Reading the OED : one man, one year, 21,730 pages / Ammon Shea.
By: Shea, Ammon.
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BookPublisher: New York : Penguin Group, 2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: xvi, 223 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780399533983 (trade); 0399533982.Other title: Reading the Oxford English Dictionary.Subject(s): Oxford English dictionary | Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism | English language -- Lexicography | English language -- Etymology | Oxford English dictionary | Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism | English language | English language -- EtymologyDDC classification: 423/.028 Summary: 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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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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-223).
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