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Historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary : with additional material from "A Thesaurus of Old English / [edited by] Christian Kay... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.Description: 2 v. 29 cm. +ISBN:
  • 9780199208999 (case)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE 1591 .H629 2009
Contents:
v. 1. Thesaurus -- v. 2. Index.
Summary: Known as the first historical thesaurus to include almost the entire vocabulary of English, from Old English to the present day. This historical thesaurus is arranged according to: 1) Thematic organization - words grouped together according to their meaning 2) Chronological order - synonyms ordered according to the first recorded date of the meaning in English 3) Language change - entries trace how expressions for a particular meaning have changed over time 4) Historical usage - discover which words were available at a particular time.
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Reference Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference PE 1591 .H629 2009 v.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3AEA0000314768
Reference Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference PE 1591 .H629 2009 v.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3AEA0000314778

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Thesaurus -- v. 2. Index.

Known as the first historical thesaurus to include almost the entire vocabulary of English, from Old English to the present day. This historical thesaurus is arranged according to: 1) Thematic organization - words grouped together according to their meaning 2) Chronological order - synonyms ordered according to the first recorded date of the meaning in English 3) Language change - entries trace how expressions for a particular meaning have changed over time 4) Historical usage - discover which words were available at a particular time.

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