Dictionaries & Languages

A new, beautifully illustrated hardback edition of the bestselling Etymologicon, published on its tenth anniversary.

Mark Forsyth's bestselling day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words, in paperback for the first time

Get started reading, speaking and listening in Japanese. Ideal for complete beginners, this course comprises a book and online audio support.

Complete Swedish gives you all the language, practice and skills you need to communicate confidently and accurately in Swedish.

Take your Norwegian to the next level with this improver's course and feel at home in Norway.

This newly compiled and researched dictionary contains entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK.

Provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a large part of the vocabulary of modern English, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms.