The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference) - Softcover

Simpson, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192818805 ISBN 13: 9780192818805

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1985

Synopsis

From Roman times to the computer age, proverbs have added spice to our language. In The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, an abridgement of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs, over 1,000 of these popular phrases are listed by main word, with a documentary history of each from its first recorded use, numerous illustrative quotations, and details of earlier related forms in other languages. The only dictionary to record and describe the modern proverb throughout the English-speaking world, this book focuses on proverbs known in the twentieth-century and thus provides a valuable resource for modern word-lovers and phraseologists.

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Review

Praise for the First Edition "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World"A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World"A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World "A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary Supplement For the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World"A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World "A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary Supplement For the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World"A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News

About the Author

About the Editors John Simpson is Co-Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Jennifer Speake is editor of many reference works, including A Dictionary of the Renaissance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192818805
• ISBN 13: 9780192818805
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272