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Inside the OED: can the world’s biggest dictionary survive the internet?8 A: ]( [% d# d3 P. G. M0 q2 M; C; u
For centuries, lexicographers have attempted to capture the entire English language. Technology might soon turn this dream into reality – but will it spell the end for dictionaries? 9 a$ _5 \- C0 r9 Q4 v: l* K; B* R 2 ^0 w$ D+ Y0 n5 i& pBy Andrew Dickson
The first English dictionary-makers had no fantasies about capturing an entire culture. In contrast to languages such as Chinese and ancient Greek, where systematic, dictionary-like works have existed for millennia, the earliest English lexicons didn’t begin to be assembled until the 16th century.
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千年?7 d" l/ k& Z4 O- p
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可是千年前像OED这样的没有啊