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Lost for Words: The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary
Lynda Mugglestone
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| #1124973 in Books | 2005-05-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.52 x1.20 x6.42l,1.51 | File type: PDF | 304 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Glad I found it|By Linda M. Robb|I heard the author speak at a conference at Oxford. This book can be hard to find. Glad I found it.|4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| The most boring book on the OED of the four or so that I've read|By Travisji Corcoran|I've read multiple books on the OED...and this is the worst|From Publishers Weekly|How much blood, sweat and tears, not to mention time-49 years instead of the contracted 10-were invested in creating the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary! By revealing the storied history behind the formidable text, Mugglesto
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) holds a cherished position in English literary culture. The story behind the creation of what is indisputably the greatest dictionary in the language has become a popular fascination. This book looks at the history of the great first edition of 1928, and at the men (and occasionally women) who distilled words and usages from centuries of English writing and through an act of intellectual alchemy captured the spi...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Lost for Words: The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary | Lynda Mugglestone.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
