The Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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The Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language by Tom Mcarthur
From Sanskrit to Scouse, this volume provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and for browsing. The international perspective takes in language from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. There is coverage of a wide range of topics from abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and there are substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, Pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics, sexism and slang. Box features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the InternetTom McArthur is an independent writer, editor, consultant, and presenter, as well as the editor of English Today: the International Review of the English Language, a Cambridge University Press quarterly publication. He is the Deputy Director of the Dictionary Research Centre and an Honorary University Fellow at the University of Exeter, as well as the General Editor of R.R.K. Publishing. Hartmann is a member of the Exeter Language and Lexicography series. He is the editor of The Oxford Companion to the English Language and has authored over 20 books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192800619 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192800612 |
| Title | The Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language |
| Author | Tom Mcarthur |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1999-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 712 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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