Author: Krishan Kumar Goswami
Publisher: UBS Publishers
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 782
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174762477
Description
A compact but comprehensive dictionary compiled with the objectives of facilitating communication in both English and Punjabi and increasing one's vocabulary in both languages.
This dictionary is different in that it adopts a truly linguistic approach to Punjabi lexicography. The entries number around 25,000 and cover a wide range of words along with their nuances and subtleties,. Idiomatic usages and colloquial expressions have also been included.
A great deal of painstaking effort and research have gone into the publication of this dictionary. Students, teachers and lay persons will find this dictionary not only useful but also practical.
THE COMPILER:
Born in 1942, Dr. Krishan Kumar Goswami was educated at the Universities of Punjab and Delhi. He IS THE AUTHOR AND EDITOR OF A NUMBER OF BOOKS. His major contribution is in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Translation, Statistics, Lexicography. He has published one hundred research papers and articles in national and international journals and books. At present, he is working as Professor of Applied Linguistics and anchorage of Central Institute of Hindi.