Dictionary Reviews
1997 Chronicle Dictionary Reviews Dictionary Reviews compiled by Albert Bork Dictionnaire de l'espace (Anglais-Français) Author: Y. Taillefer. Publisher: MASSON, Paris. Publication date: 1995. ISBN#: 2-225-84779-7. Reviewed by: Michel Meunier. 26:36 Jan. Vocabulaire de l'emballage (Vocabulary of Packaging) Terminology Bulletin 223 Author: Jean Le Page (Minister of Supply and Services Canada). Publication date: 1994. ISBN#: 0-660-58984-2. Price: $32.45. Available from: Order directly from the Canada Communication Group--tel: (819) 956-4800; fax: (819) 994-1498. In the U.S., International Specialized Book Services at (800) 944-6190; phone: (503) 287-3093; fax: (503) 280-8832. 26:36 Jan. Reviewed by: Alicia Gordon. 26:36 Jan. Vocabulaire de radarsat et de la télédétection hyperfréquence Radarsat and Microwave Remote Sensing VocabularyTerminology Bulletin 229 Publisher: Spatial Terminology
Standardization Committee L&H Teknisk Ordbog, engelsk-dansk, 1. elektroniske udgave (L&H Technical Dictionary, English-Danish, First Electronic Edition) Software: Bogskab version 1.1, single-user version 3.00, TEXTware A/S, Copenhagen, 1992 Publisher: L&H Ordbøger, Copenhagen. Date: 1993. ISBN: 87-89013-35-2. Price: DKK 2400. Available from: L&H Ordbøger, Siljangade 6, 2300 København S, Denmark, Tel: 32 964949; Fax: 32 969848. Reviewed by: Robert T. Creutz. 26:38 Feb. Computer Ordbog (English/Danish, Danish/English) Publisher: L&H Ordbøger, Copenhagen. Reviewed by: Yngve D. Roennike. 26:39 Feb. European Union Almanac--Handbook of the World's Largest Single Market Place Authors: Godfrey Harris, Hans Jørgen Groll, and Adelheid Hasenknopf. Publisher: Norwegian and Swedish Trade Councils. Publication Date: First U.S. Edition, 1995-96, Softbound, 136 pages. ISBN #: 0-935047-21-2. Price: $24.95. Available from: The Americas Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 404, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Telephone (800) 966-7716. Reviewed by: David Koblick. 26:40 Feb. Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors Author: P. R. Wilkinson. Publisher: London, Routledge. ISBN #: 0-415-07523-8. Reviewed by: Cliff Landers. 26:40 Feb. Elsevier's Dictionary of Agriculture and Food Production (Russian-English) Compiled by: Nazib G. Rakipov and B. Geyer. Publisher: Elsevier Science B.V. Publication date: 1994. ISBN #: 0-444-89929-4. Reviewed by: Igor Vesler. 26:38 March. Building & Construction Dictionary English-Russian English-Russian Dictionary of Construction and Architecture Author: Jorgen Hoedt, general editor (no author listed per se: dictionary compiled from translation database maintained by publisher). Publisher: Joint publication by Moscow International Publishers and L&H Publishing Co. of Copenhagen, Denmark. Publication date: 1994. ISBN #: 87-7845-004-7. Reviewed by: Michael K. Launer, Ph.D. 26:38 March. Electrical and Computer Engineering Dictionary (English-Spanish/Spanish-English) Author: Steven M. Kaplan. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. Publication date: 1996. ISBN #: 0-471-01037-5. Price: $59.95. Reviewed by: Tony Beckwith. 26:38 April. Diccionario Fraseológico Inglés-castellano, castellano-inglés (A Phraseological Dictionary English-Spanish, Spanish-English Author: Delfín Carbonell Basset. Publisher: Ediciones del Serbal, Barcelona. Publication date: 1995. ISBN #: 84-7628-140-4. Reviewed by: Alicia Gordon. 26:38 April. Vocabulaire de l'administration correctionnelle, Correctional Administration Vocabulary, Bulletin de Terminologie 224/Terminology Bulletin 224 Author: Estelle Beauregard. Publisher: Translation Services, Public Work and Government Services Canada, Terminology and Linguistic Services Directorate. Publication date: 1994. ISBN #: 0-660-59111-1 (pb). Available from: Canada Communication Group--tel: (819) 956-4800; fax: (819) 994-1498, from Canadian booksellers, and a handful of distributors in other countries. In the U.S., International Specialized Book Services is offering a 20 percent discount to ATA members. Call them toll-free at: (800) 944-6190; phone: (503) 287-3093; fax: (503) 280-8832. Reviewed by: Valerie Murphy. 26:28 May. Vocabulaire de la violence familiale, Vocabulary of family violence, Bulletin de Terminologie 222/Terminology Bulletin 222 Author: Marisa Rondina. Publisher: Translation Services, Public Work and Government Services Canada, Terminology and Linguistic Services Directorate. Publication Date: 1994. ISBN #: 0-660-59106-5 (pb). Available from: Canada Communication Group--tel: (819) 956-4800; fax: (819) 994-1498, from Canadian booksellers, and a handful of distributors in other countries. In the U.S., International Specialized Book Services is offering a 20 percent discount to ATA members. Call them toll-free at: (800) 944-6190; phone: (503) 287-3093; fax: (503) 280-8832. Reviewed by: Valerie Murphy 26:28 May. Elsevier's Nautical Dictionary Author: J.-P. Vandenberghe and M. Johnen (Third completely revised edition). Publisher: Elsevier Science Inc., P.O. Box 945, Madison Square Station, New York, NY 10160-0757. ISBN #: 044489604X. Price: $257.25. Reviewed by: Sharlee M. Bradley. 26:29 May. Medical Dictionary, English-Greek-English Author: D. N. Gelis, M.D., D.D.S., Dr. of Med., Professor at the School of Medicine, University of Athens. Publisher: Gregorios K. Parisianos Scientific Publications, Navarinou 20, Athens 10680, Greece (Tel. 011-301-361-0519/Fax 011-301- 361-6424). Publication Date: 1978 (4th edition). Price: Contact publisher. Reviewed by: Michael Kambas. 26:28 June. Two-Tone Tapes™ Author: Holly Mikkelson. Publisher: ACEBO, P.O. Box 7485, Spreckles, CA 93962. Publication Date: November 1996. Price: $20. Reviewed by: Isabel Guerra McSpadden. 26:28 June. Two Too-Tiny Portuguese Bilingual Dictionaries Publisher: Exceller Software, 2 Graham Road West, Ithaca, NY 14850. Publication date: 1997. Price: Downloaded from Exceller's Web site at http://www.exceller.com, $19.00, and for $39.00 by mail order (607) 257-5634. Reviewed by: Albert Bork. 26:35 July. The Oxford Portuguese Minidictionary Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York. Publication date: 1996. ISBN #: 0-19-864152-4. Price: $6.95. Reviewed by: Albert Bork. 26:35 July. Routledge Spanish Technical Dictionary Spanish-English Publisher: Routledge. Publication Date: 1997. ISBN #: 0-415-11272-9. Reviewed by: Tom West. 26:35 July Dahl's Law Dictionary/Diccionario Jurídico Dahl (Spanish-English/Inglés-Español) Author: Henry Saint Dahl. Publisher: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., Buffalo, New York. Publication date: 1996 (second edition). ISBN #: 1-57588-082-2. Price: $79.95 (U.S.) from publisher, Tel: (800) 828-7571; Fax: (716) 883-8100. Reviewed by: Isabel Guerra McSpadden. 26:36 July. Diccionario de términos jurídicos inglés-español (Spanish-English) Author: Enrique Alcaraz Varó and Brian Hughes. Publisher: Ariel Derecho. Publication date: 1994. ISBN #: 84-344-1579-8. Reviewed by: Tom West. 26:41 August. Technical Glossary for Bilingual Technical Writers and Translators (English>Spanish/Spanish>English) Author: Héctor F. Rodríguez. Publisher: Héctor F. Rodríguez, P.O. Box 171696, Arlington, TX 76003-1696. Price: $24.95. Reviewed by: Tony Beckwith. 26:41 August. A Dictionary of Proverbs, Sayings, Saws, Adages: Diccionario de Refranes, proverbios, dichos, adagios Author: Delfín Carbonell Bassett. Publisher: Ediciones del Serval, Barcelona. Publication date: 1996. ISBN #: 84-7628-167-6. Reviewed by: Michael Blumenthal. 26:54 Sept. Diccionario de términos médicos (English-Spanish-English) Author: Dr. F. Ruiz Torres. Price: $95. Available from: CD_ROM (8th edition) from the exclusive U.S. distributors, Gulf Publishing Company, P.O. Box 2608, Houston Texas 77252-2608. Program information available from Zirtabe, Madrid, 446 19 81. Reviewed by: Sharlee Bradley (English>Spanish portion reviewed by Albert Bork & Beatriz Quintana). 26:54 Sept. Professional Issues for Translators and Interpreters: American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series, Volume VII Editor: Deanna L. Hammond. Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Publication Date: 1994. Price: $75. Reviewed by: Karl J. Kaussen. 26:42 Oct. Dictionary of Chemistry on CD-ROM (English/German. Deutsch/Englisch) Author: Gerhard Wenske. Publisher: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Publication date: 1994 (the CD-ROM bears the date of the print version, although the CD-ROM seems to have appeared in 1996). Platforms supported: Windows 3.x. ISBN #: 3-527-29266-7. Price: $350 from i.b.d., Ltd. Available From: (available in the United States from i.b.d., Ltd., 24 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106, tel. 1-518-758-1755, fax 1-518-758-6702). Reviewed by: Thomas Hedden. 26:43 Oct. Routledge German Dictionary of Information Technology/ Wörterbuch Informationstechnologie (German-English/English-German) Publisher: Routledge, 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001-2299. Publication date: April 1997. ISBN #: 0-415-08646-9. Price: $125. Reviewed by: Claudia Kellersch. 26:44 Oct. Routledge German Technical Dictionary
Publisher: Routledge, 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001-2299. Publication date: June 1997. ISBN #: 0-415-13360-2. Price: $300. Reviewed by: Claudia Kellersch. 26:44 Oct. Translation and the Law: American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series, Volume VIII Editor: Marshall Morris. Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Publication date: 1995. ISBN #: 1-55619-627-X. Price: $75. Reviewed by: Tom West. 26:45 Oct. Van Dale Series Dutch-English Dictionary Publisher: Utrecht, Antwerp: Van Dale Lexicografie. Publication Date: 1991 (revised edition). ISBN #: 90-6648- 1137. Reviewed by: Elizabeth J. Daverman. 26:46 Nov./Dec. Terminologie Financieel Management Publisher: Alphen aan den Rijn: Samsom (4th revised edition). Publication Date: 1992. ISBN #: 90-14-04687-1. Price: $48. Reviewed by: Elizabeth J. Daverman. 26:46 Nov./Dec. Groot polytechnisch woordenboek Publisher: Deventer, Antwerp: Kluwer. Publication Date: 1993. ISBN #: 90-201-2815-9. Price: $100/single volume, $175/set. Reviewed by: Elizabeth J. Daverman. 26:46 Nov./Dec. Hoger Onderwijs Termen Publisher: Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic). Publication Date: 1994. ISBN #: 90-5464-012-X. Reviewed by: Elizabeth J. Daverman. 26:46 Nov./Dec. Juridisch Lexicon/The Legal Lexicon (Dutch-English only) Author: Aart van den End. Publisher: Gateway. Publication Date: 1995. ISBN #: 90-73489-06-7. Price: $118 plush shipping/handling. Available from: Aart van den End, Sophialaan 27/s, 3708 HC Zeist, The Netherlands, fax + 31 30 693 3118, for 235 guilders (approx. $118) plus shipping. Reviewed by: Elizabeth J. Daverman. 26:47 Nov./Dec. Financieel-Economisch Lexicon (Dutch-English) Author: A.J. de Keizer. Publisher: Ace. Publication Date: 1997. ISBN #: 90-802919-1-9. Price: $114. Available from: A.J. de Keizer, Naarderstraat 91, 1211 AK Hilversum, The Netherlands, fax + 31 35 624 48 39. Reviewed by: Elizabeth J. Daverman. 26:47 Nov./Dec. The English-Hungarian Dictionary of Idioms [Angol-magyar idiómaszótár] Publisher: Akadémiai Kiadó in Budapest, and compiled by George L. Nagy, 1st ed. Publication Date: 1996. ISBN #: 963 05 7381 4. Reviewed by: Catherine Bokor, Ph.D
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