Empire of words : the reign of the OED / John Willinsky.
Empire of words : the reign of the OED / John Willinsky.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
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T0383841
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English
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viii, 258 p. ; 25 cm.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c1994.
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Willinsky's dissection of dictionary entries exposes contradictions and ambiguities in the move from citation to definition. He points out that Shakespeare, the most frequently cited authority in the OED, often confounds the dictionary's simple sense of meaning with his wit and artfulness. He shows us how the most famous four-letter words in the la...
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Empire of words : the reign of the OED / John Willinsky.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-249) and index.
Transferred from N423.028/4.
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c1994.
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T0383841
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74VK7Qe4Pa0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7Qe4Pa0d
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0691037191
9780691037196 (CL)
0691037191 (CL)
9780691037196
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423.028
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991022922939702626
