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| Named Person: | James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir; Frederick James Furnivall; Herbert Coleridge |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Simon Winchester |
| ISBN: | 0198607024 9780198607021 |
| OCLC Number: | 52830480 |
| Description: | xxv, 260 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Simon Winchester. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
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Related Subjects:(11)
- Oxford English dictionary.
- English language -- Lexicography -- History -- 19th century.
- Murray, James Augustus Henry, -- Sir, -- 1837-1915.
- Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
- Furnivall, Frederick James, -- 1825-1910.
- Coleridge, Herbert, -- 1830-1861.
- Oxford English Dictionary.
- Anglais (Langue) -- Lexicographie -- Histoire.
- Oxford English dictionary (anoniem)
- Engels.
- Woordenboeken.
