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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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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Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Knowles
• Assisted by: Elizabeth Knowles (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.09.2016
• EAN: 9780198800521
• ISBN: 978-0-19-880052-1
• No. of pages: 816
• Series: The Oxford Reference Collection; The Oxford Reference Collection
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries