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This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guideprovides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic i
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monografia Rebiun36794048 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun36794048 m d cr#|n|---||||| 151116s2008 nyu obd 001|0 eng d 9780191727740 0191727741 9780191580017 0191580015 CBUC 991000701491006712 AU-PeEL eng AU-PeEL AU-PeEL eng 398.2103 398.903 The Oxford dictionary of proverbs edited by John Simpson and Jennifer Speake Dictionary of proverbs Proverbs 5th ed [Oxford] Oxford University Press 2008 [Oxford] [Oxford] Oxford University Press 1 online resource (1006 pages) 1 online resource (1006 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Oxford Paperback Reference Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references and index Abbreviations used in the dictionary -- Introduction -- Dictionary -- Bibliography -- Thematic Index This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guideprovides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic i Also issued in print format English Proverbs, English- Dictionaries Subject dictionaries Simpson, J. A. 1953-) editor Speake, Jennifer editor Oxford reference online premium The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (CKB)1000000000215017 9780199539536 0199539537 Oxford Paperback Reference