The meaning of everything : the story of the Oxford English dictionary
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0198607024
ISBN 13
9780198607021
Category
Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Subject
English language--Lexicography--History--19th century.; Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography.; Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism.; Murray, James A. H.--(James Augustus Henry),--1837-1915.; Furnivall, Frederick …
Description
xxv, 260 pages : 23 cm; Taking the measure of it all -- The construction of the pigeon-holes -- The general officer commanding -- Battling with the undertow -- Pushing through the untrodden forest -- So heavily goes the chariot -- The hermit and the murderer--and Hereward Thimbleby Price -- From take to turn-down--and then, triumphal valediction.; Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.;
Biblio Notes
52830480
Number of Copies
1