Gilliver provides a peerless progress report. "Skilfully telling the story of a national treasure. The whole is designed and produced in an elegant, handsome and welcoming volume, which does its author, his publishers and, above all, its subject proud." - Stuart James, Reference Reviews The footnotes are legion but never intrusive, there is a 14-page bibliography and an excellent index. "As befits such a story, and ultimately such an intellectual and prestigious triumph for Oxford University Press, this history is contained in an exemplary volume. " Review from previous edition Definitive." - Jamie Camplin, History Today The splendid achievement of this book will, despite the fact that new information will inevitably be found and new theories be propounded, deservedly stand as the definitive history of the OED for many years to come." - Language The richness of documentary material that underpins this book is remarkable. G's claim on the first page of the preface that his being an insider and a working lexicographer is of some advantage is amply justified at every turn in this book It is no mean feat to digest the multitudinous minutiae-into a readable and even suspenseful narrative, but Gilliver has pulled it off admirably. "This work is erudite, massively learned, and meticulously documented and, by some magic instilled into it, both informative and entertaining. In reading this book, readers will obtain a new perspective of seeing OED: from a dictionary to a masterpiece created by dedicated parties working together because of their enormous love and pride of English." - Anna Marietta da Silva, Lexicography Hence, the book is highly recommended for lexicographers, linguists, teachers, language planners, dictionary users, and fans. "Being so rich in detail such as names, places, dates, events, and happenings that surround OED, the book is actually about the people starting, making, and continuing the journey of OED. It also examines the evolution of the lexicographers' working methods, and provides much information about the people-many of them remarkable individuals-who have contributed to the project over the last century and a half. The book explores the cultural background from which the idea of a comprehensive historical dictionary of English emerged, the lengthy struggles to bring this concept to fruition, and the development of the book from the appearance of the first printed fascicle in 1884 to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. He has drawn on a wide range of sources-including previously unexamined archival material and eyewitness testimony-to create a detailed history of the project. The author, uniquely among historians of the OED, is also a practising lexicographer with nearly thirty years' experience of working on the Dictionary. This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Global Public Health.
HISTORY OF OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY BOOK SERIES
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