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The concise Oxford companion to the English language

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 toZeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism.

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  • "English language"
  • "Oxford companion to the English language"@en
  • "Oxford concise companion to the English language"@en
  • "Oxford companion to the English language"
  • "Oxford concise companion to the English language"
  • "Concise companion to the English language"

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  • "[Langues et linguistique]."
  • "Providing a single-volume source of information about the English language, this text takes in language examples from Cockney to Creole across a historical range from Chaucer to Chomsky."
  • "A cornucopia covering virtually every aspect of the English language as well as language in general, from abbreviations to split infinitives, including substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, Pidgin, poetry, sexism, and slang. In addition, provides bibliographies for the larger entries, generous cross-referencing, etymologies for headwords, a chronology of English from Roman times to 1990, and an index of people who appear in entries or bibliographies. Packed with surprises, the Companion will be an invaluable resource and a good read for anyone with an interest in the English language.--From publisher 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 toZeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism."@en
  • "Searchable database of the Concise Oxford companion to the English language is based on the Oxford companion to the English language. It is the work of 130 experts and highlights slang and also differences between American English and British English."
  • "Searchable database of the Concise Oxford companion to the English language is based on the Oxford companion to the English language. It is the work of 130 experts and highlights slang and also differences between American English and British English."@en
  • "Consists of a compact, authoritative, and up-to-date source of information about the English language. Views English from an international perspective, covering Cockney to Creole and Aboriginal English to South Asian English. Covers a large historical range from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, and Latin to the World Wide Web. Provides substantial entries on key subjects such as American and British differences, computing, etymology, pidgin, poetry, sexism, Shakespeare's language, and slang. Includes features on place-names, borrowings from other languages, the evolution of the alphabet, and the story of the expression 'OK'."@en

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  • "Llibres electrònics"
  • "Woordenboeken (vorm)"
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  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Diccionaris electrònics"
  • "Wörterbuch"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Encyclopedias"@en
  • "Encyclopedias"

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  • "The concise Oxford companion to the English language"@en
  • "The concise Oxford companion to the English language"
  • "Concise Oxford Companion to The English Language"
  • "The Concise Oxford companion to the English language"@en
  • "The Concise Oxford companion to the English language"
  • "The Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language"
  • "The> Oxford companion to the English language"
  • "The Oxford companion to the English language"@en
  • "The Oxford companion to the English language"
  • "Concise Oxford companion to the English language"@en
  • "Concise Oxford companion to the English language"
  • "Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language"@en
  • "Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language"
  • "Concise Oxford companion to the english language"

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