The dictionary people the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary
"What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men. But the Dictionary didn't just belong to the ex...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London
Chatto & Windus
2023
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| Online Zugang: | https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oxford_English_Dictionary&oldid=237655037 Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men. But the Dictionary didn't just belong to the experts; it relied on contributions from members of the public. By 1928, its 414,825 entries had been crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people, from astronomers to murderers, naturists, pornographers, suffragists and queer couples."--Publisher's website |
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| Beschreibung: | x, 368 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781784744946 978-1-78474-494-6 9781784744939 978-1-78474-493-9 |