The meaning of everything : the story of the Oxford English dictionary / Simon Winchester.
By: Winchester, Simon.
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BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003Description: xxv, 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0198607024.Other title: Oxford English dictionary.Subject(s): English language -- History | Oxford English dictionary | English language -- History | Oxford English dictionaryDDC classification: 423 Summary: Traces the history of the English language while chronicling the creation of the "Oxford English Dictionary", profiling the key figures in the dictionary's compilation.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-253) and index.
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Traces the history of the English language while chronicling the creation of the "Oxford English Dictionary", profiling the key figures in the dictionary's compilation.
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