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Lang Matl
Author Brewer, Charlotte, 1956-

Title Treasure-house of the language : the living OED / Charlotte Brewer.

Imprint New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2007.

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Location Call No. Status
 CCQ - Lusail Female Library  PE1617.O94    Available
 CCQ - Lusail Male Library  PE1617.O94    Available
Description xiv, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-314) and indexes.
Contents Press and dictionary in 1928 -- 'Beating the track of the alphabet' : work on the first supplement -- After the OED -- Treasure-house of the language : role and function of the OED -- Supplementation or revision? -- Burchfield's supplement (1) :
Subject Oxford English dictionary.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism.
English language -- Lexicography.
English language -- Etymology.
ISBN 9780300124293 (alk. paper)
0300124295 (alk. paper)