The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary - Hardcover

Turner, G.W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195534425 ISBN 13: 9780195534429

Verlag: OUP Australia and New Zealand, 1992

Inhaltsangabe

This compact, authoritative dictionary presents completely revised Australian pronunciations and up-to-date Australian spellings and their alternatives, full coverage of historical influences on Australian English--such as convict terms and the language of the gold-rushes--and includes definitions and etymologies for words of Aboriginal origin and Aboriginal English words. Edited at the Australian National Dictionary Centre, this publication heralds a new era in Australian lexicography.

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"Libraries with comprehensive language or Australian collections will want this edition....If a single Australian dictionary is needed, this is the one to have."--Choice

Reseña del editor

This compact, authoritative dictionary presents completely revised Australian pronunciations and up-to-date Australian spellings and their alternatives, full coverage of historical influences on Australian English--such as convict terms and the language of the gold-rushes--and includes definitions and etymologies for words of Aboriginal origin and Aboriginal English words. Edited at the Australian National Dictionary Centre, this publication heralds a new era in Australian lexicography.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: OUP Australia and New Zealand
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0195534425
• ISBN 13: 9780195534429
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1409
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar