The Oxford English Dictionary: Second Edition, 20 Volumes Set Complete
J.A.H. Murray
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Hardcover. An accepted authority on the evolution of the English language. This work traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a range of international English language sources. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. Editor(s): Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund; Murray, J. A. H. Num Pages: 21728 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 999 x 999 x 999. Weight in Grams: 99999.
The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources. The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of sources worldwide - literary, scholarly, technical, and popular - and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and ... Read more
The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources. The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of sources worldwide - literary, scholarly, technical, and popular - and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA Oxford
Number of pages
21728
Condition
New
Number of Pages
21728
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198611868
SKU
V9780198611868
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Reviews for The Oxford English Dictionary: Second Edition, 20 Volumes Set Complete
The OED has been to me a teacher, a companion, a source of endless discovery. I could not have become a writer without it.
Anthony Burgess The greatest treasure of words all the raw material a writer needs for a lifetime of work.
Annie Proulx The Oxford English Dictionary is more than a national monument to lexicography. The vast storehouse ... Read more
Anthony Burgess The greatest treasure of words all the raw material a writer needs for a lifetime of work.
Annie Proulx The Oxford English Dictionary is more than a national monument to lexicography. The vast storehouse ... Read more