本帖最后由 Oeasy 于 2018-3-10 17:22 编辑 % J+ R6 E2 J i# P/ w! c 9 a0 q+ r. h/ v) v H) H# `$ A/ V) V0 [& G& {# ~1 ~
The long read2 b& K" ?- s/ A+ u2 j
Inside the OED: can the world’s biggest dictionary survive the internet? $ s4 D1 ]2 q5 \( z* c- |# U5 H & z4 ^, A! t* e, r: Q! t8 phttps://www.theguardian.com/news ... ry-survive-internet $ r% L8 J$ _; D4 y8 j! iFri 23 Feb 2018 06.00 GMT* w- ]. ] P' I4 ~$ x
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? . f. ?% s1 ]% h% H0 @* n ) e+ D7 V' w6 Z* D# j4 EBy 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.