R.W. Burchfield (1923–2004)

Author of The New Fowler's Modern English Usage

Includes the names: R.W. Burchfield, Robert Burchfield, Robert Burchfield, Robert Burshfield, Robert W. Burchfield, the late R. W. Burchfield, Robert. Editor Burchfield

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The New Fowler's Modern English Usage 729 copies, 2 reviews
The English Language 287 copies, 3 reviews
Unlocking the English Language 63 copies, 1 review
The Compact Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary: Volume III: A… 49 copies, 1 review
The New Zealand Pocket Oxford Dictionary 11 copies
Points of View: Aspects of Present-Day English 11 copies
The Spoken Word: A BBC Guide 9 copies, 1 review
Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary, H-N 9 copies
A supplement to the Oxford English dictionary 7 copies
A Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary: O-Scz 6 copies
The Cambridge History of the English Language. 5, English in Britain and… (also Editor) (Editor) 5 copies
A Supplement to The Oxford English Dictionary: Volume IV, Se-Z 4 copies
Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary, Vol. 1 4 copies
A Supplement to the Oxford English dictionary 4 copies

Oxford English Dictionary and the State of the Language 3 copies

Look Back in Gratitude: A personel view of the O.E.D. 2 copies

Studies in Lexicography (also Editor) (Editor) 2 copies

A supplement to the Oxford English dictionary 1 copy

The Oxford English dictionary 1 copy

The Spoken Language as an Art Form: an Autobiographical Approach 1 copy

The Oxford Library of Words and Phrases, Volume 2. The Concise Oxford… 1 copy

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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (Editorial assistance) 246 copies, 1 review

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Burchfield, Robert William

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Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand

Oxford University (Magdalen College)

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