THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY: A TIME-BINDING MARVEL.

The article discusses the history of the "Oxford English Dictionary" (OED), which was first published from 1884 to 1928. It describes the involvement of England's Philological Society in the initial creation, along with Richard Chenevix Trench, Dean of Westminster, England, and editor James A. H. Mu...

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Publicado en:	ETC: A Review of General Semantics Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 461 - 470
Autor principal:	Levinson, Martin H.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Institute of General Semantics, Inc. Oct2011
Materias:	Oxford English Dictionary Encyclopedias & dictionaries > History & criticism Trench, Richard Chenevix, 1807-1886 Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir, 1837-1915 Publishing Electronic dictionaries Acronyms Etymology
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Sumario:	The article discusses the history of the "Oxford English Dictionary" (OED), which was first published from 1884 to 1928. It describes the involvement of England's Philological Society in the initial creation, along with Richard Chenevix Trench, Dean of Westminster, England, and editor James A. H. Murray. It also discusses the conversion of the dictionary to an electronic format, the integration of texting initialisms and the historical importance of the etymological information within the OED.