The dictionary people the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary
For the first time ever, this thrilling literary detective story, doubling as a celebration of words, language, people and one of mankind's greatest achievements, unravels the mystery of the contributors from around the world who, for over seventy years, helped to codify the way we read, write and s...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2023.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20231110104300.0 | ||
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| 100 | 1 | |a Ogilvie, Sarah, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The dictionary people : |b the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary / |c Sarah Ogilvie. |
| 250 | |a First American edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2023. | |
| 300 | |a x, 370 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a For the first time ever, this thrilling literary detective story, doubling as a celebration of words, language, people and one of mankind's greatest achievements, unravels the mystery of the contributors from around the world who, for over seventy years, helped to codify the way we read, write and speak. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352) and index. | ||
| 630 | 0 | 0 | |a Oxford English dictionary. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Encyclopedias and dictionaries |x History and criticism. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a English language |x Lexicography |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a English language |x Etymology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Lexicographers |v Biography. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Zwyghuizen-Long, Heidi tribute. | |
| 775 | 0 | 8 | |i Reproduction of (manifestation): |a Ogilvie, Sarah. |t Dictionary people |d London : Chatto & Windus, 2023 |z 9781784744939 |
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a schlow |b SANON |c 423.0922 OGI |d i |e 39635104542495 |f 753926 |g ddc |j 08/16/2023 | ||
| 999 | |a 482802 | ||
