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The Canadian Oxford Dictionary: The Foremost Authority on Current Canadian English
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by:
Barber, Katherine
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Published: October 1, 2002
ISBN: 0195417313
Format:Hardcover
Pages:1710
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Book Description
From Library Journal
Canadian EnglishAhistorically overwhelmed by British and American linguistic influencesAcontains comparatively few terms unique to Canada. It comes as no surprise, then, that only about 2000 of the 130,000 entries in the this title
are actually Canadianisms (e.g., "fishway," "outport," "pure laine," "riding," and "shit distributor"). Aimed at adults and older students, the Canadian Oxford also indicates preferred Canadian pronunciation and spellings; most of the rest of the lexical
text, however, adheres closely to that found in the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1995. 9th ed.). The dictionary also includes brief entries for some 800 prominent Canadians and 1200 Canadian places, both useful encyclopedic features. The dictionary has two
major competitors, the ITP Nelson Canadian Dictionary (Nelson Canada, 1996) and the Gage Canadian Dictionary (Gage, 1996). All three are reasonably current, similar in size (1700+ pages), and do a first-rate job of covering the small body of active
Canadian English vocabulary, though the Canadian Oxford has a slight quantitative edge, claiming "almost two thousand Canadianisms, more than any other general dictionary." Most Canadian libraries will want all three, and larger U.S. libraries ought to
have at least one, with the Canadian Oxford as the logical first choice.AKen Kister, author of "Best Dictionaries," Tampa, FL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this
title.
Product Description:
Since it first appeared in 1998, The Canadian Oxford Dictionary has established a new authoritative standard. It answers basic questions about the language by giving advice on Canadian spelling and usage, and
defining more Canadian words and senses (almost 2,000) than any other dictionary. The definitions, worded for ease of comprehension, are presented within entries in order of their familiarity or frequency in Canadian usage, making the dictionary easy to
consult. An added feature is its encyclopedic element. It includes short biographies of over 800 Canadians and 5,000 indiviuals and mythical figures of international significance, and almost 6,000 place names, more than 1,200 of them Canadian.
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