Canadian Oxford Dictionary

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary is a dictionary of Canadian English. First published by Oxford University Press Canada in 1998, it became a well-known reference for Canadian English.

The second edition, published in June 30, 2004 ^[1] , contains about 300,000 entries, including about 2,200 true Canadianisms. It also provides information on Canadian pronunciation and on Canadian spelling, which has features of both British and American spelling: colour, centre, and travelling, but tire, aluminum, and realize, resulting in combinations such as colourize .

Editorial staff and development method

Until September 2008, Oxford maintained a permanent staff of lexicographers in Canada, led by editor Katherine Barber. With its Canadian dictionary division closed, Oxford has since been outsourcing work on Canadian dictionary products to freelance editors. ^[2]

Editions and versions

• Barber, Katherine, ed. (2005). Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2nd ed.). Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-541816-3.

Prior editions

• Barber, Katherine, ed. (2002). The Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-541731-9.
• Barber, Katherine, ed. (1998). The Canadian Oxford Dictionary . Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-541120-1.

Picture dictionary

• Adelson-Goldstein, Jayme; Shapiro, Norma, eds. (2010). Oxford Picture Dictionary, Second Canadian Edition (Monolingual, 2nd ed.). Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-543809-3.
• Parnwell, E.C.; Grennan, Maggie, eds. (2004). The Canadian Oxford Picture Dictionary. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-435207-9.
• Parnwell, E.C.; Grennan, Maggie, eds. (2001). The Canadian Oxford Picture Dictionary. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-435204-8.

Paperback

• Alex Bisset, editor. The Canadian Oxford Paperback Dictionary (first edition 2000, reissued 2004, second edition 2006) Toronto, Oxford University Press.

Compact

• The Canadian Oxford Compact Dictionary (published 2001, reissued 2004)

Concise

• Concise Canadian Oxford Dictionary (published 2005)

High school

• The Canadian Oxford High School Dictionary (published 2002, reissued 2004)

Spelling

• The Canadian Oxford Spelling Dictionary (published 1999, reissued 2004)

Juvenile

• My First Canadian Oxford Dictionary

Other Canadian English dictionaries

Two other major Canadian English dictionaries are the ITP Nelson Canadian Dictionary and the Gage Canadian Dictionary .

See also

• List of Canadian English dictionaries

References

1. "Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2nd edition)". Canadian Language Museum. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
2. Canwest News Service, "Oxford closes Canadian dictionary division", October 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

External links

• "Canadian Oxford Dictionaries". OUPCanada.com. Oxford University Press. 2010.
• "Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed.) Online". OxfordReference.com. Oxford University Press. 2012.