A History of the «Concise Oxford Dictionary» |
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| Author:
| Kaminska, Malgorzata |
| Series title: | Lodz Studies in Language Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-65268-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $111.20 |
Book Description:
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This book studies the history of the Concise Oxford Dictionary from 1911 to recent times. By comparing samples from each edition of the dictionary, the study provides a detailed analysis of changes in its definition style, vocabulary selection, sense discrimination and other aspects of the dictionary structure.
This book studies the history of the Concise Oxford Dictionary from 1911 to recent times. By comparing samples from each edition of the dictionary, the study provides a detailed analysis of changes in its definition style, vocabulary selection, sense discrimination and other aspects of the dictionary structure.