Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs |
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| Editor:
| Knowles, Elizabeth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-956802-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the world, grouped under 250 subject headings that range from "Cats" and "Dogs" to "Achievement" and "Extravagance." Drawing on Oxford's ongoing dictionary research and language monitoring program, this fascinating book unearths sayings from Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and other cultures, which are used in the English-speaking world, together with proverbs more traditionally used in the English language.
Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the world, grouped under 250 subject headings that range from "Cats" and "Dogs" to "Achievement" and "Extravagance." Drawing on Oxford's ongoing dictionary research and language monitoring program, this fascinating book unearths sayings from Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and other cultures, which are used in the English-speaking world, together with proverbs more traditionally used in the English language.