Robert Allen (lexicographer)
Encyclopedia
Robert Allen is a British
lexicographer who has written, edited, and published a wide range of books about the English language
. He was formerly a senior editor for the Oxford English Dictionary who became a freelance writer and consultant in 1996.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
lexicographer who has written, edited, and published a wide range of books about the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. He was formerly a senior editor for the Oxford English Dictionary who became a freelance writer and consultant in 1996.
Sources
- http://www.oxfordreference.com/pages/Subjects_and_Titles__2C_07