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Concise Oxford companion to the English language

Author: Tom McArthur; Roshan McArthur
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series: Oxford paperback reference
Edition/Format:  eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Based on the "Oxford Companion to the English Language", from Sanskrit to Scouse, this book provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. This guide is intended both for  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Encyclopedias
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
Concise Oxford companion to the English language.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
(DLC) 2006271130
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Tom McArthur; Roshan McArthur
OCLC Number: 1028559194
Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 692 pages : map.
Contents: INTRODUCTION; CONTRIBUTORS AND CONSULTANTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PHONETIC SYMBOLS; WORLD MAP; A THEMATIC LIST OF KEY ENTRIES; THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALPHABET; A-Z DICTIONARY; APPENDIX 1 (A CHRONOLOGY OF ENGLISH); APPENDIX 2 (BIBLIOGRAPHY)
Series Title: Oxford paperback reference
Other Titles: Oxford concise companion to the English language
Concise companion to the English language
Responsibility: editor, Tom McArthur ; assistant editor, Roshan McArthur.
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