Oxford Canadian Thesaurus of Current English

ISBN-13: 9780195425697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 1104 str.

Heather Fitzgerald; Robert Pontisso; Katherine Barber

Opis

The long-awaited companion volume to the bestselling Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current English, the Oxford Canadian Thesaurus of Current English is the first thesaurus of its size to offer extensive coverage of Canadian English vocabulary.
The Oxford Canadian Thesaurus of Current English features over 130,000 synonyms in more than 7,000 entries, as well as more than 4,700 opposites and related terms, all contained in a handy, easy-to-read format. Compact, affordable, and easy to use, the Oxford Canadian Thesaurus of Current English is perfect for those who need a handy reference on the go.

O autorze

Raised in Winnipeg, Katherine Barber attended the University of Winnipeg and the University of Ottawa. Her first job working on a dictionary was with the Bilingual Canadian Dictionary project at the University of Ottawa. In 1991, she was recruited by Oxford University Press to head up their newly-created Canadian dictionary department