The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition The New Australian Standard

By W.S. Ramson

This compact, authoritative dictionary presents completely revised Australian pronunciations and up-to-date Australian spellings and their alternatives, full coverage of historical influences on Australian English--such as convict terms and the language of the gold-rushes--and includes definitions and etymologies for words of Aboriginal origin and Aboriginal English words. Edited at the Australian National Dictionary Centre, this publication heralds a new era in Australian lexicography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195534425
• ISBN13: 9780195534429
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 1410 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 2.2" x 6.5"