Description: Lexical Images by Bill Ramson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Relates the fascinating and sometimes controversial story behind the making of an Australian icon, The Australian National Dictionary. This volume brings to life different aspects of Australias history by discussing words included in the dictionary, and shows how these words have become part of a distinctively Australian English. Publisher Description Bill Ramson, former Director of The Australian National Dictionary Centre, relates in detail the fascinating and sometimes controversial story behind the making of an Australian icon, The Australian National Dictionary, the first historical dictionary of Australianisms. The book brings to life different aspects of Australias history by discussing words included in the dictionary, and shows how these words have become part of a distinctively Australian branch of English. Author Biography W. S. Ramson, Lexicographer, taught English at the Australian National University (ANU) from 1961. He published Australian English: An Historical Study of the Vocabulary 1788-1898 in 1966. Ramson was the founding editor of the Macquarie Dictionary(1981) and from the late 1970s he consulted on Australian English with the Oxford English Dictionary project. Details ISBN 0195515773 ISBN-13 9780195515770 Title Lexical Images Author Bill Ramson Format Paperback Year 2002 Pages 248 Publisher Oxford University Press Australia GE_Item_ID:137024375; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780195515770
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Book Title: Lexical Images : the Story of the Australian National Dictionary
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: Dictionaries, Publishing, Australian & Oceanian, General, Oceanic & Australian Languages
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2004
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Foreign Language Study, Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 12.6 Oz
Item Length: 5.3 in
Author: W. S. Ramson
Item Width: 8.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
