This book demystifies the terminology of modern courtrooms and hospitals, untangles some of the most complex examples of Latin abbreviation, and allows readers to explore the classical roots of law, medicine and the ministry.
More Latin for the Illiterati Summary
More Latin for the Illiterati: A Guide to Medical, Legal and Religious Latin by Jon R. Stone
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
More Latin for the Illiterati Reviews
"Stone had done a masterful job of rendering Latin phrases into palatable English. His Latin reference work is beautifully laid out and easy to accesss. The choice of entries introduces professional terms in style: neatly, succintly, and gracefully." -ARBA 2000 "It provides more specialized vocabularies that other handbooks of Latin phrases...and is the only one to provide a separate English to Latin index and a list of abbreviations...it will be helpful to public and undergraduate libraries." -"Choice, March 2000 "This dictionary contains many terms not found in other recent Latin-English dictionaries." -"Library Journal
About Jon R. Stone
Jon R. Stone is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion and Lecturer in the English Writing Program at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author of Latin for the Illiterati (1996) and Guide to the End of the World: Popular Eschatology in America (1993).
Table of Contents
Preface References and Sources Pronunciation Guide More Latin for the Illiterati Medical Latin, Legal Latin, Religious latin, Abbreviations, Miscellaneous, Roman Catholic Liturgy (Selections) English-Latin Index.
Additional information
GOR001254084
9780415922111
0415922119
More Latin for the Illiterati: A Guide to Medical, Legal and Religious Latin by Jon R. Stone
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