The Oxford History of English Lexicography

by Anthony Paul Cowie

These substantial volumes present the fullest account yet published of the lexicography of English from its origins in medieval glosses, through its rapid development in the eighteenth century, to a fully-established high-tech industry that is as reliant as ever on learning and scholarship. The history covers dictionaries of English and its national varieties, including American English, with numerous references to developments in Europe and elsewhere...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199285624
• ISBN13: 9780199285624
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 1312 Pages
• Weight: 4.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.6" x 7.2" x 10.0"