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Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
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Description for Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
Hardback. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is an abridgement of the twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary into just two volumes, providing a comprehensive description of the historical development of English together with superb coverage of the contemporary language. Num Pages: 3804 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 302 x 18. Weight in Grams: 5960.
From the beginning, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary was intended to be an abridgement of the full Oxford English Dictionary. The first editor, William Little, was appointed in 1902. He worked on it until his death in 1922, after which the dictionary was completed by H. W. Fowler, Jessie Coulson, and C. T. Onions. The First Edition was published in 1933, in two volumes. The Second Edition, published in 1936, contained about 3,000 revisions and additions. The Third Edition (1944) contained an appendix of addenda and corrigenda, and this edition was reprinted several times with corrections and additions, ... Read more
From the beginning, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary was intended to be an abridgement of the full Oxford English Dictionary. The first editor, William Little, was appointed in 1902. He worked on it until his death in 1922, after which the dictionary was completed by H. W. Fowler, Jessie Coulson, and C. T. Onions. The First Edition was published in 1933, in two volumes. The Second Edition, published in 1936, contained about 3,000 revisions and additions. The Third Edition (1944) contained an appendix of addenda and corrigenda, and this edition was reprinted several times with corrections and additions, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press New York
Number of pages
3804
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
6130g
Number of Pages
3804
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199206872
SKU
V9780199206872
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Reviews for Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
The new edition... has proved an authoritative, reliable, constantly surprising friend.
Mark Sanderson, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year
It is thoughtful in its definitions, systematic in its arrangement. It will help the careful user of words to be rightly understood.
John Whale, TLS
Mark Sanderson, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year
It is thoughtful in its definitions, systematic in its arrangement. It will help the careful user of words to be rightly understood.
John Whale, TLS