Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins

An absorbing A-Z which explores the origins and development of over 3,000 words in the English language. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and language monitoring it brings to light the intriguing and often unusual stories of some of our most used words and phrases.

List of contents

• Contents


• Abbreviations and Other Text Conventions


• Introduction


• Wordbuilding


• A-Z


• Glossary


• Sources

About the author

Julia Cresswell is an experienced author and language researcher, having worked on the 4th edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Books to her credit include Naming Your Baby: The Definitive Dictionary of First Names, and The Cat's Pyjamas: The Penguin Book of ClichÃ(c)s.

Summary

An absorbing A-Z which explores the origins and development of over 3,000 words in the English language. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and language monitoring it brings to light the intriguing and often unusual stories of some of our most used words and phrases.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Cresswell, Cresswell Julia
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.07.2021
• EAN: 9780198868750
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886875-0
• No. of pages: 528
• Series: Oxford Quick Reference
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Language: history & general works, Language: history and general works, Subject dictionaries