The Recording of Vocabulary from the Major Varieties of English in the Oxford English Dictionary
In: The Politics of English as a World Language
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Jennie Price
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Abstract
The approach to recording vocabulary from the major varieties of English in the Oxford English Dictionary is described, from the First Edition (the New English Dictionary, or N.E.D.) through the Supplements of 1933 and 1972— 86 and the Additions Series, to the latest revisions and additions: the Third Edition, currently being published in electronic format as OED Online (New Edition). The methods used by and sources available to the different editorial teams are discussed, in the context of a developing awareness of the importance of the regional Englishes to a major historical dictionary of the language, and the evolution of English into a global lingua franca.