{"product_id":"2026100008947-secondhand-javanese-english-dictionary","title":"Javanese-English Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark achievement in comparative linguistics, the Javanese-English Dictionary by Elinor Clark Horne stands as an indispensable reference for scholars, students, and anyone seeking to bridge the rich cultural world of Java with the English-speaking world. Compiled with meticulous scholarly precision, this comprehensive volume presents thousands of Javanese entries — drawn from one of the world's oldest and most culturally significant languages — paired with accurate, nuanced English translations that honour the complexity of Javanese expression. The dictionary carefully accounts for the intricate speech levels (register) inherent to Javanese, a linguistic feature that reflects the deeply stratified social and ceremonial life of Javanese society, making it far more than a simple word-for-word reference.\n\nPublished by Yale University Press in 1974, this work represents the culmination of decades of fieldwork and academic rigour, and remains one of the most authoritative Javanese-English lexicographical resources ever produced in the English language. Horne's command of both the linguistic structure and cultural context of Javanese illustrates the depth of expertise required to document a language spoken by tens of millions across the Indonesian archipelago. For linguists, anthropologists, historians of Southeast Asia, or those with a passion for language and culture, this dictionary is not merely a tool — it is a portal into one of humanity's most intricate and enduring civilisations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336805327067,"sku":"2026100008947-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a5568b80-ebc3-4fd7-8c59-51789a1e5044.png?v=1789958097","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008947-secondhand-javanese-english-dictionary","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}