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Robert E. Allen (born 1944) is a British
lexicographer Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. It is divided into two separate academic disciplines: * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionary, dictionaries. * The ...
who has written, edited, and published a wide range of books about the
English language English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...
. He was formerly a senior editor for the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' who became a freelance writer and consultant in 1996. His works include a new edition of the '' Concise Oxford Dictionary'', and a revision of '' Modern English Usage''.


See also

*'' Penguin English Dictionary''


References

1944 births Living people British lexicographers {{UK-linguist-stub