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020			_a9781139129046 (ebook)
020			_z9781107021839 (hardback)
020			_z9781107605695 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aPE1617.O94 _bO44 2013
082	0	0	_a423.09 _223
100	1		_aOgilvie, Sarah, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWords of the World : _bA Global History of the Oxford English Dictionary / _cSarah Ogilvie.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (268 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aMost people think of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a distinctly British product. Begun in England 150 years ago, it took more than 60 years to complete and, when it was finally finished in 1928, the British prime minister heralded it as a 'national treasure'. It maintained this image throughout the twentieth century, and in 2006 the English public voted it an 'Icon of England', alongside Marmite, Buckingham Palace and the bowler hat. However, this book shows that the dictionary is not as 'British' as we all thought. The linguist and lexicographer, Sarah Ogilvie, combines her insider knowledge and experience with impeccable research to show that the OED is in fact an international product in both its content and its making. She examines the policies and practices of the various editors, applies qualitative and quantitative analysis, and finds new OED archival materials in the form of letters, reports and proofs. She demonstrates that the OED, in its use of readers from all over the world and its coverage of World English, is in fact a global text.
650		0	_aOxford English dictionary
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107021839
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139129046
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38129 _d38129