Volume 1List of lexicographersPreface to the 1993 editionPreface to the sixth editionA brief history of English David CrystalGuide to the use of the dictionaryAbbreviations and symbolsPronunciation guideFeatures of dictionary entriesTransliteration guideThe dictionary A-MVolume 2Abbreviations and symbolsPronunciation guideThe dictionary N-ZAuthors and publications quotedReferences to the Bible and Shakespeare