Lost for words : the hidden history of the Oxford English dictionary / Lynda Mugglestone.
2005
PE1617.O94 M84 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Lost for words : the hidden history of the Oxford English dictionary / Lynda Mugglestone.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0300106998 (alk. paper)
9780300106992 (alk. paper)
9780300106992 (alk. paper)
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2005]
Copyright
©2005
Language
English
Description
xxi, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
PE1617.O94 M84 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
423
Summary
"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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-266) and index.
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Table of Contents
The ideal dictionary
Palimpsests
Lost words
Science and the principles of selection
' I am not the editor of the English language'
Ended but not complete
Into the future.
Palimpsests
Lost words
Science and the principles of selection
' I am not the editor of the English language'
Ended but not complete
Into the future.