Cold Words: A Polar Dictionary
Bernadette Hince
This ‘ice-breaking’ book collects the English words of the Antarctic and the Arctic for the first time. These words relate to weather, ice and snow, auroras, clothes, food, housing, social structures, wildlife, plants, politics, as well as many other aspects of polar life. The terms are presented with scientific precision, a helpful interpretative commentary and moments of irresponsible whimsy. Apart from Antarctica and the Arctic, the polar regions covered here stretch to places as remote as the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Tristan da Cunha and the Falkland Islands.
Gathers together polar English words in one volume.
- Release
- Apr-2025
- ISBN
- 9781486319459
- RRP (AUD)
- $59.99
- Pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Category
- Language
Bernadette Hince
Bernadette Hince is a dictionary-maker and natural historian with a passionate interest in language and the world’s cold places. She has written about polar food, words and environmental history. She is the author of The Antarctic Dictionary (CSIRO Publishing 2000).
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing has an internationally recognised, editorially independent program publishing science titles for academic, professional and trade audiences. We are owned by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
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All languages ex. English
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Jordan Meek, Rights Manager
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