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This book looks at English dictionaries in Great Britain and the USA from 1600 to today. It is both a definitive history of the lexicography of English and a complete introduction to the making of dictionaries. Wide-ranging, wittily written, and authoritative it will appeal to everyone interested in dictionaries, English, and language.
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The lexicography of English : from origins to present, Henri Béjoint
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- 2010
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- Title
- The lexicography of English : from origins to present
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Henri Béjoint
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 458
- ISBN10
- 0198299672
- ISBN13
- 9780198299677
- Series
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- This book looks at English dictionaries in Great Britain and the USA from 1600 to today. It is both a definitive history of the lexicography of English and a complete introduction to the making of dictionaries. Wide-ranging, wittily written, and authoritative it will appeal to everyone interested in dictionaries, English, and language.