Fowler's Modern English Usage (3rd Revised Edition) - Hardcover

Henry W. Fowler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198602634 ISBN 13: 9780198602637

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Since its first publication in 1926, this guide to English usage has come to be known affectionately simply as "Fowler". Journalists, broadcasters, and writers of all kinds should find it of use for making the definitive judgement on all matters of English usage. Taking account of the extensive changes in standard English, "Fowler" has been written afresh and expanded by Robert Burchfield, an Oxford lexicographer. This revised edition of the standard language reference provides: comprehensive advice on correct English; practical help with grammar, syntax, style, and choice of words; clear guidance on usage points; all major points of usage reconsidered and judged in the light of the language of the 1990s, with many new insights into how English is used today. In-depth coverage is given of both British and American English, together with aspects of the English of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa.

About this title

Review

[Fowler's Modern English Usage] offers impeccable advice. (The Times)

About the Author

Hailed by The Chicago Tribune as "the greatest living lexicographer," Robert Burchfield was the Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1971 to 1984. He is now an Emeritus Fellow of St Peter's College at Oxford University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198602634
• ISBN 13: 9780198602637
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 896
• Editor: Robert W. Burchfield