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Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins

John Ayto
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      This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories, feature entries on especially curious, 'yucky', and 'mind-boggling' words, and a full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words and much more. John Ayto, top word expert, entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative and humorous dictionary and language reference tool. Downloadable learning resources, word games, puzzles, and much more are available for additional online support at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: John Ayto EAN: 9780192733740 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 532 g HEIGHT: 210 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-05-02 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology WIDTH: 149 cm SPINE:

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      For primary education, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage reference: Dictionaries and Languages

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      This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories, feature entries on especially curious, 'yucky', and 'mind-boggling' words, and a full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words and much more. John Ayto, top word expert, entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative and humorous dictionary and language reference tool. Downloadable learning resources, word games, puzzles, and much more are available for additional online support at www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: John Ayto EAN: 9780192733740 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 532 g HEIGHT: 210 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-05-02 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology WIDTH: 149 cm SPINE:

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      For primary education, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage reference: Dictionaries and Languages

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