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Author | : John A. Simpson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2002-04-18 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780195218893 |
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
Author | : Kate Woodford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1550 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780521824231 |
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.
Author | : Merriam-Webster, Inc |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 820 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.
Author | : Peter Gilliver |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 688 |
Release | : 2016-09-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0191009687 |
This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. The author, uniquely among historians of the OED, is also a practising lexicographer with nearly thirty years' experience of working on the Dictionary. He has drawn on a wide range of sources-including previously unexamined archival material and eyewitness testimony-to create a detailed history of the project. The book explores the cultural background from which the idea of a comprehensive historical dictionary of English emerged, the lengthy struggles to bring this concept to fruition, and the development of the book from the appearance of the first printed fascicle in 1884 to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. It also examines the evolution of the lexicographers' working methods, and provides much information about the people-many of them remarkable individuals-who have contributed to the project over the last century and a half.
Author | : Angus Stevenson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 2093 |
Release | : 2010-08-19 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 0199571120 |
The Oxford Dictionary of English offers authoritative and in-depth coverage of over 350,000 words, phrases, and meanings. The foremost single-volume authority on the English language.
Author | : Sarah Ogilvie |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2020-09-24 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1108568459 |
How did a single genre of text have the power to standardise the English language across time and region, rival the Bible in notions of authority, and challenge our understanding of objectivity, prescription, and description? Since the first monolingual dictionary appeared in 1604, the genre has sparked evolution, innovation, devotion, plagiarism, and controversy. This comprehensive volume presents an overview of essential issues pertaining to dictionary style and content and a fresh narrative of the development of English dictionaries throughout the centuries. Essays on the regional and global nature of English lexicography (dictionary making) explore its power in standardising varieties of English and defining nations seeking independence from the British Empire: from Canada to the Caribbean. Leading scholars and lexicographers historically contextualise an array of dictionaries and pose urgent theoretical and methodological questions relating to their role as tools of standardisation, prestige, power, education, literacy, and national identity.
Author | : Kathy Rooney |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 2175 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9780747543718 |
An illustrated dictionary with quick definitions that give instant access to core meanings. Complex technical terms are defined in straightforward English and there is advice on how to avoid mistakes. It also includes an easy-to-use pronunciation system and thousands of geographical and biographical entries.
Author | : Catherine Soanes |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9780198605713 |
This is a reissue of the ninth edition of the world's longest-established and best-selling pocket English dictionary. It is one of the new generation Oxford dictionaries derived from the database of the highly-acclaimed New Oxford Dictionary of English and is particularly user friendly withits elegant open design, with different elements starting on new lines. It offers excellent coverage of English as an international language, the defining style is straightforward and non-technical, and thousands of examples illustrate idiomatic usage. All irregular noun, verb, and adjectivalinflections are spelled out in full, while guidance on grammar and good usage is provided by in-text notes. Additional features include Wordbuilder boxes giving information on related words and thematic tables on subjects such as countries, chemical elements, and nationalities. This title replacesISBN: 0-19-861334-2.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9780007846962 |
Author | : Random House (Firm) |
Publisher | : Random House Reference |
Total Pages | : 2230 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780375720260 |
Provides entries for over 315,000 words and phrases, and includes a list of new words.