Ogilvie Sarah: Words of the World: A Global History of the Oxford English Dictionary
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Most people think of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a distinctly British product. Begun in England one hundred and fifty years ago, it took over sixty years to complete and when it was finally finished in 1928 the British Prime Minister heralded it as a 'national treasure.' This book shows that the dictionary is not as 'British' as we all thought. The linguist and lexicographer, Sarah…