Oxford English : a guide to the language
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Oxford English : a guide to the language
Oxford University Press, 1989
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"Oxford English" is a reference work and guide to correct spoken and written English; a dictionary of commercial, legal, computer, scientic and medical terms; a treasury of quotations, proverbs, famous writers and mythological characters and an introduction to the language in all its aspects throughout the world. The compilation draws on works such as "The Oxford Guide to English Usage" and "The Oxford Companion to English Literature" as well as original contributions.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 The written word: the story of the English language, Dr Robert Burchfield
- word formation, E.S.C.Weiner
- vocabulary, E.S.C.Weiner
- grammar, E.S.C.Weiner
- principles of punctuation, E.S.C.Weiner
- general abbreviations and acronyms, I.C.B.Dear
- foreign words and phrases, I.C.B.Dear
- written forms of address, Peter Wilby
- words commonly misspelt, E.S.C.Weiner
- cliches and modish and inflated diction, E.S.C.Weiner, foreign alphabets, E.S.C.Weiner. Part 2 The spoken word: pronunciation, E.S.C.Weiner
- English overseas - USA, E.S.C.Weiner, - Canada, E.S.C.Weiner, - Australia and New Zealand, E.S.C.Weiner, - South Africa, E.S.C.Weiner, - the Caribbean, Dr Lise Winer, - India, Professor Braj B.Kachru
- hints on speech-making and toasts, Robert Lawrence
- verbal forms of address, Audrey Whiting
- the oral tradition, Leslie Shepard
- slang, John Simpson. Part 3 The language of literature: everyday quotations, proverbs and phrases, I.C.B.Dear
- everyday classical literature, I.C.B.Dear
- famous writers and their works, I.C.B.Dear
- literary and poetic terms, I.C.B.Dear
- Shakespeare and the English language, Professor Stanley Hussey
- Dr Johnson and the English language, Professor Pat Rogers
- Dickens and the English language, Dr Andrew Sanders. Part 4 The language of science, technology and commerce: scientific writing, Sir Peter Medawar
- everyday commercial and legal terms, I.C.B.Dear
- everyday computer terms, Michael Mabe
- everyday scientific and medical terms, I.C.B.Dear.
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