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Oxford English Dictionary
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Author : John A. Simpson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2002-04-18
Oxford English Dictionary written by John A. Simpson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-18 with Reference categories.
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
The History Of The Oxford English Dictionary
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Author : Thomas Vetsch
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2003-10-01
The History Of The Oxford English Dictionary written by Thomas Vetsch and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-01 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: Good, University of Zurich (English Seminar), language: English, abstract: The history of dictionaries certainly goes back to the 8th century, when the custom of making collections of glosses grew up. These collections, called glossarium or glossary, were a great help to students, as they were also a sort of dictionary. In the 10th century, Abbot Ælfric produced a Latin grammar book, including a short Latin-English dictionary - the first of its kind. In 1440 Galfridus Grammaticus produced the first English-Latin dictionary which was printed in 1499 by Pynson and bore the title Promptorium parvulorum sive clericorum. Until the 16th century, the emphasis of dictionaries lay on translating foreign words into English. Apparently, there was no need for an English-English dictionary, i.e. a dictionary which described English words to English people. In that time a lot of foreign words, mostly Latin ones, made their way into ‘standard’ English, which at first caused no debate but then was criticised by language purists. According to them English was in danger of being taken over by foreign languages and needed special support. This idea was the beginning of English-English dictionaries. In 1604 Robert Cawdry brought out his Table Alphabetical. About three thousand ‘hard’ words which had become common in English were listed and explained. Henry Cockeram produced the first work with the title The English Dictionary in 1623. Like other dictionaries of that time, it primarily dealt with ‘difficult’ English words. A polyglot dictionary of eleven languages was published in 1617 by John Minsheu. The Ductor in Linguas was the most monumental dictionary in the 17th century and for the first time, etymology was given some attention. In 1674 John Ray produced a dictionary which dealt with dialect words. It was an unexpected success and people all over the country began looking for additional local terms and sent them to Ray, who brought out a second and enlarged edition of this dictionary in 1691. John Ray can be regarded as the “remote originator of the English Dialect Society” (Mathews 1966, p. 26). Until then, dictionaries followed the line of old glossaries and only dealt with terms which were not common or rather unusual in the English language. This changed in the 18th century when the first attempts to publish dictionaries containing all English words were made. In 1702 John Kersey published A New English Dictionary; or, a complete collection of the most proper and significant words, commonly used in the language... [...]
The History Of The Oxford English Dictionary
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Author : Mark Karamian
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-04-25
The History Of The Oxford English Dictionary written by Mark Karamian and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-25 with categories.
The History of the Oxford English Dictionary is a monograph dedicated to the Oxford English Dictionary, compiled and edited by Sir. James Augustus Henry Murray (1837 -- 1915) and his brilliant editorial collegium. The book unveils the complete scenario behind the making and execution of the Oxford English Dictionary, -- from its first edition to its third edition, OED3 online and its future. The History of the Oxford English Dictionary is the introductory volume to the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (OED2), documenting the English Language for the last ten centuries.
The Making Of The Oxford English Dictionary
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Author : Peter Gilliver
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-22
The Making Of The Oxford English Dictionary written by Peter Gilliver and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-22 with History categories.
This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. The author, uniquely among historians of the OED, is also a practising lexicographer with nearly thirty years' experience of working on the Dictionary. He has drawn on a wide range of sources-including previously unexamined archival material and eyewitness testimony-to create a detailed history of the project. The book explores the cultural background from which the idea of a comprehensive historical dictionary of English emerged, the lengthy struggles to bring this concept to fruition, and the development of the book from the appearance of the first printed fascicle in 1884 to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. It also examines the evolution of the lexicographers' working methods, and provides much information about the people-many of them remarkable individuals-who have contributed to the project over the last century and a half.
Lost For Words
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Author : Lynda Mugglestone
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Lost For Words written by Lynda Mugglestone and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with History categories.
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.
Words Of The World
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Author : Sarah Ogilvie
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013
Words Of The World written by Sarah Ogilvie and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Demonstrates that the Oxford English Dictionary is an international product in both its content and its making.
The Meaning Of Everything
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Author : Simon Winchester
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2004
The Meaning Of Everything written by Simon Winchester and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"We visit the ugly corrugated iron structure that Murray grandly dubbed the Scriptorium -- the Scrippy or the Shed, as locals called it -- and meet some of the legion of volunteers, from Fitzedward Hall, a bitter hermit obsessively devoted to the OED, to W.C. Minor, whose story is one of dangerous madness, ineluctable sadness, and ultimate redemption. The Meaning of Everything is a scintillating account of the creation of the greatest monument ever erected to a living language. Simon Winchester's supple, vigorous prose illuminates this dauntingly ambitious project -- a seventy-year odyssey to create the grandfather of all word-books, the world's unrivaled uber-dictionary. Book jacket."--Jacket.
Oxford English Dictionary 1884 1928
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Author : Bodleian Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928
Oxford English Dictionary 1884 1928 written by Bodleian Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1928 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
A History Of The English Oxford Dictionary
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Author : Stefan Szczelkun PhD (RCA)
language : en
Publisher: Stefan Szczelkun
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A History Of The English Oxford Dictionary written by Stefan Szczelkun PhD (RCA) and has been published by Stefan Szczelkun this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A radical digest of the history of the OED as detailed in John Willinsky's 'Empire of Words: the reign of the OED', 1994, followed by a more in-depth look at the exclusions of the first and second editions of the OED and a look at what's happening now. “The dictionary contributed to Rule Britannia by equipping the conquering language with a coherent history that ran back through the nations best writers, with considerable support from its more prosaic authors, serving like the skilled shipbuilders behind Drake’s daring voyages.” p. 202
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
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Author : Oxford University Press
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2007
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary written by Oxford University Press and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with English language categories.
Bound in quality Oxford-blue real leather and presented in a slipcase, the Deluxe Leather Bound Edition is the finest available version of the Sixth Edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. For scholars and everyone with a serious interest in the English language, the Shorter is an excellent resource, providing a unique description of the historical development of the language together with excellent coverage of current English. The Sixth Edition showcases the best of the traditional strengths of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, while bringing it up to date in its scholarship and research, in the design and layout, and in its treatment of the changing face of English. The new edition, with a new introductory essay by language expert David Crystal on the History of English, includes 2,500 new words and senses, plus thousands of antedatings of existing words, drawing on the huge ongoing research project for the Oxford English Dictionary and the wealth of information on language in use provided by the Oxford English Corpus. In addition, the work includes many new quotations from recent authors, a refreshed design, and a complete review of spelling forms and defining vocabulary, making it the most authoritative reference work available for both modern and historical English.