The meaning of everything : the story of the Oxford English dictionary
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Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, c2003.
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259 pages : illus.
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Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, c2003.
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With his usual winning blend of scholarship and accessible, skillfully paced narrative, Winchester (Krakatoa) returns to the subject of his first bestseller, The Professor and the Madman, to tell the eventful, personality-filled history of the definitive English dictionary. He emphasizes that the OED project began in 1857 as an attempt to correct the deficiencies of existing dictionaries, such as Dr. Samuel Johnson's. Winchester opens with an entertaining and informative examination of the development of the English language and pre-OED efforts. The originators of the OED thought the project would take perhaps a decade; it actually took 71 years, and Winchester explores why.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Winchester, S. (2003). The meaning of everything: the story of the Oxford English dictionary . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. 2003. The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary Oxford University Press, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary Oxford University Press, 2003.
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