The Oxford dictionary of quotations /edited by Elizabeth Knowles.

The Oxford dictionary of quotations /edited by Elizabeth Knowles. - sixth edition. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2004. - xxvi, 1140 pages ; 24 cm.



Special categories : Advertising slogans -- Borrowed titles -- Catchphrases -- Closing lines -- Epitaphs -- Film lines -- Film titles -- Last words -- Military sayings, slogans, and songs -- Misquotations -- Mottoes -- Newspaper headlines and leaders -- Official advice -- Opening lines -- Political slogans and songs -- Prayers -- Sayings -- Slogans -- Songs, spirituals, and shanties -- Taglines for films -- Telegrams -- Toasts.

"For over 50 years, Oxford's Dictionary Department has been collecting, sourcing, researching, and authenticating quotations on an international scale. In doing so, it has created a rich language resource and developed thorough and reliable editorial procedures."--BOOK JACKET.



9780198607205

2004558811

GBA444898 bnb


Quotations, English.
Quotations.

PN6080 / .O946 2004 PN6080