The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language /
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language /
William Morris, editor.
- L, 1550 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 29 cm
Special articles: A brief history of the English language / Morton W. Bloomfield ; The Indo-European origin of English / Calvert Watkins ; Good usage, bad usage, and usage / Morris Bishop ; Dialects of English / Henry Lee Smith, Jr. ; Grammar and meaning / Richard Ohmann ; The spelling and pronunciation of English / Wayne O'Neil ; Computers in language analysis and in lexicography / Henry Kučera -- Appendix: Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans / Calvert Watkins ; Indo-European roots.
"Over 155,000 entries ... Over 4,000 illustrations including photographs, charts, diagrams, and maps."
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