Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage
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This renowned reference work offers clear, practical guidance on controversial or disputed language usage, including questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and is a trustworthy guide for...
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This renowned reference work offers clear, practical guidance on controversial or disputed language usage, including questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and is a trustworthy guide for anyone seeking authoritative advice on the correct use of English.
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This renowned reference work offers clear, practical guidance on controversial or disputed language usage, including questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and is a trustworthy guide for anyone seeking authoritative advice on the correct use of English.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage “
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication, 1926
- Key to the Pronunciation
- Abbreviations and Symbols
- Bibliographical Abbreviations
- A to Z
Autoren-Porträt von Jeremy Butterfield
Jeremy Butterfield is an OUP author, language expert, writer, and lexicographer. For many years he worked in senior editorial positions in Collins Dictionaries. He is the author of the popular book on the English language, Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare (2009), as well as the Oxford A-Z of English Usage (2013).Robert Burchfield (1923-2004) was born in Wangannui, New Zealand. He edited the third and the revised third edition of Fowler's Modern English Usage. His distinguished lexicographical career included a number of key publications: The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (1966, with C. T. Onions and G. W. S. Friedrichsen) and The English Language (1985).
Henry Watson Fowler (1858-1933) worked as a teacher and freelance writer before going to Guernsey to form a remarkably successful writing partnership with his brother Francis. Most notably, the Fowler brothers wrote The King's English, and compiled the first edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1911). Henry Fowler finished the Pocket Oxford Dictionary in 1924, and Modern English Usage, which made him a household name, in 1926.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jeremy Butterfield
- 2015, 4th edition, 928 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 22,3 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Begr. v. Henry Watson Fowler
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199661359
- ISBN-13: 9780199661350
Sprache:
Englisch
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