
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
Tom McArthur(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 27. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-0-19-280637-6 (ISBN)
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Description
From Sanskrit to Scouse, this book provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference 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 substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics and slang. Box features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet. It is an invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for the general reader with an interest in language.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
English language students, the general reader with an interest in language.
Illustrations
4 line drawings, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-280637-6 (9780192806376)
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Tom McArthur | Jacqueline Lam-McArthur | Lise Fontaine
Oxford Companion to the English Language
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05/2018
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press
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Content
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)