First Dictionary: Oxford First Dictionary 2011

First Dictionary: Oxford First Dictionary 2011
Author: Oxford Dictionaries,
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780192732620

This major new edition of the Oxford First Dictionary has been designed to inspire an early love of words. Specially written to be perfectly accessible to first readers, with inspiring modern 3D images on every spread. Children will find it fun to explore and easy to find the words they need fast!

Oxford Very First Dictionary

Oxford Very First Dictionary
Author: Clare Kirtley
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780192756824

The Oxford Very First Dictionary, with its colourful clear layout and familiar first words, each with a simple definition and illustration, is a fun and easy way for young children to learn how to use a dictionary. An illustrated section at the end on topics such as colours and days of the week provides additional support for early literacy.

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary
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.

Lost for Words

Lost for Words
Author: Lynda Mugglestone
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780300106992

Examines the hidden history through which the Oxford English Dictionary came into being in a study that traces the personal battles involved in chronicling an ever-changing language.

Junior Illustrated Dictionary: Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary Hardback 2011

Junior Illustrated Dictionary: Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary Hardback 2011
Author: Oxford Dictionaries,
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2011-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780192732590

This major new edition of the Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary has a contemporary, bright, child-friendly design. There are over 400 new 3D illustrations, photographs, diagrams and full appendices to build vocabulary. Accessible and easy to use, written to ensure meanings are clear, parts of speech and inflections are given in full.

The Meaning of Everything

The Meaning of Everything
Author: Simon Winchester
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780192805768

"We visit the ugly corrugated iron structure that Murray grandly dubbed the Scriptorium -- the Scrippy or the Shed, as locals called it -- and meet some of the legion of volunteers, from Fitzedward Hall, a bitter hermit obsessively devoted to the OED, to W.C. Minor, whose story is one of dangerous madness, ineluctable sadness, and ultimate redemption. The Meaning of Everything is a scintillating account of the creation of the greatest monument ever erected to a living language. Simon Winchester's supple, vigorous prose illuminates this dauntingly ambitious project -- a seventy-year odyssey to create the grandfather of all word-books, the world's unrivaled uber-dictionary. Book jacket."--Jacket.

Oxford Dictionary of English

Oxford Dictionary of English
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.

The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary

The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Bunt
Publisher: OXFORD University Press
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2000
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780198601975

This revolutionary new dictionary is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to Japanese in a completely new way. It covers all the vocabulary learners will need in their first years of study and gives unique guidance to the grammar and usage of the language. This dictionary is created specifically for beginners: colour headwords and translations; no confusing abbreviations; warning symbols show potential problem areas. There are thousands of example phrases drawn from real-life situations. Japanese script is used throughout. Includes a guide to how towrite Japanese characters. Full guidance on the pronunciation of Japanese is given. Word patterns and constructions from language areas such as dates, and telling time are grouped together to show similarities and differences.

Oxford First Illustrated Dictionary

Oxford First Illustrated Dictionary
Author: Andrew Delahunty
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780192746047

The Oxford First Illustrated Dictionary, beautifully illustrated by well-known picture book artist Emma Chichester Clark, is the perfect first building block for 5-7 year-olds to engage with words and language. Over 2000 entries give clear meanings and definitions, parts of speech, word forms, word families, synonyms and opposites to build vocabulary and first literacy skills. Not just a dictionary, this unique book brings to life the world of fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and picture books that children love. Winnie the Pooh and Georgie Porgie appear alongside Aladdin and Cinderella in the innovative example sentences. Rhyming words, little words hiding in big words, and riddles provide plenty of opportunities for fun word play, along with amusing word jokes and child-friendly word origins. The entry for 'crocodile' tells the child that the word comes from a Greek word meaning 'lizard' and ends with the joke: 'What's a crocodile's favourite game? Snap.'This wealth of information and fun with words is presented in a contemporary, easy-to-use, engaging layout, creating the most accessible and affordable dictionary and gift-book combination, the perfect buy for Christmas and holidays as well as for everyday use.