Title: Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus /
Authors: Lindberg, Christine A., 1954-
Year: 2012
Subjects: English language Synonyms and antonyms
Abstract: "Much more than a word list, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a browsable source of inspiration as well as an authoritative guide to selecting and using vocabulary. This essential guide for writers provides real-life example sentences and a careful selection of the most relevant synonyms, as well as new usage notes, hints for choosing between similar words, a Word Finder section organized by subject, and a comprehensive language guide. The text is also peppered with thought-provoking reflections on favorite (and not-so-favorite) words by noted contemporary writers, including Joshua Ferris, Francine Prose, David Foster Wallace, Zadie Smith, and Simon Winchester, many newly commissioned for this edition. The third edition revises and updates this innovative reference, adding hundreds of new words, senses, and phrases to its more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms. New features in this edition include over 200 literary and humorous quotations highlighting notable usages of words, and a revised graphical word toolkit feature showing common word combinations based on evidence in the Oxford Corpus. There is also a new introduction by noted language commentator Ben Zimmer"--Publisher's website.
Contents: Foreword : The chain of associations / by Rick Moody -- Introduction : Remodeling "the warehouse of Roget" : how the thesaurus is being reinvented as a writer's tool / by Ben Zimmer -- Guide to the thesaurus. Features of the text ; Labels ; Featured notes ; Note on trademarks and proprietary terms -- "Reflections" by contributing authors -- Oxford American writer's thesaurus.