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SELECTED -- REFERENCE SOURCES
MULTI-VOLUME DICTIONARIES
New standard dictionary of the English language. 2v.
-- REF PE 1625.S7 1963
Good for "standard" American English.
The Oxford English dictionary.
The most scholarly and comprehensive dictionary of the English language.
-- REF PE 1625.N53 1933
Provides definitions, pronunciation, etymology, and illustrative quotations of
different meanings over time. Emphasis on British English.
Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language. 3v. 
-- REF PE 1625.W36 1986
Emphasis on American English. Provides detailed definitions,
pronunciation, etymology, and illustrative quotations.



SINGLE VOLUME DICTIONARIES
American heritage dictionary of the English language
-- REF PE 1625. A54 2000
Cambridge international dictionary of English.
-- REF PE 1628.C23 1995
Chambers 21 century dictionary. 
-- REF PE 1628.C548 1996
Collins English dictionary. 
-- REF PE 1628.C548 2000
Encarta world English dictionary. 
-- REF PE 1628.E63 1999
Funk & Wagnalls Standard college dictionary.
-- REF PE 1628.S5862 1989
Includes many Canadian words and usages.
Random House dictionary of the English language.
-- REF PE 1625.R3 1987
The concise Oxford dictionary of current English. 
-- REF PE 1628.C6 1999
Based on the Oxford English dictionary. 
Dictionary Table
The Oxford American dictionary and language guide.
-- REF PE 1628.O8843 1999
The Oxford desk dictionary. 
-- REF PE 1628.O885 1995
The Oxford dictionary & English usage guide.
-- REF PE 1628.O886 1996
Oxford Reference Online 
-- Internet
Webster's New World college dictionary. 
-- REF PE 1625.W424 1999

OLD ENGLISH & MIDDLE ENGLISH
An Anglo-Saxon dictionary.
-- REF PE 279.B52 1954 & Suppl.
Provides extensive historical quotations.
A concise Anglo-Saxon dictionary. 
-- REF PE 279.H3 1984
A Middle English dictionary.
-- REF PE 679.S7 1958
English-Old English, Old English-English dictionary.
-- REF PE 279.J4 1975
Middle English dictionary. 9v. & Suppl. 
-- REF PE 679.M52 1952

EARLY MODERN DICTIONARIES (Publication prior to 1800)
A critical pronouncing dictionary 1791.
-- GEN PE 1620.W3 1968
The first dictionary to provide detailed pronunciation.
A dictionary of the English language. (Samuel Johnson) 
-- REF PE 1620.J6 1755a
The first scholarly and comprehensive dictionary of standard English.
Provides detailed definitions, usage and illustrative quotations
Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum (1708). 
-- GEN PE 1620.K4 1969
Glossographia (1656).
-- GEN PE 1670.A2 B57 1969
Linguae Britannicae vera pronunciato (1757). 
-- GEN PE 1620.B8 1967
The new world of English words (1658). 
-- GEN PE 1620.P5 1969

ETYMOLOGY
A comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language. 2v. 
-- REF PE 1580.K47 1966
An etymological dictionary of the English language.
-- REF PE 1580.S54 1974
Origins: a short etymological dictionary of modern English.
-- REF PE 1580.P3 1966
The Oxford dictionary of English etymology.
-- REF PE 1580.05 1966
The private lives of English words.
-- REF PE 1580.H35 1984

SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS
Chambers dictionary of synonyms and antonyms.
-- REF PE 1591.C42 1989
Fitzhenry & Whiteside Canadian Thesaurus 
-- REF PE 1591. F48 2001
Roget A to Z.
-- REF PE 1591.R58 1995
Roget's International thesaurus. 
-- REF PE 1591.R73 1992

THESAURUS
Roget's Thesaurus of English words and phrases.
-- REF PE 1591.R7 1987
The Cambridge thesaurus of American English. 
-- REF PE 2832.L88 1994
The New Nuttall dictionary of English synonyms and antonyms. 
-- REF PE 1591.N8 1986
The New Oxford thesaurus.
-- REF PE 2832.H36 2000
The Oxford thesaurus: American edition.
-- REF PE 2832.U7 1992
Webster's collegiate thesaurus.

-- REF PE 1591.W38 1976
Webster's new world Roget's A-Z thesaurus. 
-- REF 1591.L27 1999

LITERARY DICTIONARIES
The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms. 
-- REF PN 41 .C67 2001
A dictionary of literary devices: gradus, A-Z. 
-- GEN PN 172.D813 1991
A dictionary of literary pseudonyms in the English language
-- REF 1041 .C28 2000
A glossary of contemporary literary theory 
-- REF PN 44.5.H37 1998
A glossary of literary terms.
-- REF PN 44.5 A2 1999
Encyclopedia of contemporary literary theory: approaches, scholars, terms. 
-- REF PN 81.E53 1993
The Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory and criticism 
INTERNET and 
-- REF PN 81.Z9J65 1994
Literary terms: a dictionary.
-- REF PN 44.5 B334 1975
Literary terms and criticism.
-- REF PN 44.5 P38 1984
Oxford Reference Online
-- Internet
Poetry handbook. 
-- REF PN 44.5 D4 1974
Twentieth-century literary movements dictionary: a compendium. 
-- REF PN 597 .T94 2000

CANADIANISMS
A dictionary of Canadianisms on historical principles. 
-- REF PE 3235.D54 1967
Canadian English idioms: sayings and expressions.
-- REF PE 3227.M35 1989
The Canadian Oxford dictionary 
-- REF PE 3235 .C36 2001

Dictionary of Newfoundland English.
-- REF PE 3245.N4 D53 1982
Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English.
-- REF PE 3245.P75 D53 1988
Gage Canadian Dictionary.
-- REF PE 3235.G33 1997
ITP Nelson Canadian dictionary of the English language.
-- REF PE 3235.I77 1997
Oxford Canadian dictionary.
-- REF PE 3235.C36 2001
Oxford guide to Canadian English usage.
-- REF PE 3235.F44 1997
The South Shore phrase book: a new, revised and expanded Nova Scotia 
-- REF PE 3245.N6 P68 1988
dictionary.
WetCoast words: a dictionary of British Columbia words and phrases.
-- REF PE 3245.B8 P37 1989
Western Canadian dictionary and phrase book. 
-- REF PE 3237.S3 1977

AMERICANISMS
A dictionary of American idioms. 
-- REF PE 2839.D5 1987
A dictionary of Americanisms on historical principles. 
-- REF PE 2835.D5 1956
An American glossary: being an attempt to illustrate certain Americanisms on 
-- REF PE 2835.T45 1962
historical principles.
Dictionary of American regional English. 
-- REF PE 2843.D52 1985 v.1-4
New dictionary of American slang.
-- REF PE 2846.C46 1986
The new Oxford American dictionary 
-- REF PE 1628 .N429 2001

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Collins Cobuild English dictionary for advanced learners 
-- REF PE 1628.C54 2001
English idioms and Americanisms for foreign students, professionals, and 
-- REF PE 1128.S34 1972
physicians
Longman dictionary of contemporary English.
-- REF PE 1628.L58 1987
Longman lexicon of contemporary English. 
-- REF PE 1630.M32 1981
Oxford advanced learner's dictionary of current English. 
-- REF PE 1628.I3 1989
Random House Webster's dictionary of American English
-- REF PE 1628.R2943 1997
The BBI combinatory dictionary of English word combinations. 
-- REF PE 1689.B46 1997

PROVERBS
The concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs. 
-- REF PN 6421 .C65 1998
A dictionary of American proverbs. 
-- REF PN 6426.D53 1992
A dictionary of the proverbs in England in the sixteenth and seventeenth 
-- REF PN 6420.T5 1966
centuries.
Proverbs: a comparative book of English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and 
-- REF PN 6404.G6 1971
Russian proverbs with a Latin appendix.
The facts on file dictionary of proverbs.
-- REF PN 6405.F3 1983
The multicultural dictionary of proverbs.
-- REF PN 6405.C67 1997

QUOTATIONS
The dictionary of Canadian quotations. 
-- REF PN 6081.D485 1991
A dictionary of contemporary quotations. 
-- REF PN 6081.D492 1982
Familiar quotations: a collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to
-- REF PN 6081.F25 1980
their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Oxford dictionary of literary quotations.

-- REF PN 6081.089 1997
The Oxford dictionary of phrase, saying and quotation
-- REF PN 6080 .0945 1997
Oxford Reference Online
-- Internet
The quotable woman 1800-1981.
-- REF PN 6081.5.Q6 1982
Simpson's contemporary quotations. 
-- REF PN 6083.S53 1988

IDIOMS, APHORISMS, AND FOREIGN PHRASES
A concise dictionary of English idioms. 
-- REF PE 1460.F66 1986
A dictionary of clichés, with an introductory essay.
-- REF PE 1689.P3 1978
A dictionary of foreign words and phrases in current English. 
-- REF PE 1670.B55 1968
American idioms dictionary. 
-- REF PE 2839.S64 1994
Dictionary of foreign phrases and abbreviations.
-- REF PE 1670.G8 1983
Longman dictionary of English idioms. 
-- REF PE 1460.L6 1979
Picturesque expressions: a thematic dictionary. 
-- REF PE 1689.P5 1985
The Oxford book of aphorisms. 
-- REF PN 6271.O9 1983
Thematic dictionary of American idioms. 
-- REF PE 2839. S66 1998

LARGE PRINT
The Grolier large type dictionary.
-- REF PE 1628.O88G 1968
The Oxford large print dictionary.
-- REF PE 1628.O93 1995

DIFFICULTIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
A dictionary of euphemisms & other doubletalk.
-- REF PE 1449.R34 1981
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
-- REF PE 1460.S5158 1987
Guidelines for bias-free writing. 
-- REF PE 1460.S474 1995
It's raining cats and dogs.and other beastly expressions. 
-- REF PE 1583.A46 1989
Kind words: a thesaurus of euphemisms.
-- REF PE 1449.N43 1990
Newspeak: a dictionary of jargon. 
-- REF PE 1680.G74 1984
The bias-free word finder: a dictionary of nondiscriminatory language.
-- REF PE 1460.M26 1992
The nonsexist word finder: a dictionary of gender-free usage. 
-- REF PE 1689.M23 1987
The Oxford dictionary of new words. 
-- REF PE 1630.O94 1991
The Oxford dictionary of difficult words
-- REF PE 1625 .0855 2001
Barnhart dictionary of new English. 
-- REF PE 1630.B3 1990

NON-NORTH AMERICAN AND NON-BRITISH ENGLISH
A dictionary of South African English.
-- REF PE 3451.B7 1987
Dictionary of Bahamian English. 
-- REF PE 3311.Z5 H64 1982
Dictionary of Jamaican English. 
-- REF PE 3313.Z5 C3 1967
Heinemann Australian dictionary.
-- REF PE 3601.Z5 H4 1978
Heinemann New Zealand dictionary. 
-- REF PE 3602.Z5 H4 1982
Hobson-Jobson: a glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases. 
-- REF PE 3502.I64 Y85 1985
Jamieson's dictionary of the Scottish language. 
-- REF PE 106.J3 1966

GUIDEBOOKS
A guide to the Oxford English Dictionary. 
-- REF PE 1625.O873 1989
The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. 
-- REF PE 1072.C68 1995
The making of Johnson's dictionary, 1746-1773.
-- GEN PE 1617.J7R4 1990
The Oxford companion to the English language. 
-- REF PE 1625.085 1992

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