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The Learner's Dictionary of Today's Indonesian Paperback – 1 August 1999

by George Quinn (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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What are the 24 words for 'you' in Indonesian? Why does Indonesian have four words for 'rice but no exact equivalent of 'farm'? How do you say 'Bang!' 'Ouch!' and 'Eh?'. What is the difference between dong and doang in colloquial Indonesian? How did the name of the Hindu god Indra give us the modern Indonesian word for motor vehicle?

Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student of Indonesian, The Learner's Dictionary of Today's Indonesian is an essential tool to help you gain an authentic, up-to-date, and active command of the language. It provides a wholly new, very detailed snapshot of the core vocabulary of Indonesian.

Among its features are:

* thousand of illustrative sentences

* an easy pronunciation guide

* extensive cross-referencing

* helpful tips on usage

* topic lists which group the dictionary's words according to 42 'common usage' areas, including time, colours, daily activities, the home, sport, occupations, mass media, religion and business.

A unique feature of the dictionary is the dozens of boxes giving invaluable information on everyday usage, word origins and nuances of meaning.

Rich in information on the cultural context in which words are used, it includes notes on the difficulties learners experience arising from differences in culture and history between English-speakers and Indonesian-speakers. The Learner's Dictionary of Today's Indonesian is the first comprehensive dictionary designed specifically to help you gain a practical command of the national language of one of the world's most populous nations.

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  1. ISBN-10
    1864485434
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1864485431
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Routledge
  5. Publication date
    1 August 1999
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    15.24 x 5.33 x 22.86 cm
  8. Print length
    1328 pages
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About the Author

George Quinn is one of Australia's most innovative teachers of Indonesian with 25 years practical experience teaching the language at the University of Sydney, the Northern Territory University and currently the Australian National University. As a researcher he is best known for his ground-breaking study of modern literature in the Javanese language. George Quinn holds a Bachelor's degree in Indonesian from Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta) and a PhD from the University of Sydney.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (1 August 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1328 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1864485434
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1864485431
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 5.33 x 22.86 cm
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Jonathan wright
3.0 out of 5 stars Good resource, not so searchable in e format
Reviewed in Australia on 5 September 2020
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One longs for very searchable dictionaries and this one in the Kindle version is not so searchable. It has great content and is well put together. A tad pricey but one can imagine worth it especially in a physical format.
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R. Bosma
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent modern Indonesian language support
Reviewed in the United States on 7 February 2010
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I was looking for a dictionary in support of my tentative writings in Indonesian. Being able to read well is one thing, active writing is quite another. This dictionary, which I discovered googling around, offers all I needed.

It does by no means offer full coverage of Indonesian vocabulary. It consists of around 4000 base entries in both directions. But in return it gives ample support for usage of these most common words in excellent example phrases which give the reader an understanding of possible subtleties in interpretation. Other important features are: cultural differences with English, Jakarta dialect, hints as to colloquial or written style. In the Indonesian - English part, the dictionary offers a lemma for every derived form, e.g. of verbals. One could argue that students using this dictionary should have learned to find the entries with the root. But on the other hand, this feature may be useful for beginners or tourists. After all, the title of the book is "Learner's Dictionary".

Sample pages I found on the internet immediately made me decide to order the book at Amazon.
Based on my first experiences I would say this book is a must for foreign learners and even advanced users of Indonesian. I felt sorry for myself not having had this dictionary before.
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4.0 out of 5 stars インドネシア語学習辞典
Reviewed in Japan on 12 January 2013
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取り寄せてみたら、なかなか良かったです。

先月からインドネシア語を勉強していますが、英語と比べると学習教材の乏しさを感じます。
インドネシア語辞典は、国内でも英語圏でも訳語を対応させただけのものが多く、その語独自の意味を把握した感じがしません（例えばワニタとプルンプアンの違いがはっきりしない）。その中でこの辞書は学習者本位の非常に丁寧な作りになっていて、特に私のような初心者にはありがたいです。前半が英語インドネシア語、後半がインドネシア語英語です。

注文の時点では書名から語用論に焦点をあてたもの（英語辞典で言えば LONGMAN ESSENTIAL ACTIVATOR (2E) : CASED+ROM(1) (Longman Essential Activator S.) のような）を想像していましたが、実物を見たら意外と普通の辞書でした。「ジーニアス英和」みたいな感じで、単語の意味が幾つかに分類され豊富な例文とともに解説してあります。関連する成句の解説も付いています。英和辞書ではこれくらいの丁寧な解説があたりまえになっていますが、インドネシア語辞典ではまだ稀ではないかと思います。

短所は（a）語彙が少なく名詞を学ぶために他に辞書が必要なこと（b）ずっしり重くまず携帯できないことですが、
（１）解説が丁寧である（２）字が大きくて長時間読んでも目が疲れない（３）英イ辞典とイ英辞典からなり相互参照可などを考慮すると、これで良かったと思います。
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Amazonman
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for home study
Reviewed in the United States on 8 February 2015
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Pros: Lots of listings with example sentences of most words. Very helpful for beginners. The downside: this book is very heavy.
Recommended for home study. Not recommended for travel.
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Cheops
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful
Reviewed in the United States on 26 April 2013
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This is a very useful dictionary that explains usage at length. Not all words are included nut but the important ones are.
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Tom Sugnet
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 14 April 2017
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Great product.
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