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The Concise Oxford companion to the English language

Author: Tom McArthur; Roshan McArthur
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Series: Oxford paperback reference
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A shorter version of the "Companion", this concise work concentrates on the central themes in the English language: grammar, usage, dialect, pronunciation and the history of English. All the key  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Encyclopedias
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Concise Oxford companion to the English language.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996
(OCoLC)653055208
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Tom McArthur; Roshan McArthur
ISBN: 0198631367 9780198631361 0198600526 9780198600527
OCLC Number: 34284732
Notes: "This work is an abridgement of The Oxford companion to the English language, a 1,184-page volume first published in 1992"--Introduction.
Description: xviii, 1053 pages ; 22 cm.
Series Title: Oxford paperback reference
Responsibility: editor, Tom McArthur ; editorial assistant, Roshan McArthur.

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