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The Concise Oxford English Dictionary
Previously published as: 10th ed.(Rev.), 2001 title: The concise Oxford Dictionary.
The New Oxford Dictionary of English.
The New Oxford Dictionary of English is a landmark in dictionary making. The dictionary focuses on English as it is really used today, informed by currently available evidence and the latest research. The dictionary is unique in that it places the most frequently used meanings of each word first, followed by secondary and technical senses, slang, idioms, and historical and obsolete senses. There are over 500 boxed usage notes, giving guidance on all aspects of the language and backed up byextensive analysis of the evidence. Featuring 350,000 words, phrases, and definitions, this dictionary offers the most comprehensive coverage of English as it is actually used in the twenty-first century.
Paperback Oxford Large Print Dictionary
A large print dictionary specially developed and designed with the help and support of RNIB.
The Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Entries cover over 192,000 words providing definitions, pronunciations, usage notes, grammar advice, and a gazetteer.
Lexicography
This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography – the study of dictionaries. Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crossword addicts and Scrabble players alike. Lexicography provides a detailed overview of the history, types and content of these essential references. Howard Jackson analyzes a wide range of dictionaries, from those for native speakers to thematic dictionaries and those on CD-ROM, to reveal the ways in which dictionaries fulfil their dual function of describing the vocabulary of English and providing a useful and accessible reference resource. Beginning with an introduction to the terms used in lexicology to describe words and vocabulary, and offering summaries and suggestions for further reading, Lexicography: An Introduction is highly student-friendly. It is ideal for anyone with an interest in the development and use of dictionaries.
Man’S Will Versus God’S Will
Mans demise has always been situated predominantly in the fact that he does not want to abide in Gods Will. Man wants to do and achieve everything on his own steam and energy. This book shows mans weaknesses and reveals to man the way back into Gods Will, including the results of such a dedicated life. In this book, it is also then downplayed against the life beyond Gods Will with the consequences of such a life.
The Power of Words
This volume comprises essays in lexicography, lexicology and semantics by leading international experts in these fields. The contributions cover Old, Middle and Present-Day English and Scots, and specific subjects include medical vocabulary, colour lexemes, and semantic and pragmatic meaning in terms for politeness, money and humour. In the area of Old English studies there are articles on kinship terminology and colour lexemes, and in Middle English a semantic and syntactic study of the overlapping of the verbs dreden and douten. Many of the essays make use of the Historical Thesaurus of English project at the University of Glasgow, and pay tribute to its Director, Professor Christian Kay; ...
The Self and the Sonnet
The Self and the Sonnet is an interdisciplinary study which considers the sonnet, a near eight hundred year old form, and looks at the historical meanderings and the popularity of the form among cultures that are far removed from the location of its origin in Italy. The book tracks the notion of the self from its Platonic beginnings to the Postmodern, using insights from Charles Taylor, Brian Morris and Calvin O. Schrag so as to work out a model of the self. Jan Patočka’s phenomenological notions of the self and Chaos Theory are important cohesive elements in the composition of this model. A limit point in Mathematics is a point that is not in the set around which all the points cluster. ...
