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Lost for Words
The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Examines the hidden history through which the Oxford English Dictionary came into being in a study that traces the personal battles involved in chronicling an ever-changing language.
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Lost for Words, Lynda Mugglestone
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- 2005
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- Title
- Lost for Words
- Subtitle
- The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lynda Mugglestone
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 310
- ISBN10
- 0300106998
- ISBN13
- 9780300106992
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- Categories
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- World Literature
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Examines the hidden history through which the Oxford English Dictionary came into being in a study that traces the personal battles involved in chronicling an ever-changing language.


