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“OED & Research”
To make mangoes of melons: Using the evolution of form and senses to understand historical cookbooks
Historical recipes: technical manuals? As a PhD student at the University of Central Florida’s Texts and Technology program, I have primarily been studying historical and modern cookbooks and recipes as…
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When is a bench not a bench? Semantic transfer and the OED
Lauren Simon holds an MSt in Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics from University of Oxford. She is currently a venture capital investor, funding purpose-driven startups, but continues to pursue linguistic research…
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The OED, the HT, and the HTOED – Part II: Revisions and Updates
In the first of this series of blog posts, I described the process by which the Historical Thesaurus of English was created from dictionary data, especially the Oxford English Dictionary….
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Tracking the history of the future through words
A historical lexicographer’s perspective on reviewing the OED’s coverage of vocabulary relating to climate change and sustainability. In 2021, the OED embarked on a project to broaden and review its…
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The OED, the HT, and the HTOED – Part I: The Origin Story
The Historical Thesaurus is the product of over fifty years of sorting and categorising; based primarily on data from the OED, it was originally produced through extensive work at the…
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Case Study: Text Annotation Made Easy
The OED Labs initiative is helping to shape the future of the Oxford English Dictionary in its evolution as a vital tool in the digital humanities. Our aim is to…
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Women of Words: a journey through the archives of the OED
The OED often appears in popular culture and in the media – its ambition, span, and attention to detail has captured many imaginations over the last 150 years. The latest…
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The Long Tale of a Shirttail
For such an unassuming word—it’s not even a garment, just a part of one, and the bottom bit, at that—shirttail has undergone a surprising amount of semantic development. This fact…
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Early Women of the OED: 690-1100CE
I recently became interested in researching some of the earliest women cited or mentioned in the OED. Only a few individuals, such as members of royal families or famous scholars…
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Webinar: The Oxford English Dictionary for Korean users
The Oxford English Dictionary for Korean users: resources to support teaching and academic research Korean universities, schools, and other education institutions can now access the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) through…
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