The making of the Oxford English dictionary

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The making of the Oxford English dictionary

Peter Gilliver

Oxford University Press, 2018, c2016

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"First published 2016. First published in paperback 2018"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. [591]-604

Includes index

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内容説明

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.

目次

Preface Acknowledgements List of illustrations List of capsules 1: Beginnings: to 1861 2: Furnivall's Dictionary: 1861-1875 Interlude. The work of Furnivall's sub-editors 3: Manoeuvres: 1876-1879 4: The road to Ant: 1879-1884 5: The Dictionary divides: 1884-1887 6: Storm and stress: 1888-1897 Interlude. Method: From quotation slip to published entry 7: And then there were four: 1987-1915 8: After twilight: 1915-1923 9: Limping over the finishing line: 1923-1933 10: Interregnum: 1933-1957 11: Learning to swim (again): 1957-1972 12: Second Supplement to Second Edition: 1972-1989 13: Towards OED3: 1989- Guide to abbreviations and sources Bibliography Index

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