A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles

4to; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped laminated dustwrapper;  pp. xxix + (i) + 825. Dustwrapper very slightly creased and edgeworn. Very good condition.

"A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles provides a unique historical record of the development of English in a multilingual and multicultural society. The result of the fullest and most detailed research ever undertaken into the history of English in South Africa, it documents the English language as it has developed within all of the country's communities. Coverage extends from the sixteenth century right up to the present day, providing fascinating information about the country's history, as well as revealing the unique character of today's South Africa and its people. 47,000 quotations illustrate 5,000 entries covering all forms of the written word, historical and contemporary, as well as the spoken word of broadcasting and everyday conversation."