Oxford American WordPower Dictionary: For Learners of English

Oxford American WordPower Dictionary: For Learners of English
Oxford (Author), Cxford (Author)
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English

New Oxford American Dictionary

New Oxford American Dictionary
Oxford University Press (Corporate Author)
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As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available.

The dictionary draws on the two-billion-word Oxford English Corpus and the unrivaled citation files of the world-renowned Oxford English Dictionary to provide the most accurate and richly descriptive picture of American English ever offered in any dictionary. The Third Edition offers a thoroughly updated text, with revisions throughout and approximately 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings. Many new words relate to fast-moving areas such as computing, technology, current affairs, and ecology, while others have recently entered the popular lexicon. Usage notes have been updated in light of the most recent Corpus evidence, and a completely new in-text feature on Word Trends charts usage for rapidly changing words and phrases such as carbon, mobile, or tweet. In addition, the volume has an attractive, modern new text design that makes entries easier to read and find.

One of the hallmarks of the New Oxford American Dictionary is the way it reflects the living language. Unlike in more traditional dictionaries, where meanings are ordered chronologically according to the history of the language, each entry plainly shows the principal meaning or meanings of the word, organized by importance in today's English. Thus readers can be confident that the first definition they see is the one most likely to be used by people today, and is not a sense that has been obsolete for two centuries.

Offering clear, authoritative, and precise information, with the in-depth and up-to-date coverage that users need and expect, the New Oxford American Dictionary is the benchmark by which all other American dictionaries are measured.

• Rank: #7914 in Books
• Published on: 2010-09-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.51" h x 8.86" w x 11.14" l, 6.70 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 2096 pages

Longman Dictionary of American English: A Dictionary for Learners of English

Longman Dictionary of American English: A Dictionary for Learners of English
Virginia French Allen (Author), David E. Eskey (Author), Don L. F. Nilsen
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* NEW 2500 of integrated thesaurus boxes help students expand their vocabulary*NEW 3000 key words show which words students need to learn most *NEW 74-page Learner's Handbook on writing, grammar and communication With NEW Fully Interactive CD-ROM - Full dictionary text - All headwords pronounced - NEW Thousands of sentences pronounced - Record and check your own pronunciation - NEW Interactive exercises, including TOEFL exam practice - NEW Pop-up dictionary - check words while surfing the net

• Rank: #7180 in Books
• Published on: 1983-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 1.60 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 792 pages

The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way

The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way
Bill Bryson (Author)
(186)

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With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.

• Rank: #11280 in Books
• Published on: 1990
• Released on: 2001-10-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.99" h x 5.51" w x .64" l, .45 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch)

How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch)
Daniel Cassidy (Author)
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In a series of lively essays, this pioneering book proves that US slang has its strongest wellsprings in nineteenth-century Irish America. "Jazz" and "poker," "sucker" and "scam" all derive from Irish. While demonstrating this, Daniel Cassidy simultaneously traces the hidden history of how Ireland fashioned America, not just linguistically, but through the Irish gambling underworld, urban street gangs, and the powerful political machines that grew out of them. Cassidy uncovers a secret national heritage, long discounted by our WASP-dominated culture.

Daniel Cassidy is the founder and co-director of the Irish Studies Program at New College in San Francisco.

• Rank: #70504 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.48" h x .87" w x 5.04" l, 1.21 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 303 pages

How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch) (English and Irish Edition)

How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch) (English and Irish Edition)
Daniel Cassidy (Author)
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In a series of lively essays, this pioneering book proves that US slang has its strongest wellsprings in nineteenth-century Irish America. "Jazz" and "poker," "sucker" and "scam" all derive from Irish. While demonstrating this, Daniel Cassidy simultaneously traces the hidden history of how Ireland fashioned America, not just linguistically, but through the Irish gambling underworld, urban street gangs, and the powerful political machines that grew out of them. Cassidy uncovers a secret national heritage, long discounted by our WASP-dominated culture.

Daniel Cassidy is the founder and co-director of the Irish Studies Program at New College in San Francisco.

• Rank: #61474 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.48" h x .87" w x 5.04" l, 1.21 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 303 pages

Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary: The First Dictionary For The Internet Age

Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary: The First Dictionary For The Internet Age
Microsoft (Editor)
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English

Built on tradition...upgraded for today.

Bold, clear, easy-to-use: "Quick Definition" system for instant access to core meanings

Focus on high technology: Comprehensive coverage of high-technology, scientific, and business terms; Glossary of internet e-commerce, and computer terms

Over 600 usage notes: Instructions for finding any subject online; Recommended web sites for research; Dos and don'ts for writing papers in electronic form; Formats for citation and documentation of internet sources

Common misspelled words and spellcheck notes: Frequently misused spelling clearly indicated with correct spelling shown

More new vocabulary: Over 320,000 entries and definitions; Over 5,000 new words; Over 1,000 illustrations

Quick facts: Short digests of key concepts in the Arts and Sciences

• Rank: #5146 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.59" h x 7.88" w x 9.85" l, 5.09 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1728 pages

New Oxford American Dictionary

New Oxford American Dictionary
Oxford University Press (Corporate Author)
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As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available.

The dictionary draws on the two-billion-word Oxford English Corpus and the unrivaled citation files of the world-renowned Oxford English Dictionary to provide the most accurate and richly descriptive picture of American English ever offered in any dictionary. The Third Edition offers a thoroughly updated text, with revisions throughout and approximately 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings. Many new words relate to fast-moving areas such as computing, technology, current affairs, and ecology, while others have recently entered the popular lexicon. Usage notes have been updated in light of the most recent Corpus evidence, and a completely new in-text feature on Word Trends charts usage for rapidly changing words and phrases such as carbon, mobile, or tweet. In addition, the volume has an attractive, modern new text design that makes entries easier to read and find.

One of the hallmarks of the New Oxford American Dictionary is the way it reflects the living language. Unlike in more traditional dictionaries, where meanings are ordered chronologically according to the history of the language, each entry plainly shows the principal meaning or meanings of the word, organized by importance in today's English. Thus readers can be confident that the first definition they see is the one most likely to be used by people today, and is not a sense that has been obsolete for two centuries.

Offering clear, authoritative, and precise information, with the in-depth and up-to-date coverage that users need and expect, the New Oxford American Dictionary is the benchmark by which all other American dictionaries are measured.

• Rank: #10468 in Books
• Published on: 2010-09-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.14" h x 2.52" w x 8.86" l, 6.70 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 2096 pages

The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way

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The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way
Bill Bryson (Author)
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With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.

• Rank: #16818 in Books
• Published on: 1990
• Released on: 1991-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .65" h x 5.32" w x 7.96" l, .45 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages