The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

by W.S. Ramson (Editor)

This compact, authoritative dictionary presents completely revised Australian pronunciations and up-to-date Australian spellings and their alternatives, full coverage of historical influences on Australian English--such as convict terms and the language of the gold-rushes--and includes definitions and etymologies for words of Aboriginal origin and Aboriginal English words. Edited at the Australian National Dictionary Centre, this publication heralds a new era in Australian lexicography.

1410 pages, Hardcover

First published March 11, 1993

About the author

William Stanley Ramson