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Book Title
The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
MPN
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ISBN
9780198826163
Subject Area
Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Publication Name
Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Length
9.8 in
Subject
Dictionaries, Lexicography, Europe / Great Britain / General, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2018
Type
Not Available
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
Peter Gilliver
Item Weight
39.3 Oz
Item Width
6.7 in
Number of Pages
656 Pages

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198826168
ISBN-13
9780198826163
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038282641

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
656 Pages
Publication Name
Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Language
English
Subject
Dictionaries, Lexicography, Europe / Great Britain / General, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2018
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Author
Peter Gilliver
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
39.3 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.7 in

Additional Product Features

TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
423.09
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Table Of Content
PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of illustrationsList of capsules1. Beginnings: to 18612. Furnivall's Dictionary: 1861-1875Interlude. The work of Furnivall's sub-editors3. Manoeuvres: 1876-18794. The road to Ant: 1879-18845. The Dictionary divides: 1884-18876. Storm and stress: 1888-1897Interlude. Method: From quotation slip to published entry7. And then there were four: 1987-19158. After twilight: 1915-19239. Limping over the finishing line: 1923-193310. Interregnum: 1933-195711. Learning to swim (again): 1957-197212. Second Supplement to Second Edition: 1972-198913. Towards OED3: 1989-Guide to abbreviations and sourcesBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. Drawing extensively on archival and other sources, it traces the conception of the idea of the Dictionary in the 1850s right up to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond., This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. The author, uniquely among historians of the OED, is also a practising lexicographer with nearly thirty years' experience of working on the Dictionary. He has drawn on a wide range of sources--including previously unexamined archival material and eyewitness testimony--to create a detailed history of the project. The book explores the cultural background from which the idea of a comprehensive historical dictionary of English emerged, the lengthy struggles to bring this concept to fruition, and the development of the book from the appearance of the first printed fascicle in 1884 to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. It also examines the evolution of the lexicographers' working methods, and provides much information about the people--many of them remarkable individuals--who have contributed to the project over the last century and a half., This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. The author, uniquely among historians of the OED, is also a practising lexicographer with nearly thirty years' experience of working on the Dictionary. He has drawn on a wide range of sources-including previously unexamined archival material and eyewitness testimony-to create a detailed history of the project. The book explores the cultural background from which the idea of a comprehensive historical dictionary of English emerged, the lengthy struggles to bring this concept to fruition, and the development of the book from the appearance of the first printed fascicle in 1884 to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. It also examines the evolution of the lexicographers' working methods, and provides much information about the people-many of them remarkable individuals-who have contributed to the project over the last century and a half.
LC Classification Number
PE1617.O9G5 2018

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