Empire of Words : : The Reign of the OED / / John Willinsky.
What is the meaning of a word? Most readers turn to the dictionary for authoritative meanings and correct usage. But what is the source of authority in dictionaries? Some dictionaries employ panels of experts to fix meaning and prescribe usage, others rely on derivation through etymology. But perhap...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [1994] ©1995 |
Year of Publication: | 1994 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 2 line illus. 16 tables |
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