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Lost for Words

Lynda Mugglestone and Professor of the History of English Lynda Mugglestone

Examines the hidden history through which the Oxford English Dictionary came into being in a study that traces the personal battles involved in chronicling an ever-changing language.

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Lost for Words: The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary

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Length: 310 pages

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