Canadian Oxford Dictionary of Current English

ISBN 10: 019542283X ISBN 13: 9780195422832

Verlag: OUP Canada, 2005

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RO30071478. OXFORD CANADIAN DICTIONARY OF CURRENT ENGLISH. non daté. In-16. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 996 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais

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Reseña del editor:

Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling Canadian Oxford Dictionary, the Canadian Oxford Dictionary of Current English offers a reliable description of Canadian spelling , pronunciation and meaning in a handy, mass-market format.

With 125,000 words, phrases and definitions, it features over 900 uniquely Canadian words and senses. Definitions are presented so that the meaning most familiar to Canadians appears first. Each of these entries is exceptionally reliable, the result of thorough research into the language and Oxford's unparalleled language resources.

Throughout, it offers authoritative guidance on Canadian spelling, and pronunciations are given for difficult words using an easy sound-it-out system (ie for QWERTY Say KWUR tee). Designed to fulfill users' everyday reference needs, the Canadian Oxford Dictionary of Current English offers Canadians the core vocabulary for everyday use.

Biografía del autor:

Robert Pontisso, Senior Lexicographer, has worked on both editions of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, co-editedCanadian Oxford Spelling, and edited thePaperback Oxford Canadian ThesaurusKatherine Barber, who heads Oxford University Press's Canadian Dictionary Department, was Editor-in-Chief for the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. In 1999, she won the Canadian Booksellers Association's Editor of the Year Award.

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• Verlag: OUP Canada
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 019542283X
• ISBN 13: 9780195422832
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1104
• Herausgeber: Barber Katherine, Pontisso Robert, Howell Tom, Fitzgerald Heather