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English Language and Grammar

This guide highlights UHD Library resources on the English language -- linguistics, grammar, history, and dictionaries.

Selected Print Dictionaries

Chambers concise dictionary
Call Number: PE1628 .C417 2009
ISBN: 9780550103345
The American Heritage college dictionary
Call Number: PE1628 .A6227 2007
ISBN: 9780618835959
Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary
Call Number: PE1628 .M36 2003
ISBN: 0877798095

English Dictionaries Online

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new window
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The definitive biography of the English language covering 600,000 words and their meaning, history, pronunciation, and spelling.

Merriam-Webster Online
A dictionary with audio word pronunciations, a thesaurus, and an English-Spanish dictionary.

Other Online English Reference Sources

Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online
Find words by viewing the images they represent. (Full-text).
Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
Search 85,000 synonyms. (Full-text).
The Copyeditor's Handbook
A glossary of symbols used in editing papers and manuscripts.

Last Updated: Jan 25, 2022 7:34 AM
URL: https://library.uhd.edu/englishlanguage
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Subjects: Citing and Writing, English

Tags: dictionaries, grammar help, grammer, linguistics