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...

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Main Author:	Ogilvie, Sarah (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023].
Edition:	First American edition.
Subjects:	Oxford English dictionary. Encyclopedias and dictionaries > History and criticism. English language > Lexicography > History > 19th century. English language > Etymology. Lexicographers > Biography. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative.

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso. "Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Vintage, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd, London, in 2023"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	x, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352) and index.
ISBN:	9780593536407 0593536401