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The Cambridge companion to English dictionaries / edited by Sarah Ogilvie. [electronic resource]

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The Cambridge companion to English dictionaries / edited by Sarah Ogilvie. [electronic resource]

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The Cambridge companion to English dictionaries / edited by Sarah Ogilvie. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge companion to English dictionaries / edited by Sarah Ogilvie. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKa6NPbN5A

MMS ID

991024342919602626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xxvii, 345 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2020.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

How did a single genre of text have the power to standardise the English language across time and region, rival the Bible in notions of authority, and challenge our understanding of objectivity, prescription, and description? Since the first monolingual dictionary appeared in 1604, the genre has sparked evolution, innovation, devotion, plagiarism,...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge companion to English dictionaries / edited by Sarah Ogilvie. [electronic resource]

Variant title

BOOK

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Artists

Notes

General note

Cambridge companions to literature

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Sep 2020).

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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKa6NPbN5A

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa6NPbN5A

Other Identifiers

ISBN

1-108-55378-8

1-108-65352-9

1-108-56845-9

DDC

423

MMS ID

991024342919602626

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