J. A. Simpson / E. S. C. Weiner (eds.)

Gebundenes Buch

The Compact Oxford English Dictionary

Beschreibung

The Compact Edition of the OED reproduces micrographically, in a single volume, the complete text of the highly acclaimed Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary. In this edition, nine pages of the original fit onto just one. This volume comes in a slipcase with a magnifying glass and a new user's guide which explains the conventions of the OED.

Autor

J. A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner are Lexicographers in the Oxford Languages department.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Clarendon Press / Oxford University Press
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 2424
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 486mm x 332mm x 139mm
• Gewicht: 6703g
• ISBN-13: 9780198612582
• ISBN-10: 0198612583
• Artikelnr.: 20897521

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary:"The gigantic total picture of the English language...an epic achievement." Anthony Burgess, Observer