Lost for words : the hidden history of the Oxford English dictionary
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- Edition:
- 1
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Release Date:
- 2005
- ISBN-10:
- 0300106998
- ISBN-13:
- 9780300106992
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About Lost for words : the hidden history of the Oxford English dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) holds a cherished position in English literary culture. Indisputably the greatest dictionary in the language, the story of its creation has become a popular fascination. This book looks at the history of the great first edition of 1928, at the men (and occasionally women) who distilled words and usages from centuries of English writing to capture the spirit of a civilization. The task of the dictionary was to bear full and impartial witness to the language it recorded. But behind the immaculate typography of the finished text, the proofs tell a very different story. This vast archive, unexamined until now, reveals the arguments and controversies over meanings, definitions and pronunciation, and over which words and senses were acceptable and which were not. Lost for Words uncovers the fascinating process by which this great dictionary came into being…
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