The Oxford Dictionary and Usage Guide to the English Language (Oxford Series in Ecology and) - Hardcover

 
9780198613121: The Oxford Dictionary and Usage Guide to the English Language (Oxford Series in Ecology and)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198613121 ISBN 13: 9780198613121
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.

* Over 51,000 dictionary entries

* 56,000 clear definitions

* Pronunciations given for thousands of awkward words

* Quick reference usage notes at relevant entries

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

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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 7e. 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.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198613121
ISBN 13 
9780198613121
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
632
Editor
Waite Maurice, Weiner Deputy Chief Editor Oxford English Dictionary Edmund, Delahunty Andrew