Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This talk by Peter Gilliver – Executive Editor (Lexicography): Finalisation – was originally delivered to Prof Beth Rapp Young’s class from the Department of English, University of Central Florida, and covered:
• The history of antedating the OED
• What constitutes good evidence for antedatings
• How to know when something doesn’t count as evidence
• Where to look for antedatings
• Some interesting examples
Would you like to submit your own antedatings to the OED team?
Please visit: oed.com/information/using-the-oed/contributing-to-the-oed
This talk by Peter Gilliver – Executive Editor (Lexicography): Finalisation – was originally delivered to Prof Beth Rapp Young’s class from the Department of English, University of Central Florida, and covered:
• The history of antedating the OED
• What constitutes good evidence for antedatings
• How to know when something doesn’t count as evidence
• Where to look for antedatings
• Some interesting examples
Would you like to submit your own antedatings to the OED team?
Please visit: oed.com/information/using-the-oed/contributing-to-the-oed
