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The Oxford companion to the English languageThe Oxford companion to the English language

The Oxford companion to the English language

Tom McArthur

About this book

Thirty-five hundred entries offer information of writing and speech, linguistics, rhetoric, literary terms, and related topics. Contains a chronology of English and Roman times to 1990, and an index of people who appear in entries, and biographies of influential figures such as Noah Webster and Noam Chomsky.

Details

Pages
1184
ISBN-13
9780192141835
OL Work ID
OL16578587W

Subjects

English philologyEncyclopediasLanguage and languagesEncyclopédiesLetterkundeENGLISH LANGUAGELangage et languesEngelsAnglais (langue)Philologie anglaiseTaalwetenschapUsageENCYCLOPAEDIASIngles (Dicionarios)DictionnairesEnglish language, usageDictionaries

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