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Shakespeare and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

MSt English Language by Oxford University

Nov 8, 201113:23Education

Professor Charlotte Brewer introduces the methodology behind the creation of the OED and how current activity to update the Dictionary may reveal new evidence about Shakespeare's impact on the English Language.

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