Robert E. Allen (born 1944) is a British
lexicographer
Lexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines. It is the art of compiling dictionaries.
* Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries.
* Theoretica ...
who has written, edited, and published a wide range of books about the
English language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...
. He was formerly a senior editor for the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' who became a freelance writer and consultant in 1996.
His works include a new edition of the ''
Concise Oxford Dictionary
The ''Concise Oxford English Dictionary'' (officially titled ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary'' until 2002, and widely abbreviated ''COD'' or ''COED'') is probably the best-known of the 'smaller' Oxford dictionaries. The latest edition contains ...
'', and a revision of ''
Modern English Usage''.
See also
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Penguin English Dictionary
''The Penguin English Dictionary'' is a one-volume English-language dictionary published by Penguin Books. It is their flagship dictionary with over 70,000 entries, first published in 2000.
The ''Penguin English Dictionary'' is currently in it ...
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References
1944 births
Living people
British lexicographers
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