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“Robert Burchfield”

Oxford lexicographers of the 1950s: Raymond Goffin, Jennifer Dawson, and Joyce Hawkins

The 1950s saw the resumption of English-language lexicography at Oxford University Press after a hiatus of two decades. Senior figures at OUP came to the conclusion that it was time…

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“Robert Burchfield”

Oxford lexicographers of the 1950s: Raymond Goffin, Jennifer Dawson, and Joyce Hawkins

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