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What is the English language? An answer could be, that accumulation of words, together with the description of their meanings and the way they're used, that is contained in dictionaries, and in par...ticular the Oxford English Dictionary, the largest dictionary of English and which is widely regarded as the most authoritative .This programme examines the work of lexicographers, in particular to see if what they do, and what they know about language, has any connection with the various theories about language which have been encountered in the E263 Course.
What is the English language? An answer could be, that accumulation of words, together with the description of their meanings and the way they're used, that is contained in dictionaries, and in par...ticular the Oxford English Dictionary, the largest dictionary of English and which is widely regarded as the most authoritative .This programme examines the work of lexicographers, in particular to see if what they do, and what they know about language, has any connection with the various theories about language which have been encountered in the E263 Course.
| Module code and title: | E263, Language in use |
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| Item code: | E263; 10 |
| Recording date: | 1980-11-21 |
| First transmission date: | 27-09-1981 |
| Published: | 1981 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:45 |
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| Producer: | Meg Sheffield |
| Contributors: | Lesley Burnett; Donald Holmes; Robert Allan; Patrick Hanks |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Commercial; Description; Historical; Lexicographer; Prescription; Quotations; Slips; Synchronic |
| Master spool number: | TLN47950H955 |
| Production number: | TLN47950H955 |
| Available to public: | no |
