Synopsis
The New Oxford Dictionary of English reissued with CD-ROM, offers Oxford's ground breaking new dictionary in both print and electronic form. This landmark dictionary on CD-ROM combines the excellence of the dictionary with the advantages of technology, providing an electronic resource that will become invaluable for those wanting instant access to the biggest single-volume dictionary available. The New Oxford Dictionary of English is a landmark in dictionary-making. It represents the most significant development in the description of English since 1884, when the first part of the celebrated twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary was published. Its dramatically fresh and different approach focuses on English as it is really used, informed by currently available evidence and the latest research. Both print and electronic products offer the most comprehensive coverage of English today with 4 million words of text, including: over 350,000 words, phrases, and definitions over 70,000 examples 12,000 encyclopedic entries 500 usage notes Outstanding features of the text include comprehensive coverage and easy-access design: The defining style gives the clearest and most complete picture of today's English The design separates out parts of speech, word histories, phrases, and derivatives The coverage is authoritative and comprehensive with over 2,000 new words and phrases Modern meanings used by the majority of people appear first Word histories map the change in meanings over the centuries Oxford's worldwide network of language consultants record the language as it is used all around the English-speaking world plus, The Pop-up New Oxford Dictionary of English on CD-ROM offers: New instant lookup from Internet ExplorerRG. The cutting-edge iFinger Pop-up allows you to move your cursor over a word on your Web page and the entry is instantly displayed in a pop-up window Easy searching in WindowsRG. Highlight a word in your WindowsRG application - including e-mail - and with one keystroke you can find the definition No fuss and no waiting. The Dictionary automatically installs on your hard-drive and runs in the background - ready for whenever you need it Can be easily integrated with any of the iFinger bilingual reference resources which are available on CD-ROM from Oxford University Press or from http://www.ifinger.com System requirements PC with 166MHz Pentium-class processor. WindowsRG 95, 98, 200. or NT 4.0. 32Mb RAM. 20Mb free hard disk space. SVGA monitor, displaying 16-bit colour (64K, High colour). CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Internet ExplorerRG 4.0 or 5.0 (version 5.0 supplied on the enclosed CD-ROM). Internet access (this is required to validate and register your CD-ROM). Minimum 56K modem (required to connect to the iFinger web site to purchase other titles and to download software upgrades).
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Review
This is called the New Oxford Dictionary of English because it represents a new departure from the traditional Oxford approach. The book was largely written from scratch rather than being derived from previous Oxford dictionaries, and concentrates on the current core meanings of words and the relationship of other senses to this core, rather than a historical approach. There are no illustrations, but it follows its rivals in the big one-volume market by including encyclopaedic material on people and places. Thus "smolder", (the American spelling of "smoulder") is followed by:
Smolensk ... a city in western European Russia, on the River Dnieper close to the border with Belarus; pop.346,000 (1990).The editors have made the text as user-friendly as they could, using as natural a style of language as possible in the definitions. The way words are used figuratively or in phrases is made particularly clear, with generous illustrative quotations and notes on usage. Even the etymologies are explained in flowing, jargon-free language, showing how a word developed from its original meaning to its current sense. The text has been printed in three columns, which some readers might not like, but this does mean that the printers have been able to leave slightly more space between each line than their rivals, making it probably the most readable dictionary of its size. --Julia CresswellSmollett ... Tobias (George) (1721-71), Scottish novelist. His humorous and fast-moving picaresque novels include The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748) and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751).
About the Author
Judy Pearsall is Publishing Manager for English Dictionaries and Thesauruses at OUP.
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