The Oxford dictionary of English grammar.

This second edition (1st ed., CH, Nov'94, 32-1293) of a significant classic reference source features revised and new entries, practical definitions, and recent terminology. The preface explains the decision to stop including English phonetics under the heading "grammar." As used in this dictionary, grammar encompasses the syntax and morphology of terminology used in current English-language literature. This volume by Aarts (University College London), the late Chalker, and Weiner (deputy chief editor, Oxford English Dictionary) features 1,600-plus alphabetically arranged entries. Many are enhanced with usage advice, relevant references to other sources, derivatives and extended terms, example sentences, and recommended online resources, listed both in the book and on a companion website http://http://global.oup.com/booksites/content/9780199658237/. Readers, writers, researchers, students, and grammarians (a derivative of the headword "grammar") will find this new edition a highly informative, accessible, and useful resource. --Susanne Markgren, Purchase College, SUNY

The most recent of the standard English grammar dictionaries (The Cambridge -Dictionary of English Grammar, 2013; Penguin Dictionary of English, 2000) provides definitions and explanations, examples, quotes, and cross-references to more than 1,600 entries. In the material compiled by Aarts (Oxford Modern English Dictionary) and two editors of previous editions, Sylvia Chalker and Edmund Weiner, cross-references abound. Included is a list of references as well as one of useful web links from an encyclopedia of linguistics (Glottopedia) to EAW (English for Academic Writing) to Oxford's Advanced American Dictionary Online. VERDICT Provides an in-depth explanation of grammatical terms for writers, those who teach writing and grammar, or who love words and their combinations. This is a world of information in an inexpensive package.-M.S. Lary, San Bernardino, CA (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.