Lost for Words: The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary

Lost for Words: The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary
ISBN-10
0300106998
ISBN-13
9780300106992
Series
Lost for Words
Category
History
Pages
273
Language
English
Published
2005-01-01
Publisher
Yale University Press
Authors
Lynda Mugglestone, Professor of the History of English Lynda Mugglestone

Description

Examines the hidden history through which the Oxford English Dictionary came into being in a study that traces the personal battles involved in chronicling an ever-changing language.

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