Title:The Australian National Dictionary; A Dictionary of AustralianIsms On Historical Principles
Author:Ramson, W.S. Editor
Price:AUD$59.40 (about USD$40.20)
ISBN:0195547365
Item ID:SB00-0113652
Quantity:1
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1988
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Good
editorial staff, introduction by editor, list of Aboriginal languages, explanation of style, proprietary names, list of abbreviations, pronunciation and select bibliography. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. "Nowhere is the cultural history of a people more faithfully revealed as in its language. Australian English is both a unique historical record of the social, cultural, and other forces that have shaped Australia over 200 years of European settlement and living testimony to the concerns, attitudes and preoccupations of modern Australians.