The Oxford Dictionary and English Usage Guide - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198613253 ISBN 13: 9780198613251

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

Synopsis

A unique combination of dictionary and usage guide, this new book offers a complete one-stop reference on the English language. Both parts of the Guide are completely up to date and have been compiled using the resources of the Oxford Dictionaries Department, including a massive computer database of English which allows accurate and up-to-date tracking of current trends in usage and spelling. This comprehensive dictionary includes:

* Over 51,000 dictionary entries

* 56,000 clear definitions

* Pronunciations for thousands of awkward words

* Quick reference usage notes at relevant entries

* A detailed 150-page guide to the rules of grammar, spelling, pronunciation, punctuation, meaning, and idioms

About this title

About the Author:

About the Editors:
Maurice Waite is the editor of The Oxford Spelling Dictionary and the seventh edition of the Little Oxford Dictionary. Edmund Weiner is Deputy Editor of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary. Andrew Delahunty is, with Edmund Weiner, editor of The Little Oxford Guide to English Usage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0198613253
• ISBN 13: 9780198613251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640
• Editor: Waite Maurice, Weiner Edmund, Delahunty Andrew