Penguin Family Dictionary by Unknown
The Penguin Family Dictionary is the perfect family reference book for everyday use, exploring every aspect of the English language as it is used today. Compiled by Britain's foremost lexicographers, meticulously researched, with a wealth of useful additional features, and presented in a clear, large-print format, it is the ideal companion for every home. Penguin Family Dictionary is part of the Penguin Reference Library and draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable, useful and clear information to millions of readers around the world - making knowledge everybody's property.
Robert Allen is an experienced lexicographer and writer on language, now working form Edinburgh. After ten years on the Oxford English Dictionary he edited a major new edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary, was an associate editor of the Oxford Companion to English Language and directed work on Chambers 21st Century Dictionary. As a freelance writer and editor he has been a consultant for a number of major publishing houses. He has written an updated version of Fowler's Modern English Usage and has contributed articles on the modern use of English in English Today and other journals. He is the consultant editor for all Penguin English Dictionaries, and an honorary research fellow of the Department of English Language at the University of Glasgow.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140515848 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140515844 |
| Title | Penguin Family Dictionary |
| Author | Unknown |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 1056 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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