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Thisnwedictionaryperfectlyembodiespenguin'sworldwidereputationforauthorityandaccessibility.Bringingtogethertheskillsofbritain'sforemostlexicographersandtheinsightsofpre-eminentspecialists,ifoffersunparalleledin-depthcoverageofeveryaspectofthelanguage.作者简介:RobertAllen,theeditorofthisdictionary,isanexperiencedlexicographerandwriteronlanguage,nowworkingfromedinburgh.AftertenyearsontheoxfordEnglishDictionaryheeditedtionary,WasandassociateeditoroftheOxfordCompaniontotheEngilishLanguage,anddirectedworkonChambers21stCenturyDictionary.Asafreelancewriterandedirothehasbeenaconsultantforamunberofmajorpublishinghouses.HehaswriteenanupdatedversionofFowler'sModernEnglishUsageandwirtesarticlesonthemodernuseofEnglishinEnglishTodayandotherjournals.HeisanhonoraryresearchfellowoftheDepartmentofenglishLanguageaattheuniverisityofGlasgow.