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基本説明
１９世紀半ばに企画され、１９２８年にようやく初版が出版されたオックスフォード英語辞典は、英語のすべてを記録しようとした２０世紀を代表する辞典です。ジェイムズ･マレーをはじめとする歴代の名編集者のもと、数多くの人々の無償の協力によって支えられて編纂されました。１９８９年に出版された第２版は、初版の本体１２巻に補遺４巻を統合し、さらに５０００語を新たに追加して全２０巻にまとめたものです。科学技術用語や法律用語も収録、諸外国語からの借用語、語源情報も豊富です。引用の収録数は約２４０万。英語と英語文化に関心のある方のみならず、広範囲の方々におすすめできる真に価値ある英英辞典です。
Full Description
The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources.
The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of sources worldwide - literary, scholarly, technical, and popular - and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and Erica Jong, William Shakespeare, Charles Darwin and Isabella Beeton.
Other features distinguishing the entries in the Dictionary are authoritative definitions; detailed information on pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet; listings of variant spellings used throughout each word's history; extensive treatment of etymology; and details of area of usage and of any regional characteristics.
Alongside the print edition is the Oxford English Dictionary Online (www.oed.com). Updated quarterly, this award-winning online resource allows the Dictionary to evolve with the English language while the print edition remains as a historical record. Subscriptions are available to OED online on an individual or institutional basis. Visit www.oup.com/online/oed/ for details.
