Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Who? What? Where? Why? Enquire within for a wealth of fascinating and authoritative information on the stories behind words, names, and sayings.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Elizabeth Knowles, Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, is a historical lexicographer who worked on the 4th edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Her other editorial credits include What They Didn't Say: a Book of Misquotations (2006) and How to Read a Word (2010). She contributed to The History of Oxford University Press, and is currently working on a study of quotations in the English language for Oxford University Press.

Zusammenfassung

Who? What? Where? Why? Enquire within for a wealth of fascinating and authoritative information on the stories behind words, names, and sayings.

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Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Knowles Elizabeth (Herausgeber), Elizabeth Knowles (Herausgeber)
• Autoren: Elizabeth Knowles
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.09.2016
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft; Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher
• EAN: 9780198800521
• ISBN: 978-0-19-880052-1
• Anzahl Seiten: 816
• Serie: The Oxford Reference Collection; The Oxford Reference Collection
• Themen: LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference; Reference works; Literary reference works