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Overview"Which other dictionary contains 290,500 entries, 616,500 word forms, and two-and-a-half million quotations? The ""Oxford English Dictionary"" is regarded as ""the greatest reference book ever written"", and this guide provides an insight into the conventions and compilation of its Second Edition. Donna Lee Berg gives an analysis of the components of a typical entry: pronunciation; part of speech; labels indicating, for example, areas of origin or use; variants; etymology; the definition itself; and the supporting quotation paragraph. There are sections on special types of entries such as acronyms and proper names, the history of the Dictionary, and fascinating facts and figures: word with the most meanings - set (464); most quoted author - Shakespeare (29,142); earliest dated words - town & priest (both AD 601-4); S has 34,556 entries compared to X's 152." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donna Lee BergPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 2nd ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.547kg ISBN: 9780198691792ISBN 10: 0198691793 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 01 July 1993 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsProvides a detailed explanation of the conventions and organization of the dictionary, an analysis of components of a typical entry, a brief history of the set and the people who shaped it, a chronology, and key facts and figures. --Booklist<br> This is a clear and precise guide, a handbook to a reference book, a 'learner' to a great well of knowledge, or, using a new phase, recently coined, 'a good knowledge analyzer.' --The Library Quarterly<br> Provides a detailed explanation of the conventions and organization of the dictionary, an analysis of components of a typical entry, a brief history of the set and the people who shaped it, a chronology, and key facts and figures. --Booklist This is a clear and precise guide, a handbook to a reference book, a 'learner' to a great well of knowledge, or, using a new phase, recently coined, 'a good knowledge analyzer.' --The Library Quarterly Provides a detailed explanation of the conventions and organization of the dictionary, an analysis of components of a typical entry, a brief history of the set and the people who shaped it, a chronology, and key facts and figures. --Booklist This is a clear and precise guide, a handbook to a reference book, a 'learner' to a great well of knowledge, or, using a new phase, recently coined, 'a good knowledge analyzer.' --The Library Quarterly Provides a detailed explanation of the conventions and organization of the dictionary, an analysis of components of a typical entry, a brief history of the set and the people who shaped it, a chronology, and key facts and figures. --Booklist This is a clear and precise guide, a handbook to a reference book, a 'learner' to a great well of knowledge, or, using a new phase, recently coined, 'a good knowledge analyzer.' --The Library Quarterly Provides a detailed explanation of the conventions and organization of the dictionary, an analysis of components of a typical entry, a brief history of the set and the people who shaped it, a chronology, and key facts and figures. --Booklist This is a clear and precise guide, a handbook to a reference book, a 'learner' to a great well of knowledge, or, using a new phase, recently coined, 'a good knowledge analyzer.' --The Library Quarterly Author InformationDonna Lee Berg is former librarian at the University of Waterloo Centre for the New OED. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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