Writing the Oxford English Dictionary @OxfordLanguages
Writing the Oxford English Dictionary @OxfordLanguages
Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Writing the Oxford English Dictionary was originally a virtual talk to the English and Digital Linguistics class at the Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.

Eleanor Maier, OED Executive Editor, provided an overview of the process of writing dictionary entries, covering:

• Drafting new entries
• The revision process
• Evidence used, including databases and corpora
• Dictionary software
• User engagement and feedback
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Writing the Oxford English Dictionary

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