Empire of Words : The Reign of the OED /

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What is the meaning of a word? Most readers turn to the dictionary for authoritative meanings and correct usage. But what is the source of authority in dictionaries? Some dictionaries employ panels of experts to fix meaning and prescribe usage, others rely on derivation through etymology. But perhap...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Willinsky, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [1994]
Edición:Course Book
Temas:
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
English language.
Language and languages > Etymology.
Language and languages.
Lexicography.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. At Trench's Suggestion, 1858-1878
  • Chapter 3. Murray's Editorship, 1879-1915
  • Chapter 4. Shakespeare's Dictionary
  • Chapter 5. Citing The Shrew
  • Chapter 6. A Victorian Canon: The Authors
  • Chapter 7. A Victorian Canon: The Titles
  • Chapter 8. A Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary, 1957-1986
  • Chapter 9. Modern Citation
  • Chapter 10. The Second Edition, 1984-1989
  • Chapter 11. The Sense of Omission
  • Chapter 12. A Source of Authority
  • Appendix of Tables
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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