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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Margery Fee (Professor of English, Professor of English, University of British Columbia, Canada) , Janice McAlpine (Former Unit Director of the Strathy Language Unit, Former Unit Director of the Strathy Language Unit, Queen's University, Canada)Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada Imprint: Oxford University Press, Canada Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 1.004kg ISBN: 9780195445930ISBN 10: 0195445937 Pages: 676 Publication Date: 24 March 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Second Edition Introduction to the First Edition Acknowledgements Notes on Format Usage Guide Appendix I Provinces and Territories Appendix II A Notes on Measurement Appendix III Aboriginal Groups Mentioned in the Guide Glossary Sources Works ConsultedReviewsA most welcome ... clear ... addition to your collection of interesting, informative lexicons. --Globe and Mail Splendidly comprehensive, beautifully organized, lucidly written, this book seems certain to become not only the standard reference work on its subject but also an important contribution to the ongoing debates about how language is used. --Canadian Literature A book to end all arguments, it should also prove invaluable to word-smiths of all stripes. --Halifax Daily News A good book, well worth having. --Books in Canada ... the [Guide to Canadian English Usage] makes a balanced presentation of areas where controversy may arise in English usage, carving out for itself a niche which distinguishes it from a standard dictionary on the one hand and from an encyclopedia on the other. The volume will be of use to Canadian students, scholars, and writers as a reference source; to researchers and writers outside of Canada as a source of data on Canadian English usage; and to anyone interested not just in English but in general knowledge of Canada as a source of entertainment and information to be 'snacked' on from time to time or even to be devoured cover to cover. --Language, the journal for the Linguistic Society of America Author InformationMargery Fee is the former Director of the Strathy Language Unit at Queen's University. She currently teaches Canadian and post-colonial literature at the University of British Columbia. Janice McAlpine is the former Unit Director of the Strathy Language Unit at Queen's University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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