The word detective : searching for the meaning of it all at the Oxford English Dictionary, a memoir...
The word detective : searching for the meaning of it all at the Oxford English Dictionary, a memoir...
The word detective : searching for the meaning of it all at the Oxford English Dictionary, a memoir / John Simpson.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2016]
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G 2016/4692
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Language
English
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Physical content
364 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: The Background to the Case -- 1. Serendipity, Perhaps -- 2. Lexicography 101 -- 3. Marshallers of Words -- 4. The Longest Way Round -- 5. Uneasy Skanking -- 6. Shark-Infested Waters -- 7. Oed Redux -- 8. The Tunnel and the Vision -- 9. Gxddbov Xxkxzt Pg Ifmk -- 10. At the Top of the Cr...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"The Word Detective is John Simpson's memoir as the former Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Simpson takes us from his first encounter with the dictionary in the old-fashioned world of Oxford in 1976 through to his retirement as Chief Editor thirty-seven years later. Simpson introduces us to the dusty basement archives and the tr...
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The word detective : searching for the meaning of it all at the Oxford English Dictionary, a memoir / John Simpson.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/4692
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74VKV6MzyaGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV6MzyaGA
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ISBN
9780465060696 (hardcover)
DDC
423.092 B
MMS ID
991024020718602626
