Caught in the Web of Words by Kmelisabeth Murray

Caught in the Web of Words by Kmelisabeth Murray

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This biography of the first editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary" is based on original documents. It is an account of how the dictionary was compiled, the problems the editor had to solve and the endless difficulties which nearly led to the whole project being abandoned.

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Caught in the Web of Words by Kmelisabeth Murray

This biography of the first editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary" is based on original documents. It is an account of how the dictionary was compiled, the problems the editor had to solve and the endless difficulties which nearly led to the whole project being abandoned.
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ISBN 13 9780300063103
ISBN 10 0300063105
Title Caught in the Web of Words
Author Kmelisabeth Murray
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 1995-04-26
Number of pages 386
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