| Descript |
xxii, 2069 pages ; 28 cm |
| DESCRIPT |
Dictionary |
| Note |
Previous. edition: Oxford dictionary of English / edited by Catherine Soanes, Angus Stevenson. |
| Summary |
Editors Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson have revised and updated the pioneering work of Judy Pearsall (Editor) and Patrick Hanks (Chief Editor, Current English Dictionaries) who led production of the outstanding "The New Oxford Dictionary of English" in 1998. This revision builds upon that body of work - adding 3,000 fresh words, senses and phrases. The editors and their team drew upon a new 100 million word Oxford English corpus. As with the 1998 dictionary, it focuses its definitions on current usage. What gives this indispensable volume breadth and depth is its layout of core senses and subsenses within each definition and the provision of word history: etymology (word origin) and morphology (word form) as well as reference to development of both sense and form. |
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This edition also adds usage guidance where prudent and includes new Appendices: a very useful "Guide to Good English" and encyclopaedic-like information including: countries and their capitals; weights & measures; punctuation marks; alphabets; the chemical elements; data on the solar system; proofreading marks; Prime Ministers and Presidents; Internet Forum & Chatroom keystroke emoticons, shorthand, collective nouns; and even categories of wind forces. While it might retain the typical dryness and staidness of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), this volume surely sets a global standard for single volume works. |
| Subject |
English language -- Dictionaries
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| Alt Author |
Stevenson, Angus editor.
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| ISBN |
9780199571123 (hardback) $62.15 |
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0199571120 (hardback) $62.15 |
| LC CARD # |
2010935310 |
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