Concise Oxford companion to the English language
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 reference and for browsing. It is useful reference for English Language students.
Print Book, English, 2005
Reissued with new covers View all formats and editions
Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 2005
XVII, 692 Seiten.
9780192806376, 0192806378
255072967
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)