Reading the OED : one man, one year, 21,730 pages /
Reading the Oxford English Dictionary
Ammon Shea.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Penguin Group, 2008.
- xvi, 223 p. ; 22 cm.
"A Perigee Book"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-223).
Ammon Shea provides an account of his experiences reading the entire "Oxford English Dictionary" over the course of one year, and shares a smidgeon of what he learned about words from the vast text.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism. English language--Lexicography. English language--Etymology. Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism. English language. English language--Etymology.