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  5. Think Magazine, Issue 22
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dc.date.accessioned2020-12-21T10:03:45Z-
dc.date.available2020-12-21T10:03:45Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.citationEllul, D. (2018). Compiling the first Maltese-to-Maltese thematic thesaurus. THINK Magazine, 22, 15.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/66180-
dc.description.abstractThink of a chubby guy you know. It’s been awhile since I read J.K. Rowling’s books but the image of Harry Potter’s Uncle, Vernon Dursley, just popped into my mind. OK. Now how would you describe him in Maltese? Would you use imbaċċaċ or qawwi? Would you choose kbir, tqil, goff or matnazz? Or maybe you’re given to more flowery language and would instead go for qisu l-vara l-kbira, donnu katuba or qisu ħanżir imsemmen? If these nine expressions all happen to have a place in your vocabulary, then you’re on the right track. Before I started my research, I didn’t know there were at least 37 alternatives you could consider before reverting to the default oħxon!en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherUniversity of Maltaen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectMaltese languageen_GB
dc.subjectEncyclopedias and dictionariesen_GB
dc.subjectThesaurien_GB
dc.titleCompiling the first Maltese-to-Maltese thematic thesaurusen_GB
dc.typecontributionToPeriodicalen_GB
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dc.publication.titleTHINK Magazineen_GB
dc.contributor.creatorEllul, Dwayne-
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