The last edition of this famous glossary was published in 1919. This thorough revision takes account of the considerable advances in Shakespeare scholarship since then.
Contains over 163,000 words, with combinations and idiomatic phrases. Words and meanings are set out to reveal their chronological sequence of development since the days of King Alfred. Obsolete, archaic and dialectal uses are included, as well as modern technical and scientific words.
Contains over 163,000 words, with combinations and idiomatic phrases. Words and meanings are set out to reveal their chronological sequence of development since the days of King Alfred. Obsolete, archaic and dialectal uses are included, as well as modern technical and scientific words.
This standard introductory textbook presents in systematic form an account of current English practice. The introduction provides a full scheme of sentence analysis, and cross-references link parts One and Two.
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