$60.13
- Hardcover
1728 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2011
Summary
The Definitive Guide to Modern English: Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 12th Edition
100 years after its first publication, the twelfth edition of this world-famous bestseller gives the most up-to-date picture of the English language today. The original 1911 edition, revolutionary at the time for its focus on current English and its use of illustrative examples, combined a succinct yet approachable style with coverage of everyday as well as specialist terms. This centenary editio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199601080 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199601089 |
| Author: | Oxford Languages |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1728 |
| Edition: | 12th |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 1.61kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 164mm x 56mm |
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`Review from previous edition This is the dictionary par excellence for the general reader … it answers a lot of questions; it is easy to use; it does not take up too much space on a crowded desk.‘David Malcolm, Times Literary Supplement
About The Author
Oxford Languages
Dr. Amelia Stone is a historian specializing in 18th-century British social history, with a particular focus on the lives of women and the development of consumer culture. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University and is currently a Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Her publications include “The Lady and the Shopkeeper: Women and Commerce in Georgian England” and “Domestic Life in the Age of Reason.” Dr. Stone is also a frequent contributor to historical journals and magazines, and she has appeared on several television documentaries. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her family.
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