Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Historical writing may present challenges that go beyond ensuring language, technology, and behaviours belong to the right historical periods.
OED editors and guest speakers discussed the challenges of historical writing, and how the Oxford English Dictionary, as well as the Historical Thesaurus of the OED, can be used to navigate them:
- Historical accuracy – is it enough to look at the earliest use of a word to avoid anachronisms? When to use the dictionary and what to look for
- Extracting historical information from the OED and the HTOED
- Cultural considerations in scenario and character development
- Using the right voice, language, and attitudes of the time
For more OED event recordings, please visit:
oed.com/information/using-the-oed/oed-event-recordings
Historical writing may present challenges that go beyond ensuring language, technology, and behaviours belong to the right historical periods.
OED editors and guest speakers discussed the challenges of historical writing, and how the Oxford English Dictionary, as well as the Historical Thesaurus of the OED, can be used to navigate them:
- Historical accuracy – is it enough to look at the earliest use of a word to avoid anachronisms? When to use the dictionary and what to look for
- Extracting historical information from the OED and the HTOED
- Cultural considerations in scenario and character development
- Using the right voice, language, and attitudes of the time
For more OED event recordings, please visit:
oed.com/information/using-the-oed/oed-event-recordings
