The first detailed history of the origins, making, and evolution of the Oxford English Dictionary
Draws on a wealth of archival material, some previously unexplored
Includes accounts of the liv ... Read more
By the author of the hugely successful titles, The Surgeon of Crowthorne and The Map That Changed the World, another runaway bestselling book
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The 20 volume Oxford English Dictionary is an unrivalled guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words
The Dictionary traces the evolution of o ... Read more
The Oxford English Dictionary is an unrivalled guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words
The Dictionary traces the evolution of over 600,00 ... Read more
Contains more than 600,000 words, phrases, and definitions, with coverage of language from the entire English-speaking world, from North America and the UK to South Africa, Australia and New Zealan ... Read more
Contains 1001 words you need to know for a wide range of language tasks e.g. expressing an opinion in a discussion; writing critically in an essay or assignment; or revitalizing a CV
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Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage is a classic, an unsurpassed resource on the correct use of English in matters of style, grammar, and syntax. Leading language expert David Cry ... Read more
This is the first textbook on Functional Discourse Grammar, a recently developed theory of language structure which analyses utterances at four independent levels of grammatical representation: pragma ... Read more
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This is the first textbook on Functional Discourse Grammar, a recently developed theory of language structure which analyses utterances at four independent levels of grammatical representation: pragma ... Read more
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The starting date of the fourth volume of Julie Coleman's pioneering history marks the appearance of the most influential slang dictionary of the twentieth century, Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Slan ... Read more
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