Treasure-house of the language : the living OED
Brewer, Charlotte, 1956-2007
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Charlotte Brewer describes the difficulties of keeping the OED up-to-date over time and recounts the recurring debates over finances, treatment of contentious words, public vs. scholarly expectations, proper sources of quotations, and changing editorial practices.
Main title:
Treasure-house of the language : the living OED / Charlotte Brewer.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2007.
Collation:
xiv, 334 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-314) and index.
ISBN:
9780300124293 (hbk)0300124295 (hbk)
Dewey class:
423'.028
Language:
English
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BRN:
1778784
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