Publications
Publication details [#30175]
Willinsky, John. 1994. Empire of words: The reign of the OED. Princeton University Press. ix + 258 pp. 
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
This work addresses the culturally and linguistically interesting question of how well the Oxford English Dictionary achieves its goal of presenting an accurate picture of the history of English in its collection and use of citations.