The Oxford Dictionary Of Foreign Words And Phrases

Author: Jennifer Speake

Stock information

General Fields

Price : $39.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780198610519
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Imprint : Oxford University Press
Contained items :
Weight (g) : 0.366
Publication date : 01 March 2005
Dimensions : 196mm X 129mm X 24mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
Availability date :
Out of print date :
Agency :
Product Type : books

Special Fields

Illustrator :
Session :
Deck :
Store Notes :
Translator :
Signed :

9780198610519

Description

Containing over 8,000 entries, this fascinating dictionary is the authoritative guide to foreign words and phrases used in contemporary British and American English. Drawn from over 40 languages, entries provide details of the history of each word or phrase, including language of origin, spelling variants, and its sense and use in English. From expressions such as ab origine, a cappella, and nouvelle cuisine, to futon, pot-pourri, and tamagotchi.

ADDRESS: 1 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Auckland 1011, NEW ZEALAND

TEL: 09 376 7283

EMAIL: shop@dorothybutler.co.nz

BUSINESS NAME: Wadsworth Sisters Ltd T/A The Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop

Wadsworth Sisters Ltd is a New Zealand registered company.