212-1
* Vicissitudes of Families, by Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms, published by Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, Paternoster Row, London, 1861.
* A View of the Legal Institutions, Honorary Hereditary Offices, and Feudal Baronies established in Ireland, by William Lynch, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Paternoster Row, London, 1830 ( O ’ Donnell: page 190, remainder to Earl ’ s patent ).
He also provided the text for several school textbooks published by Macmillan Publishers and Longman which were designed to develop children's English language skills.
The Jerusalem Bible ( JB or TJB ) is a Roman Catholic translation of the Bible which first was introduced to the English-speaking public in 1966 and published by Darton, Longman & Todd.
The New Jerusalem Bible ( NJB ) is a Roman Catholic translation of the Bible published in 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd and Les Editions du Cerf, and edited by the Reverend Henry Wansbrough.
* Official History of the Great War Naval Operations, Vol I April 1920, vol II November 1921, but Corbett died before agreeing final corrections to vol III which was published in 1923 ( Longman Green and Co .).
* A Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy, illustrated by engravings of heads and features, and accompanied by tables of the time of rising of the twelve signs of the zodiac ; and containing also new and astrological explanations of some remarkable portions of ancient mythological history ( published for the author, 10½, Great Tichfield Street, London 1928 ; sold by Longman ) IV, 60pp.
The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age ( 2010 ); also published as The Longman Companion to the Tudor Age ( 1995 )
* Vicissitudes of Families, by Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms, published by Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, Paternoster Row, London, 1861.
* A View of the Legal Institutions, Honorary Hereditary Offices, and Feudal Baronies established in Ireland, by William Lynch, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Paternoster Row, London, 1830 ( O ’ Donnell: page 190, remainder to Earl ’ s patent ).
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