Description
| Product ID: | 9780192733740 |
| Product Form: | Multiple-component retail product |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins |
| Authors: | Author: John Ayto |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage reference: Dictionaries and Languages, Dictionaries, school dictionaries (Children's / Teenage), English, Interest age: from c 9 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins is the only dictionary of word origins for schools, featuring histories of many thousands of words. Also includes a thematic topic section ideal for project work. This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories, feature entries on especially curious, ''yucky'', and ''mind-boggling'' words, and a full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words and much more. John Ayto, top word expert, entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative and humorous dictionary and language reference tool. Downloadable learning resources, word games, puzzles, and much more are available for additional online support at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-05-02 |
