The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary - Brossura

Winchester, Simon

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ISBN 10: 019517500X ISBN 13: 9780195175004

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

The best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the nuts-and-bolts process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Simon Winchester is the author of the bestsellers The Map That Changed the World, The Professor and the Madman, and Krakatoa. He was a foreign correspondent for The Guardian and The Sunday Times and was based in Belfast, New Delhi, New York, London and Hong Kong. Winchester has written for Conde Nast Traveler, Smithsonian, and National Geographic.

Product Description:

From the bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World," and "Krakatoa" comes a wonderful celebration of the English language and of its treasure house, the "Oxford English Dictionary."

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• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 019517500X
• ISBN 13: 9780195175004
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 260