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Auteur(s) : Ogilvie, Sarah (1969-....)
Titre(s) : Words of the world [Texte imprimé] : a global history of the Oxford English dictionary / Sarah Ogilvie
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (241 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : 1. Entering the OED; 2. A global dictionary from the beginning; 3. James Murray and
words of the world; 4. James Murray and the Stanford Dictionary controversy; 5. William
Craigie, Charles Onions, and the mysterious case of the vanishing tramlines; 6. Robert
Burchfield and words of the world in the OED Supplements; 7. Conclusion.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-232) and index
"Most people think of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a distinctly British
product. Begun in England one hundred and fifty years ago, it took over sixty years
to complete and when it was finally finished in 1928 the British Prime Minister heralded
it as a 'national treasure.' This book shows that the dictionary is not as 'British'
as we all thought. The linguist and lexicographer, Sarah Ogilvie, combines her insider
knowledge and experience with impeccable research to show rather that the OED is an
international product in both its content and its making. She examines the policies
and practices of the various editors, applies qualitative and quantitative analysis,
and finds new OED archival materials in the form of letters, reports and proofs. She
demonstrates that the OED, in its use of readers from all over the world and its coverage
of World English, was in fact a global text"--
Sujet(s) : Oxford university press. The Oxford English dictionary -- Histoire
Anglais (langue) -- Lexicographie
Anglais (langue) -- Étymologie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107021839 (hardback). - ISBN 1107021839 (hardback). - ISBN 9781107605695
(paperback). - ISBN 1107605695 (paperback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43541363j
Notice n° :
FRBNF43541363
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