Caught in the Web of Words : James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0300089198
ISBN-13
9780300089196
Publisher
Yale University Press
Imprint
Yale University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 1st, 2001
Print length
400 Pages
Weight
452 grams
Dimensions
13.40 x 20.30 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & militaryLexicography
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A biography of James Murray, the first editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary". It provides an account of his life, along with how the dictionary was written, the personalities of the people working on it and the endless difficulties that nearly led to the whole enterprise being abandoned.
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