NEW OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PEARSALL J Księgarnia

The New Oxford Dictionary of English

Judy Pearsall and Patrick Hanks

Description

The New Oxford Dictionary of English breaks new ground in dictionary-making. It represents the most significant development in the description of English for over 100 years. Its dramatically fresh and different approach focuses on English as it is really used in the late twentieth century, informed by currently available evidence and current thinking. With over 4 million words of text, it is the largest single-volume dictionary, containing over 350,000 words, phrases, and definitions, and over 70,000 examples. It provides the best coverage of current English, with information that is uniquely accessible, via a rapid-access page design and a unique new defining style which makes it possible to give the most complete picture of English as it is used today.

impressive ... a praiseworthy attempt to break away from old traditions; most of the innovations it incorporates will prove to be successful for readers who will also be attracted by the modest price. Manfred Gorlach, English World-Wide, 20:1, 1999

The New Oxford Dictionary of English is a landmark in dictionary-making. It represents the most significant development in the description of English since 1884, when the first part of the celebrated twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary was published. Its dramatically fresh and different approach focuses on English as it is really used in the late twentieth century, informed by currently available evidence and current thinking. The dictionary's unique new defining style makes it possible to give the most complete picture of English as it is used today, providing authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the language unrivalled by any other single-volume dictionary. Compiled after in-depth analysis of computerized databases of current English, this dictionary is the first to base its coverage on the evidence of real English. Accessibility is one of the dictionary's key aims; a rapid-reference page design separates out parts of speech, word histories, phrases, and derivatives to make information easy to find, and the most modern meaning of each word, as used by the majority of people, is placed first within each entry. Contemporary rules are given on questions of usage, providing relevant advice on problems old and new. Word history notes not only explain the linguistic roots of words, but also tell the story of how a word's meaning and form have changed over time. Oxford's worldwide network of language consultants have contributed to entries on world English, to provide an accurate and systematic record of how the language is used all around the English-speaking world. Also included are modern, realistic pronunciations which are an accurate representation of late twentieth-century speech, using the internationally recognized pronunciation system, IPA.

Readership: General: anyone who wants a large authoritative English dictionary.

2176 pages

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