TY  - BOOK
AB  - "Lost For Words uncovers the enthralling process by which the great dictionary came into being, tracing - through letters and archives - the personal battles involved in charting a constantly changing language. Seeking to determine correct usage, the lexicographers reveal themselves vulnerable to the prejudices of their own linguistic preferences and to the influence of contemporary social history."--BOOK JACKET.
AU  - Mugglestone, Lynda.
CN  - PE1617.O94
CN  - PE1617.O94
CY  - New Haven :
DA  - c2005.
ET  - 1st ed.
ID  - 291541
KW  - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
KW  - English language
KW  - English language
KW  - Oxford English dictionary (anoniem)
KW  - Woordenboeken.
KW  - Engels.
KW  - Encyclopédies et dictionnaires anglais
KW  - Anglais (Langue)
KW  - Anglais (Langue)
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004029344.html
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004029344-b.html
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004029344-d.html
N2  - "Lost For Words uncovers the enthralling process by which the great dictionary came into being, tracing - through letters and archives - the personal battles involved in charting a constantly changing language. Seeking to determine correct usage, the lexicographers reveal themselves vulnerable to the prejudices of their own linguistic preferences and to the influence of contemporary social history."--BOOK JACKET.
PB  - Yale University Press,
PP  - New Haven :
PY  - c2005.
SN  - 0300106998 (alk. paper)
SN  - 9780300106992 (alk. paper)
T1  - Lost for words :the hidden history of the Oxford English dictionary /
TI  - Lost for words :the hidden history of the Oxford English dictionary /
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004029344.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004029344-b.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004029344-d.html
ER  -