Oxford english dictionary, the
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198611868
Date de publication :
30 mars 1989
Dimensions :
121,9 x 101,6 x 48,3 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An accepted authority on the evolution of the English language. This work traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a range of international English language sources. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used.